Section 725.50 Reconditioning and Labeling of Distressed Merchandise

Section 725

Section 725.50

Reconditioning and Labeling of Distressed Merchandise

a)         All salvageable merchandise shall be reconditioned prior to

sale or distribution except for such sale or distribution to a person holding a

valid license pursuant to Section 725.30 to engaged in a salvage operation or

transportation of such salvageable merchandise in accordance with Section

725.42.

b)         All metal cans of items offered for sale or distribution shall

be free from pitted rust and free from dents on the rim, end double seams

and/or side seams in accordance with Section 725.50(d). Containers which are

leakers, springers, flippers, and swells shall be deemed unfit for sale or

distribution. Containers, including metal and glass containers with cork press

caps, screw caps, pull rings or other types of openings which have been in

contact with water, liquid foam, soot, smoke or other deleterious substances,

as a result of fire fighting efforts, flood, sewer backups or similar mishaps,

shall be deemed unfit for sale or distribution (i.e., non-salvageable

merchandise as defined in Section 725.20 of this Part).

c)         All metal containers, other than those mentioned in subsection

(b) above, the integrity of which has not been compromised and would not be

compromised by reconditioning, and which have been in contact with water,

liquid foam, soot, smoke or other deleterious substances as a result of fire

fighting efforts, flood, sewer backup or other reasons shall, after thorough

cleaning, be subjected to sanitizing rinse of a concentration of 100 ppm

available chloringe, or an equivalent santizer listed in 21 CFR 178.1010, for

minimum period of one minute. All metal containers shall be thoroughly dried to

inhibit rust formation after sanitization

er deleterious substances as a result of fire

fighting efforts, flood, sewer backup or other reasons shall, after thorough

cleaning, be subjected to sanitizing rinse of a concentration of 100 ppm

available chloringe, or an equivalent santizer listed in 21 CFR 178.1010, for

minimum period of one minute. All metal containers shall be thoroughly dried to

inhibit rust formation after sanitization.

d)         In addition to the requirements of Section 725.50(b) and

725.50(c) of this Part, the reconditioning of metal cans shall be regulated in

accordance with the provisions of "Classification of Visible Can Defects

(Exterior)," published by the Association of Official Analytical Chemists,

1984, with the exception of its explanations of rusted can defects, and

"Guidelines for Evaluation and Disposition of Damaged Canned Food

Containers," published by the National Food Processors Association, 1979,

with the exception of Chapter J as it relates to rusted can defects, and

"A Pocket Guide to Can Defects," published by the Association of Food

and Drug Officials, 1987, with the exception of rusted can defects as stated on

page 19.