1550 FOOD; GENERAL RULES

1550.2540 FLOORS. All floors shall be maintained in a smooth, easy-to-clean, and impervious condition as is necessary to maintain a sanitary environment for the distressed food subjected to reconditioning, salvaging, or warehousing therein. Wooden floors shall be coated with a pr…

1550.2550 PLUMBING. All plumbing drains shall be constructed so as to minimize clogging, provide for thorough drainage, and prevent backflow, vermin, and sewage gas from entering the plant. Waste plumbing shall not cross a product zone or food storage area unless properly sealed …

1550.2560 WALL FLOOR JUNCTURES AND WALLS. All wall-floor junctures shall be effectively sealed to prevent insect and rodent harborage. Walls of processing, utensil, and equipment washing rooms or areas shall have a washable, nonabsorbent surface up to a level reached by splash or…

1550.2570 WINDOWS. Windows shall be intact and when opened shall be effectively screened so as to preclude entry of insects. Statutory Authority: MS s 31.101 Published Electronically: September 23, 2013

1550.2580 ENTRYWAYS. Entryways or openings to processing rooms from the outside of the salvage food processing establishment shall be equipped with tight fitting, self closing doors or other effective means of preventing the entrance of insects, rodents, or birds. Statutory Autho…

1550.2590 PROCESSING ROOMS. Processing rooms shall be separated from sales areas by solid-partitioned walls and self-closing doors. Statutory Authority: MS s 31.101 Published Electronically: September 23, 2013

1550.2600 ELEVATED PLATFORMS OR MEZZANINE FLOORS. Elevated platforms or mezzanine floors, when used, shall be constructed to prevent contamination of food and equipment on the floor below. Statutory Authority: MS s 31.101 Published Electronically: September 23, 2013

1550.2610 SEPARATION OF LIVING QUARTERS. The salvage food establishment shall be separated from living quarters or rooms used for domestic purposes by solid walls or doors. Statutory Authority: MS s 31.101 Published Electronically: September 23, 2013

1550.2620 COMMISSIONER'S APPROVAL OF EQUIPMENT. All salvage establishments shall be equipped with equipment approved by the commissioner. All such equipment, its construction and installation shall be in accordance with the provisions of parts 1550.2490 to 1550.2930. Statutory Au…

1550.2630 LIGHTING AND VENTILATION. All rooms shall be adequately lighted and ventilated. They shall be ventilated to prevent collection of moisture on walls and ceilings of all rooms and on equipment and structural surfaces in production, processing, and storage areas. Mechanica…

1550.2640 WATER SUPPLY. A potable water supply from an approved source which produces water of a safe, sanitary quality shall be provided for use in all salvage food processing establishments. Water from a water supply constructed and located in accordance with the provisions of …

1550.2650 WASTE DISPOSAL. Waste materials shall be promptly collected, held for disposal (where applicable), and disposed of in such a manner as to prevent the formation of a health hazard or nuisance. Waste receptacles shall be conveniently located where the bulk of waste origin…

1550.2660 LIQUID WASTES. Liquid wastes resulting from cleaning, rinsing, and sanitizing of distressed food products, equipment, utensils and establishment's walls, ceilings, and floors shall be disposed of in a public sewer or in a private sewer disposal system properly construct…

1550.2670 PLUMBING. All plumbing shall be designed and installed in compliance with the applicable provisions of the Minnesota Plumbing Code, dated October 16, 1951, as adopted by the Minnesota State Board of Health. Statutory Authority: MS s 31.101 Published Electronically: Sept…

1550.2680 GARBAGE AND REFUSE. Garbage and refuse shall be kept in suitable metal, plastic, or equally nonabsorbent, leakproof receptacles. Statutory Authority: MS s 31.101 Published Electronically: September 23, 2013

1550.2690 GARBAGE, TRASH, AND SOLID WASTE MATERIALS. Garbage, trash, and solid waste materials shall be disposed of daily or more frequently if necessary to prevent an unsanitary condition or undesirable odors. Statutory Authority: MS s 31.101 Published Electronically: September …

