US FDA Food Code 2026
Chapter 4: Equipment, utensils and linens – US FDA Food Code 2026

US FDA Food Code 2026 4-201-4-202: 4-201 and 4-202 Durability, strength and cleanability

Equipment and utensils are durable and keep their qualities in normal use; food thermometers have no glass sensors or stems unless encased in a shatterproof coating (P). Multiuse food contact surfaces are smooth, free of breaks, open seams, cracks, chips, inclusions and pits, free of sharp internal angles and crevices, with smooth welds and joints, and accessible for cleaning and inspection without disassembly, by disassembly without tools, or with common hand tools (Pf), except cooking oil tanks and lines and beverage syrup lines. Clean-in-place equipment circulates solutions to every interior food contact surface (Pf), drains fully and has inspection access where it cannot be dismantled. V-type threads are not used on food contact surfaces except in hot oil equipment; hot oil filters are accessible for filter changes and cleaning; can opener blades are removable; nonfood contact surfaces avoid needless ledges and crevices; kick plates can be removed or swung open without unlocking doors; and hood grease filters are removable unless cleaned in place.

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