OAR 603-021-0730: Sanitary Controls

To assure adequate sanitary control every plant manufacturing bottled carbonated beverages shall be adequately provided with apparatus for ascertaining the sanitizing strength of the soaker solution used in bottle washing. An indicating thermometer shall be used at the bottle-washing machine. If pipelines and other equipment are sanitized by hot water, additional thermometers shall be available at convenient locations. Caustic solution test equipment or some other suitable index for determining the causticity of the soaker solution shall be available at all times.