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Kentucky Revised Statutes Title XVIII. Public Health § 221.080.Refrigeration system; required temperatures

Current as of January 01, 2024 | Updated by FindLaw Staff

Every operator of a refrigerated locker plant shall provide a complete refrigeration system with adequate capacity and accurate and reliable controls for the maintenance of the following uniform temperatures of the various refrigerated rooms if provided, under extreme conditions of outside temperatures and under peak load conditions in the normal operation of the plant. The temperatures of the following rooms shall not exceed:

(1) Chill room, temperature within two (2) degrees Fahrenheit, plus or minus, of thirty-five (35) degrees Fahrenheit with a tolerance of ten (10) degrees Fahrenheit after fresh food is put in for chilling;

(2) Sharp freeze room, sharp freeze compartments, temperatures of minus ten (-10) degrees Fahrenheit or lower, or temperatures of zero (0) degrees Fahrenheit or lower when forced air circulation is employed, with a tolerance of ten (10) degrees Fahrenheit for either type of installation after fresh food is put in for freezing;

(3) Locker room temperature of zero (0) degrees Fahrenheit with a tolerance of twelve (12) degrees Fahrenheit plus.

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