Ariz. Admin. Code § R3-10-1608 - Major Violation

The following is a nonexclusive list of practices, conditions or situations on a farm that, if corrective action is not taken, may increase the risk of contamination to covered produce. A regulated person shall not:

1. Store or maintain packaging materials in a manner that fails to protect covered produce from being contaminated by known or reasonably foreseeable hazards;

2. Store or maintain equipment and tools in a manner that fails to protect covered produce from being contaminated by known or reasonably foreseeable hazards;

3. Allow personnel to perform assigned duties without adequate or appropriate training;

4. Allow personnel to perform assigned duties without proper food safety apparel or hair restraints;

5. Allow visitors to contaminate covered produce or food contact surfaces by known or reasonably foreseeable hazards;

6. Allow a person with an applicable health condition to handle or contact covered produce or food contact surfaces;

7. Allow a person who has not properly used toilet or hand washing facilities to handle or contact covered produce or food contact surfaces;

8. Dispose of trash from hand washing facilities in a manner that fails to protect covered produce, food contact surfaces, agricultural water sources, or agricultural water distribution systems from being contaminated with known or reasonably foreseeable hazards;

9. Improperly control or improperly dispose of trash, litter and waste in areas used for covered activities;

10. Improperly control or improperly dispose of trash from toilet and hand washing facilities in areas not used for covered activities, but in areas that are part of the farm;

11. Improperly maintain and service toilet facilities to ensure suitability of use;

12. Improperly maintain and service hand washing facilities to ensure suitability of use;

13. Improperly control pests in buildings in a manner that fails to protect covered produce from being contaminated by known or reasonably foreseeable hazards; or

14. Complete records prior to the documented activity being performed.

Notes

Ariz. Admin. Code § R3-10-1608

Adopted by final exempt rulemaking at 26 A.A.R. 682, effective 8/20/2019.