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21 CFR 113.40(a)(2)(iii): Equipment and procedures

PART 113-THERMALLY PROCESSED LOW-ACID FOODS PACKAGED IN HERMETICALLY SEALED CONTAINERS · Subpart C-Equipment

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Citation 21 CFR 113.40(a)(2)(iii)
Section Equipment and procedures
Part PART 113-THERMALLY PROCESSED LOW-ACID FOODS PACKAGED IN HERMETICALLY SEALED CONTAINERS
Subpart Subpart C-Equipment
Subchapter 21 CFR B Food
Product types cited Food/Cosmetics
Regulation text (excerpt) (iii) Adjustments. The temperature-recording device shall be adjusted with sufficient frequency to ensure agreement as nearly as possible with, but to be in no event higher than, the temperature-indicating device during processing. A means of preventing unauthorized changes in adjustment shall be provided. A lock or a notice from management posted at or near the temperature-recording device that provides a warning that only authorized persons are permitted to make adjustments is a satisfactory…

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