53-9-104 - Chill room, locker room and freeze room required Temperatures specified.
53-9-104. Chill room, locker room and freeze room required Temperatures specified.
(a) No license or permit shall be issued by the department for the operation of a refrigerated locker plant where food will be stored for human consumption that does not provide a chill room, a locker room and a sharp frozen or freeze room or compartment, all to be maintained at the following temperatures:
(1) The regular storage temperature in the chill room shall be maintained at thirty-six degrees Fahrenheit (36° F) or lower, with ten degrees (10°) variance for short periods of time only, while taking in food for storage;
(2) The regular storage temperature to be maintained in the locker room shall be zero degrees or lower Fahrenheit (0° F), with a permitted variance for short periods of time, of not more than five degrees (5°); and
(3) The temperature of the sharp freeze room shall be maintained at ten degrees below zero Fahrenheit (-10° F) or lower, except where forced air is used, a temperature of zero degrees Fahrenheit (0° F) is permitted if diffusion type evaporator or evaporators are used in the installation of the plant, with five degrees (5°) variance in temperature for short time only while or immediately following loading of foods for sharp freeze.
(b) No food products shall be placed in the chill room so as to be in contact with the floor, but shall have at least four inches (4²) clearance from the floor.
(c) No food products shall be placed in a locker room unless stored in a locker or other suitable protected containers, except while in transit from a sharp freezer to lockers.
[Acts 1947, ch. 143, § 4; C. Supp. 1950, § 6617.3 (Williams, § 6617.15); T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 52-1104.]