D.C. Mun. Regs. tit. 25, r. 25-A1515

Current through Register 71, No. 45, November 7, 2024

Rule 25-A1515 - FUNCTIONALITY - DISPENSING EQUIPMENT, PROTECTION OF EQUIPMENT AND FOOD

1515.1

In equipment that dispenses or vends liquid food or ice in unpackaged form:

(a) The delivery tube, chute, orifice, and splash surfaces directly above the container receiving the food shall be designed in a manner, such as with barriers, baffles, or drip aprons, so that drips from condensation and splash are diverted from the opening of the container receiving the food;

(b) The delivery tube, chute, or orifice shall be protected from manual contact, such as by being recessed;

(c) The delivery tube or chute and orifice of the equipment used to vend liquid food or ice in unpackaged form to self-service consumers shall be designed so that the delivery tube or chute and orifice are protected from dust, insects, rodents, and other contamination by a self-closing door if the equipment is:

(1) Located in an outside area that does not otherwise afford the protection of an enclosure against the rain, windblown debris, insects, rodents, and other contaminants that are present in the environment; or

(2) Available for self-service during hours when it is not under the full-time supervision of a food employee; and

(d) The dispensing equipment actuating lever or mechanism and filling device of consumer self-service beverage dispensing equipment shall be designed to prevent contact with the lip-contact surface of glasses or cups that are refilled.

1515.2

Dispensing equipment in which potentially hazardous food (time/temperature control for safety food) in a homogenous liquid form is maintained outside of the temperature control requirements as specified in § 1005.1 shall:

(a) Be specifically designed and equipped to maintain the commercial sterility of aseptically packaged food in a homogenous liquid form for a specified duration from the time of opening the packaging within the equipment; ^P and

(b) Conform to the requirements for this equipment as specified in NSF/ ANSI 18-2006 - Manual Food and Beverage Dispensing Equipment. ^P

D.C. Mun. Regs. tit. 25, r. 25-A1515

Final Rulemaking published at 50 DCR 4394 (June 6, 2003); as amended by Final Rulemaking published at 59 DCR 13690 (November 30, 2012)

Authority: Sections 4 and 10 of An Act Relating to the adulteration of foods and drugs in the District of Columbia, approved February 17, 1898 (30 Stat. 246: D.C. Official Code §§ 48-104 and 48-110 (2009 Repl.)); Section 7 of An Act Making Appropriations to provide for the expenses for the government of the District of Columbia for the fiscal year ending June thirtieth, nineteen hundred and three, and for other purposes (32 Stat.627: D.C. Official Code § 47-2834(a)(1), (a)(2), and (b) (2005 Repl.)); and Mayor's Order 98-139, dated August 20, 1998, and Mayor's Order 2002-103, dated June 18, 2002.