food service materials and equipment requirements Flashcards
multiuse characteristics
- not allow migration of deleterious substances or impart colors, odors, tastes to food and under normal use conditions.
- safe
- durable, corrosion-resistant, nonabsorbent
- sufficient in weight and thickness to withstand repeated warewashing
- finished to have smooth, easily cleanable surface
- resistant to pitting, chipping, crazing, scratching, scoring, distortion, decomposition
cast iron, use limitation
- used as a surface for cooking
- used in utensils for serving food if are used only as part of uninterrupted process from cooking through service
lead, use limitation
- ceramic, china, crystal utensils, decorative utensils that are used in contact w/t food shall be lead-free; solder lead must be less than 0.2
copper, use limitation
- copper, copper alloys such as brass may not be used in contact w/t a food that has PH below 6 such as vinegar, fruit juice (causing corrosion)
galvanized metal, use limitation
- not be used for utensils or food-contact surfaces of equipment that are used in contact with acidic food
stainless steel
- approved as food contact surfaces
sponges, use limitation
- not be used in contact with cleaned and sanitized or in-use food-contact surfaces
wood, use limitation
(wood and wood wicker not be used as food-contact surface except)
- hard maple/equivalently hard, close-grained wood used for
cutting boards
cutting blocks
bakers’ tables
wooden paddles (used in confectionery operations)
utensils (rolling pins, doughnut dowels, salad bowls, sushi bamboo rolls, chopstick
nonfood-contact surfaces
- equipment that are exposed to splash, spillage, other food soiling/require frequent cleaning, constructed of corrosion-resistant, nonabsorbent, smooth material
paint or other coating, application
- not approved for application on food-contact surf,
- not applied to a food-contact surf. or splash zone
plastic, use prohibition
- soft plastic containers not intended as multiuse equipment
- single-use deli packages
- pails
- milk jugs
not be reused for food storage
pallet use
- package food stored on NSF international listed plastic pallets or wood pallets
- wood pallets, not used in food preparation areas/anywhere unpackaged food is processed, prepared, handled
- w/p, used for storage of bulk produce in retail stores where limited processing occurs (shipboard bulk storerooms)
single-service and single-use characteristics
(materials that are used to make single-service and single-use articles)
may not
- allow migration of deleterious substances
- impart colors, odors, or tastes to food
shall be
- safe and clean
single-service and single-use design and construction
durability and strength
- equip and utensils - designed & constructed, durable and retain characteristic qualities under norm use conditions
- food temp measuring devices- not have sensors/stems constructed of glass (except if encased shatterproof coating)
single-service and single-use sealing compounds
- capable of withstanding full range operating temp (hot/cold) without cracking/unsealing
- materials /equipment requiring use sealing compounds shall be physically secured before compounds are applied
cleanability food-contact surfaces
- smooth
- free of breaks, open seams, cracks, chips, inclusions, pits, similar imperfections
- free of sharp internal angles, corners, crevices
- finished to have smooth welds and joints
- accessible for cleaning and inspection
- ) without being disassembled
- ) by disassembling without the use of tools
- ) by easy disassembling w/t use of handheld tools commonly available to maintenance & cleaning personnel
cleanability, clean-in-place equipment
- cleaning, sanitizing solutions circulate throughout a fixed system, contact all interior food-contact surfaces
- system self-draining/capable of being completely drained
- any CIP equip. that is not designed to be disassembled for cleaning shall be designed w/t inspection access points
cleanability, fixed equipment
- intended to be cleaned and sanitized using pressure spray methods
cleanability, can openers
- cutting/piercing parts of can openers shall be readily removable for cleaning and for replacement
cleanability, nonfood-contact surfaces
- shall be free of unnecessary ledges, projections, crevices, designed, constructed to allow easy cleaning
accuracy, temp measuring devices, food
- scaled only in Celsius/dually scaled in C/F shall be accurate to =1*C intended range of use
- scaled only in Fahrenheit shall be accurate to =2*F intended range use
accuracy, temp measuring devices, ambient air and water
- scaled in Celsius/dually scaled in C/F shall be designed to be easily readable and accurate to =1.5*C intended range of use.
- scaled only in Fahrenheit shall be accurate to =3*F intended range of use.
accuracy, pressure measuring devices, mechanical warewashing equip.
- display pressure in water supply line for fresh hot water sanitizing rinse shall have increments of 7 kilopascals (1 pound per square inch) / smaller, shall be accurate to =14 kilopascals (=2 pound per square inch) (PSI)
functionality, ventilation hood systems, drip prevention
- exhaust ventilation hood systems in food prep and warewashing, designed to prevent grease/condensation from draining/dripping onto food, equipment
- ventilation is used to remove dust, grease, humidity, heat, smoke, odor
functionality, equipment openings, closures and deflectors
- cover/lid for equip., overlap opening, sloped to drain
- opening located top of unit that designed for use w/t cover/lid be flanged upward at least 2/10in (5millimeters) (dispensing equip., protection of equip., food)
- dispensing tubes meet requirements of NSF international standard.
- dispensing tube cut IAW manufacturers’ inst./diagonal leaving no more than 1in protruding from chilled dispensing head
- other foods, delivery tube, chute, orifice shall be protected from manual contact such as by being recessed
functionality, vending machine, vending stage closure
- dispensing compartment of a vending machine shall be equipped with a self-closing door or cover
functionality, ice units, separation of drains
- liquid waste drain lines of any type may not pass through an ice machine or ice storage bin.
functionality, condenser unit, separation
- the condenser unit separated from the food, food storage space by a dustproof barrier
functionality, can openers on vending machines
- cutting/piercing parts of can openers on vending machines shall be protected from contamination
functionality, temp measuring devices
- located to measure air temp in warmest part of mech ref unit, the coolest part of hot food storage unit
- cold/hot hold equip. used for PHF equipped w/t 1 integral/permanently affixed temp measuring device located, easy viewing of display
- designed to be easily readable
- food, water temp device, warewash mech, numerical scale/digital readout increments no greater 2F/1C intended range use.
functionality, warewashing mech, data plate operating specifications
- provided w/t easily accessible, readable data plate that indicates the mach design, operation specifications including
- ) temp required for wash, rins, sanitiz
- ) pressure required for fresh water sanitiz
- ) conveyor speed for conveyor machines/cycle time for stationary rack machines
functionality, warewashing machines, internal baffles
- wash, rinse tanks, equipped w/t baffles, curtains, other means to minimize internal cross-contam of solutions in wash, rinse tanks
- baffles/ curtains kept in good repair, replaced as needed
functional, warewashing machines, temp measuring devices
- equipped w/t temp measuring device that indicates temp of water
functionality, manual ware washing equipment, heaters and baskets
- designed w/t an integral heating device capable of maintaining water temp not less than 171*F
- provided w/t rack/basket to allow complete immersion of equipment, utensils into hot water
functionality, warewashing machines, automatic dispensing of detergents and sanitizers
- automatically dispense detergents and sanitizers
- incorporate visual means to verify detergents, sanitizers delivered/visual/audible alarm signal detergents, sanitizer not delivered
acceptability, food equipment, certification and classification
- shipboard food services equipment must comply with NAVSUP PUB 533, shipboard food equipment catalog
acceptability, equipment and utensils, approval
- all foodservice equip, utensils used in food establishment shall meet applicable standards/criteria of
- ) NSF international
- ) underwriters laboratories (UL)
- ) USDA
- ) baking industry sanitation standards committee (BISSC)
equipment, cooling, heating, holding capacities
- be sufficient in number and capacity