1550.2700 REUSABLE GARBAGE AND REFUSE RECEPTACLES. Reusable garbage and refuse receptacles shall be thoroughly cleaned after each emptying. Statutory Authority: MS s 31.101 Published Electronically: September 23, 2013

1550.2710 CONSTRUCTION AND DESIGN OF EQUIPMENT AND UTENSILS. Equipment and utensils shall be designed, constructed, and placed in such a manner as to permit their cleaning and sanitizing and shall be maintained in a clean and sanitary condition. Product contact surfaces of all eq…

1550.2720 COMPRESSED AIR. Compressed air if introduced into product area shall be properly filtered. If piston type compressors are used, the air lines shall be trapped with oil and water traps. Statutory Authority: MS s 31.101 Published Electronically: September 23, 2013

1550.2730 ELECTRICAL WIRING SYSTEM. Electrical wiring system including conduits, switch boxes, and control panels shall be constructed and placed to prevent the creation of insect or rodent harborage. Statutory Authority: MS s 31.101 Published Electronically: September 23, 2013

1550.2740 REFRIGERATION FACILITIES. Refrigeration facilities shall be equipped with a temperature indicating or recording device which shall be accurate to within plus or minus two degrees Fahrenheit. Statutory Authority: MS s 31.101 Published Electronically: September 23, 2013

1550.2750 CLEANING, SANITIZING OF EQUIPMENT, UTENSILS, AND ROOMS. Processing, storage, and other rooms and areas where products and packaging materials are handled shall be kept in a clean and orderly condition. Equipment and utensils shall be kept in a clean and sanitary conditi…

1550.2760 TOILET, HAND-WASHING, AND DRESSING ROOM FACILITIES. Each salvage food processing establishment shall have toilet facilities equipped with at least one flush toilet connected to a public sewer system or to an individual sewage disposal system. Toilet rooms and dressing r…

1550.2770 INSECTS, RODENTS, BIRDS, AND OTHER ANIMALS. The establishment shall be kept free of rodents, birds, animals, and insects. All insect, rodent, bird, or animal control programs shall be conducted in a safe and approved manner. Insecticides and rodenticides shall be proper…

1550.2780 REFRIGERATED STORAGE FACILITIES. Salvage food processors handling readily perishable and frozen foods, including distressed and reconditioned foods, shall keep such products in refrigerated facilities, protected from contamination and adulteration so as to prevent spoil…

1550.2790 DRY STORAGE FACILITIES. Salvage food processing establishments shall keep their unrefrigerated supplies and products in a suitable dry storage room or areas. These supplies and products shall be protected from contamination and adulteration and stored in a sanitary mann…

1550.2800 HEALTH AND HYGIENIC PRACTICES OF PERSONNEL. Salvage food processing employees in reconditioning and salvaging areas in contact with products shall be free of communicable infections or other diseases, open sores, and skin infections. All personnel contacting ingredients…

1550.2810 IDENTIFICATION OF DISTRESSED FOOD. All distressed food shall be properly identified with lot numbers and shall be stored in rooms or buildings which have conspicuously posted on all doors the statement, "The distressed food in this room is not for sale." Statutory Autho…

1550.2820 DISTRESSED FOOD NOTICE. Every salvage food processor shall promptly upon obtaining possession of distressed food notify the commissioner of the possession of distressed food and provide such other information as the commissioner may require relating to said distressed f…

1550.2830 QUALITY CONTROL PROGRAM FOR RECONDITIONED OR SALVAGED FOODS. Every salvage food processor shall maintain an adequate quality control program for the reconditioning, salvaging, inspection, and examination of distressed food so as to render it acceptable for use as food, …

1550.2840 RECONDITIONED AND SALVAGED FOOD REQUIREMENTS. All distressed foods shall be subjected to such inspection, reconditioning, or salvaging as may reasonably be necessary to prepare said foods for use as human food. Distressed foods which upon reconditioning, salvaging, and …

1550.2850 CONTAMINATION. Distressed food which shows evidence of contamination shall not be acceptable as human food. For the purposes of parts 1550.2490 to 1550.2930, "contamination" shall mean the presence of foreign material, insect-infestation, filth, microorganisms, or produ…

