Food processing area definition
Food processing area means any place where food products or their ingredients intended for human consumption are prepared, processed, repacked, handled or manufactured. A food processing area shall also include any room used for washing and storing utensils, equipment or other apparatuses that come into contact with foods or ingredients of foods. "Potentially hazardous foods" means any perishable food, which consists in whole or in part of milk or milk products, eggs, meat, poultry, fish, shellfish or other ingredients capable of supporting rapid and progressive growth of infections or toxigenic microorganisms. "Sanitize" means effective treatment to physically clean surfaces of equipment, walls, refrigerators and utensils by a process that is effective in destroying microorganisms, including pathogens.