3717-1-01(B)(32) State of Ohio Uniform Food Safety Code and definitions

"Easily cleanable":

(a)

Means a characteristic of a surface that:

(i)

Allows effective removal of soil by normal cleaning methods;

(ii)

Is dependent on the material, design, construction, and installation of the surface; and

(iii)

Varies with the likelihood of the surface's role in introducing pathogenic or toxigenic agents or other contaminants into food based on the surface's approved placement, purpose, and use.

(b)

Includes a tiered application of the criteria that qualify the surface as easily cleanable as specified under paragraph (B)(32)(a) of this rule to different situations in which varying degrees of cleanability are needed such as:

(i)

The appropriateness of stainless steel for a food preparation surface as opposed to the lack of need for stainless steel to be used for floors or for tables used for consumer dining; or

(ii)

The need for a different degree of cleanability for a utilitarian attachment or accessory in the kitchen as opposed to a decorative attachment or accessory in the consumer dining area.