1550.2860 SALVAGED FOOD OR RECONDITIONED FOOD. "Salvaged food" or "reconditioned food" is distressed food which has been reconditioned or salvaged so as to meet the standards of parts 1550.2490 to 1550.2930. Reconditioned or salvaged food shall be processed, stored, and delivered…

1550.2870 ADULTERATION, MISLABELING, OR MISBRANDING OF DISTRESSED FOOD. Distressed food shall be considered to be adulterated, mislabeled, or misbranded when it fails to comply with applicable provisions of the Minnesota pure foods, food standards, and labeling laws as contained …

1550.2880 ANIMAL FEED, SEED, OR INDUSTRIAL NONFOOD. Products designated as unfit for human food and found acceptable for use as animal feed, seed, or industrial nonfood use shall be effectively denatured so as to prevent their redirection into unapproved uses. No distressed food …

1550.2890 CANNED DISTRESSED FOODS SUBJECTED TO CONTAMINATION FROM FLOODS. Canned distressed foods subjected to contamination from floods shall be subjected to an approved cleaning and bactericidal treatment. Statutory Authority: MS s 31.101 Published Electronically: September 23,…

1550.2900 APPROVED BACTERICIDAL TREATMENT. For the purposes of parts 1550.2840 to 1550.2920, "approved bactericidal treatment" shall mean treatment by chemicals or other acceptable means to render said food container free of microorganisms of public health significance. Statutory…

1550.2910 CAN AND GLASS CONTAINERS DAMAGE. The following are examples of packaging material defects rendering products unfit for human food and animal feed use: A. If the seam has been placed under tension or has otherwise been disturbed so it may have disrupted the hermetic seal…

1550.2920 DISTRESSED FLOUR PRODUCTS RECONDITIONING PROCEDURES. All finely milled flour and flour based products shall be examined for contamination before repackaging by sifting through a screen which contains 20 meshes per linear inch (.0328 inches per opening or 840 microns) wh…

1550.2930 DISPOSAL OF DISTRESSED FOOD UNFIT FOR SALVAGING OR RECONDITIONING. Salvage food processors shall destroy and dispose of distressed food that has been deemed unfit for food, animal feed, seed, or industrial nonfood uses pursuant to the requirements and supervision of the…

1550.2940 AUTHORITY AND PURPOSE. Subpart 1. Purpose. In keeping with the policy of the department to expand, improve, and develop markets for Minnesota agricultural products by promoting their use and sale, it is the purpose of the Minnesota food products logo to identify and pro…

1550.2950 DEFINITIONS. Subpart 1. Scope. For the purposes of parts 1550.2940 to 1550.3000 the terms in this part have the meanings given them. Subp. 2. Agricultural products. "Agricultural products" means livestock, dairy products, poultry or poultry products, fish, fruit of all …

1550.2960 ELIGIBILITY FOR APPLICATION TO USE LOGO. Subpart 1. Producers. A producer may apply to use the logo on an agricultural product to be used in its original state as a food product or on an agricultural product intended to be processed or manufactured into a food product, …

1550.2970 APPLICATION; AUTHORIZATION; RENEWAL. Subpart 1. Application. An eligible producer, processor, or manufacturer of Minnesota food products may apply to use the logo. Application shall be made on forms provided by the commissioner and shall contain the following: A. the na…

1550.2980 PROMOTIONAL USE OF THE LOGO. The logo may be used with or without the labeling statement for promotional purposes by an authorized producer, processor, or manufacturer on any materials used in a direct, national, or international marketing effort, by a wholesaler, retai…

1550.2990 ENFORCEMENT. Subpart 1. Investigation and revocation. If the commissioner has reason to believe there is improper use, the commissioner may investigate any use of the logo and determine whether there is improper use. The commissioner shall revoke authorization to use th…

1550.3000 MINNESOTA FOOD PRODUCTS LOGO. Statutory Authority: MS s 17.102 Published Electronically: September 23, 2013