3717-1-04.1(C) Equipment, utensils, and linens: design and construction

Food-contact surfaces - cleanability. Multiuse food-contact surfaces are to be:

(1)

Smooth;

(2)

Free of breaks, open seams, cracks, chips, inclusions, pits, and similar imperfections;

(3)

Free of sharp internal angles, corners, and crevices;

(4)

Finished to have smooth welds and joints; and

(5)

Except for cooking oil storage tanks, distribution lines for cooking oils, or beverage syrup lines or tubes; accessible for cleaning and inspection by one of the following methods:

(a)

Without being disassembled;

(b)

By disassembling without the use of tools; or

(c)

By easy disassembling with the use of handheld tools commonly available to maintenance and cleaning personnel such as screwdrivers, pliers, open-end wrenches, and Allen wrenches.