§ 59.704. Equipment and utensils.

 (a)  General construction, repair, and installation shall conform with § §  59.210 and 59.211 (relating to sanitary piping; and construction and repair of containers and equipment).

 (b)  Weigh cans and receiving tanks shall conform with §   59.215(d)(3) (relating to protection from contamination).

 (c)  Can washers shall have sufficient capacity and ability to discharge a clean, dry can and cover and shall be kept properly timed in accordance with the instructions of the manufacturer. The water and steam lines supplying the washer shall maintain a reasonably uniform pressure and if necessary be equipped with pressure regulating valves.

 (d)  Product storage tanks or vats shall conform with §  59.211.

 (e)  Product contact surfaces of separators shall be free from rust and pits and insofar as practicable shall be of stainless steel or other equally noncorrosive metals.

 (f)  Batch pasteurizers shall conform with §  59.216a (relating to batch pasteurization requirements).

 (g)  High-temperature, short-time pasteurizers shall conform with §  59.216b (relating to high temperature short-time (HTST) continuous flow pasteurization requirements).

 (h)  Thermometers and recorders shall conform with §  59.216b(e).

 (i)  Surface coolers shall conform with §  59.217(d) (relating to cooling of milk).

 (j)  Plate-type heat exchangers shall meet the 3-A Sanitary Standards for Construction and Installation. Gaskets shall be tight and kept in good operating order. Plates shall be opened for inspection by the operator at sufficiently frequent intervals to determine if the equipment is clean and in satisfactory condition. A cleaning regimen shall be posted to insure proper cleaning procedures between inspection periods.

 (k)  Internal return tubular heat exchangers shall conform with §   59.211.

 (l)  Pumps shall conform with §  59.211.

 (m)  Homogenizers shall conform with §  59.211.

 (n)  New equipment and replacements shall conform with §  59.211.

 (o)  A vacuum chamber, as used for flavor control, shall be made of stainless steel or other equally noncorrosive metal. The unit shall be constructed to facilitate cleaning and product contact surfaces shall be accessible for inspection. It shall be equipped with a vacuum breaker and a check valve at the product discharge line. Only steam which meets the requirements for culinary steam shall be used. The incoming steam supply shall be regulated by an automatic solenoid valve which will cut off the steam supply in the event the flow diversion valve of the HTST pasteurizer is not in the forward flow position. Condensers when used shall be equipped with a water level control and an automatic safety shutoff valve.

   This section cited in 7 Pa. Code §  59.726 (relating to equipment and utensils); 7 Pa. Code §  59.762 (relating to equipment and utensils); 7 Pa. Code §  59.772 (relating to equipment and utensils); 7 Pa. Code §  59.781 (relating to equipment and utensils); 7 Pa. Code §  59.791 (relating to equipment and utensils); and 7 Pa. Code §  59.792 (relating to operations and operating procedures).