Heat treatment requirements.

CFR · 2024-01-01 · US · Title 7

(a) (1) Have equipment that is capable of adequately circulating air or water (as relevant to the treatment), changing the temperature, and maintaining the changed temperature sufficient to meet the treatment schedule parameters in the PPQ Treatment Manual or in another treatment schedule approved in accordance with § 305.2. (2) Have equipment used to record, monitor, or sense temperature, maintained in proper working order. (3) Keep treated and untreated fruits, vegetables, or articles separate so as to prevent reinfestation and spread of pests. (b) (c) (d) (e) (2) Sensor equipment must be adequate to monitor the treatment, its type and placement must be approved by an official authorized by APHIS, and the equipment must be tested by an official authorized by APHIS prior to beginning the treatment. Sensor equipment must be locked before each treatment to prevent tampering. (3) Fruits, vegetables, or articles of substantially different sizes must be treated separately; oversized fruit may be rejected by an official authorized by APHIS. (4) The treatment period begins when the temperature specified by the treatment schedule has been reached. An official authorized by APHIS may abort the treatment if the facility requires an unreasonably long time to achieve the required temperature.

official document · source cfr-2024 · id 7:§ 305.8