Containers and closures.

CFR · 2024-01-01 · US · Title 9

(a) (2) All empty containers, closures, and flexible pouch roll stock must be stored, handled, and conveyed in such a manner that will prevent damage that could affect the hermetic condition of the sealed container. (3) Just before filling, rigid containers must be cleaned to prevent incorporation of foreign matter into the finished product. Closures, semirigid containers, preformed flexible pouches, and flexible pouch roll stock contained in original wrappings do not need to be cleaned before use. (b) (2) (i) (A) ( ( ( ( ( (B) (ii) (iii) (iv) (v) (c) (2) (d) (ii) (2) (e) (f) (2) The maximum time lapse between closure of containers and initiation of thermal processing must be 2 hours unless data are available from the establishment's processing authority demonstrating that an alternative time period is safe and will not result in product spoilage.

official document · source cfr-2024 · id 9:§ 431.2