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VSP 2018 Operations Manual

• Resistant to pitting, chipping, crazing, scratching, scoring,
distortion, and decomposition.

7.4.1.1.3 Cast Iron (20)
Cast iron must not be used for UTENSILS or FOOD-CONTACT
SURFACES of EQUIPMENT. Cast iron may be used as a surface
for cooking. Cast iron may be used in UTENSILS for serving
FOOD if the UTENSILS are used only as part of an uninterrupted
process from cooking through service.

Cast iron FOOD DISPLAY dishes heated to a temperature of 74°C
(165°F) for 15 seconds may be used for the immediate service of
FOOD.

7.4.1.1.4 Lead (20)
Limitation of lead use must be as follows:
• Ceramic, china, crystal UTENSILS, and decorative
UTENSILS such as hand-painted ceramic or china used in
contact with FOOD must be lead-free or contain levels of
lead not exceeding the limits for specific UTENSIL
categories as allowed by LAW.
• Pewter alloys containing lead in excess of 0.05% must not
be used as a FOOD-CONTACT SURFACE.
• Solder and flux containing lead in excess of 0.2% must not
be used as a FOOD-CONTACT SURFACE.

7.4.1.1.5 Copper/Brass (26 C)
Copper and copper alloys such as brass must not be used in contact
with a FOOD that has a pH below 6 (such as vinegar, fruit juice, or
wine) or for a fitting or tubing installed between a BACKFLOW
PREVENTION DEVICE and a carbonator.

Copper and copper alloys may be used in contact with beer
brewing ingredients that have a pH below 6 in the prefermentation
and fermentation steps of a beer brewing operation such as a
brewpub or microbrewery.

7.4.1.1.6 Galvanized (26 C)
Galvanized metal must not be used for UTENSILS or FOOD-
CONTACT SURFACES of EQUIPMENT.

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