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21 CFR 113.87(c): Operations in the thermal processing room

PART 113-THERMALLY PROCESSED LOW-ACID FOODS PACKAGED IN HERMETICALLY SEALED CONTAINERS · Subpart E-Production and Process Controls

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Citation 21 CFR 113.87(c)
Section Operations in the thermal processing room
Part PART 113-THERMALLY PROCESSED LOW-ACID FOODS PACKAGED IN HERMETICALLY SEALED CONTAINERS
Subpart Subpart E-Production and Process Controls
Subchapter 21 CFR B Food
Product types cited Food/Cosmetics, Other_Regulations
Regulation text (excerpt) (c) The initial temperature of the contents of the containers to be processed shall be accurately determined and recorded with sufficient frequency to ensure that the temperature of the product is no lower than the minimum initial temperature specified in the scheduled process. For those operations that use water during the filling of the retort or during processing, provision shall be made to ensure that the water will not, before the start of each thermal process, lower the initial temperature…

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