1. Each warehouse shall be equipped with suitable refrigeration equipment to provide, under extreme conditions of outside temperature and under peak load conditions, for maintaining an internal product temperature of 0° F. (or lower) for all rooms in which frozen foods are stored. Each store room shall be equipped with a thermometer and/or other temperature recording device which is easily visible. Such devices shall be graduated in 1° F. divisions with a range of --10° F. to 40° F. The sensing element of such devices shall be not less than four feet above the floor and not in a direct blast of refrigerated air or near entrance doors.

2. The operator of a warehouse shall take and record product temperature of all lots of frozen food received, and shall accept custody in accordance with good commercial practice. He shall maintain records of temperature of lots received for a period of at least one calendar year.

3. When frozen foods are received with an internal product temperature of 25° F. (or higher) the owner or consignee, after notification, shall request the warehouse operator to reduce the internal product temperature to 0° F. (or lower) as rapidly as possible. The warehouse operator shall comply with the request after segregating and identifying the questionable product. He shall notify the Food and Drug Division of the State Health Department so that the product may be inspected and samples drawn for laboratory examination. Such inspection shall include organoleptic examinations in determining whether or not the product is in violation of the Arkansas Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act. The product may be placed under state embargo pending the laboratory findings. If it appears to be in compliance supported by total bacterial counts of not more than 100,000/g and no pathogenic organisms, the product is to be released from embargo and returned to the channels of trade. If it is found to be in violation and/or to have a total bacterial count of more than 100,000/g or any pathogenic organisms, it shall then be disposed of in accordance with Section 6 of the Arkansas Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act.

4. Frozen food products shall be maintained at air temperature of 0° F. while in storage, and a tolerance of 15° F. internal product temperature shall be allowed during loading and unloading, defrosting cycles, or any temporary condition that might arise.

5. Frozen food in storage shall be placed on pallets, racks, or skids and shall be stored no closer than 18 inches to the ceiling and otherwise stored so as to permit free circulation of refrigerated air or other gas.

6. Frozen food shall be stored under good sanitary conditions that preclude injury and contamination from, or to, other food held within the warehouse.

7. During the defrosting of overhead coils in storage rooms, stacks of frozen food shall be effectively protected from contamination by condensation, drip or leakage.

8. Each break-up room shall be maintained at a temperature not to exceed 20° F.