3717-1-04.4(N) Equipment, utensils, and linens: maintenance and operation

Manual and mechanical warewashing equipment, chemical sanitization - temperature, pH, concentration, and hardness. A chemical sanitizer used in a sanitizing solution for a manual or mechanical operation at contact times specified under paragraph (C)(3) of rule 3717-1-04.6 of the Administrative Code is obligated to meet the criteria specified under paragraph (E) of rule 3717-1-07.1 of the Administrative Code, used in accordance with the EPA-registered label use instructions, and used as follows:

(1)

A chlorine solution is to have a minimum temperature based on the concentration and pH of the solution as listed in the following chart; Concentration range – ppm (mg/L) · Minimum temperature – pH 10 or less °F (°C) · Minimum temperature – pH 8 or less °F (°C) 25 - 49 · 120 (49) · 120 (49) 50 - 99 · 100 (38) · 75 (24) 100 · 55 (13) · 55 (13)

(2)

An iodine solution is to have a:

(a)

Minimum temperature of sixty-eight degrees Fahrenheit (twenty degrees Celsius);

(b)

pH of five or less or a pH no higher than the level for which the manufacturer specifies the solution is effective; and

(c)

Concentration between 12.5 ppm (mg/L) and twenty-five ppm (mg/L).

(3)

A quaternary ammonium compound solution is to:

(a)

Have a minimum temperature of seventy-five degrees Fahrenheit (twenty-four degrees Celsius);

(b)

Have a concentration as specified under paragraph (E) of rule 3717-1-07.1 of the Administrative Code and as indicated by the manufacturer's use directions included in the labeling; and

(c)

Be used only in water with five hundred ppm (mg/L) hardness or less or in water having a hardness no greater than specified by the EPA-registered label use instructions.

(4)

If another solution of a chemical specified under paragraphs (N)(1) to (N)(3) of this rule is used, the license holder is obligated to demonstrate to the licensor that the solution achieves sanitization and the use of the solution is to be approved; or

(5)

If a chemical sanitizer other than chlorine, iodine, or a quaternary ammonium compound is used, it is to be applied in accordance with the EPA-registered label use instructions.

(6)

If a chemical sanitizer is generated by a device located on-site at the food service operation or retail food establishment it is to be used as specified in paragraphs (N)(1) to (N)(4) of this rule and produced by a device that:

(a)

Complies with regulation as specified in subparagraphs 2 (q)(1) and 12 of the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA) 7 U.S.C. 136 et seq., as amended (2012);

(b)

Complies with 40 C.F.R. 152.500 and 40 C.F.R. 156.10;

(c)

Displays the EPA device manufacturing facility registration number on the device; and

(d)

Is operated and maintained in accordance with manufacturer's instructions.