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21 CFR 111.27(d)(3): What requirements apply to the equipment and utensils that you use?

PART 111-CURRENT GOOD MANUFACTURING PRACTICE IN MANUFACTURING, PACKAGING, LABELING, OR HOLDING OPERATIONS FOR DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS · Subpart D-Equipment and Utensils

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Citation 21 CFR 111.27(d)(3)
Section What requirements apply to the equipment and utensils that you use?
Part PART 111-CURRENT GOOD MANUFACTURING PRACTICE IN MANUFACTURING, PACKAGING, LABELING, OR HOLDING OPERATIONS FOR DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS
Subpart Subpart D-Equipment and Utensils
Subchapter 21 CFR B Food
Product types cited Food/Cosmetics
Regulation text (excerpt) (3) If you use wet processing during manufacturing, you must clean and sanitize all contact surfaces, as necessary, to protect against the introduction of microorganisms into components or dietary supplements. When cleaning and sanitizing is necessary, you must clean and sanitize all contact surfaces before use and after any interruption during which the contact surface may have become contaminated. If you use contact surfaces in a continuous production operation or in consecutive operations…

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