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§ 794.5. Steam Treating Equipment.

3 CA ADC § 794.5Barclays Official California Code of Regulations

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Title 3. Food and Agriculture
Division 2. Animal Industry
Chapter 2. Livestock Disease Control (Refs & Annos)
Article 7. Swine Diseases from Garbage
3 CCR § 794.5
§ 794.5. Steam Treating Equipment.
(a) Tanks or vats equipped with mechanical agitators, either mobile or stationary, shall have recording thermometers installed in such a manner as to record correctly the lowest temperature of the garbage being cooked.
(b) Steam Pipes in Truck Bed.
(1) The maximum load to be cooked shall not exceed 90% of the capacity of the truck bed, unless a satisfactory and adequate mechanical agitator is used.
(2) Steam pipes or channels in truck beds shall be in contact with the floor, and shall be so located and of sufficient number to heat the entire load to a boiling or equivalent temperature. Steam pipes or steam channels shall be blown out regularly. Outlet holes shall be checked for obstruction, and shall be maintained in good operating condition.
(3) Cover.
A tight cover shall be provided unless adequate provisions are made for mechanical agitation.
(4) Operators cooking over five-ton loads of garbage at one time in trucks shall install a platform of height and length along one side of cooking platform sufficient for the safe determination of cooking temperatures and the proper agitation of cold spots in the garbage being cooked.
(5) Cold Spots.
Some means shall be provided for correcting cold spots found in the garbage being cooked. Claw forks or steam nozzles shall be used for manual agitation, in lieu of installed mechanical agitation.
(6) Sanitation.
Adequate means for cleaning trucks and equipment shall be provided.

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History
1. Amendment filed 3-1-56 as an emergency; effective upon filing (Register 56, No. 4).
This database is current through 4/26/24 Register 2024, No. 17.
Cal. Admin. Code tit. 3, § 794.5, 3 CA ADC § 794.5
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