ATCP 70.18(1)(am)3.3. A clear and complete description of the alternative cleaning and sanitizing procedure, including cleaning and sanitizing equipment, frequency, methods, materials, and relevant process parameters such as time and temperature. The description shall include a flow diagram of the cleaning and sanitizing procedure. ATCP 70.18(1)(am)4.4. A written statement, by the operator, that the alternative cleaning and sanitizing procedure has been determined by competent authority, such as evaluated by a process authority or validated by a published or unpublished peer-reviewed article, challenge studies, or regulatory standards, to be effective in preventing food contamination and ensuring the microbiological safety of food. ATCP 70.18(1)(am)5.5. A written plan, used to ensure that the alternative cleaning and sanitizing procedure will be effective in preventing food contamination and ensuring the microbiological safety of food, that identifies and assess foreseeable hazards, identifies critical control points, identifies critical safety parameters and limits, and identifies monitoring procedures and controls to ensure that the procedure is effective and appropriately implemented. ATCP 70.18(1)(bm)(bm) The department may approve a proposal for an alternative cleaning and sanitizing procedure that does not comply with par. (am) if the operator can show that the procedure will be effective in preventing food contamination and ensuring the safety of food. The department shall give its approval in writing. ATCP 70.18(2)(2) Department decision on request for approval of alternative cleaning and sanitizing frequency. The department shall grant or deny a request under sub. (1) or (4) within 60 days after it receives a complete request, except that the department may give written notice extending the action deadline for reasons stated in the notice. ATCP 70.18(3)(3) Qualifications, limits, and withdrawal of department approval. The department may qualify or limit its approval under sub. (2), as it deems appropriate. The department may withdraw its approval for cause, including obtaining information that casts doubt on the efficacy or consistent implementation of the approved procedure or observing changes in operations that could affect the validity of the procedures or process. ATCP 70.18(4)(4) Expiration of department approval of alternative cleaning and sanitizing frequency. ATCP 70.18(4)(a)(a) All approvals granted under this section shall expire 5 years from the date of issuance. ATCP 70.18(4)(b)(b) A license holder who wishes to continue to use an alternative cleaning and sanitizing frequency after the expiration of the approval shall file a request with the department for reissuance of the approval at least 180 days prior to its expiration, unless permission for a later date has been granted by the department. ATCP 70.18(4)(c)(c) When a license holder has made timely and sufficient application for the reissuance of an approval of alternative cleaning and sanitizing frequency, or for the approval of a new request with reference to any activity of a continuing nature, the existing approval does not expire until the application has been finally acted upon by the department, or, if the application is denied or the terms of the new request are limited, until the last day for seeking review of the agency decision or a later date fixed by order of the reviewing court. ATCP 70.18(4)(d)(d) Approval shall be reissued by the department if the proposal continues to meet the criteria in sub. (1) or if the food processing plant operator updates the original proposal to ensure compliance with the criteria in sub. (1). ATCP 70.18(5)(5) Operation of an alternative cleaning and sanitizing frequency. An operator that implements an alternative cleaning and sanitizing procedure approved under sub. (2) shall do all of the following: ATCP 70.18(5)(a)(a) Control and monitor the procedure to ensure that it is strictly implemented as approved, and is effective in preventing food contamination and ensuring the microbiological safety of food. ATCP 70.18(5)(b)(b) Promptly notify the department of any material deviation from the approved procedure, and any information that casts doubt on the efficacy of the procedure. ATCP 70.18(5)(c)(c) Collect and retain data and records to document, on a continuing basis, the implementation and efficacy of the approved procedure. The operator shall retain the data and records for at least 90 days, and shall make them available upon request for inspection and copying by the department. ATCP 70.18 HistoryHistory: CR 17-073: cr. Register January 2020 No. 769, eff. 2-1-20; (1) (intro.) and (a) to (f) renum. to (1) (am), 1. to 5., and (b) under s. 13.92 (4) (b) 1., corrections in (1) (am) 5., (f), (2), (4) (a) made under s. 35.17, Stats., and correction in (1) (bm) made under s. 13.92 (4) (b) 7., Stats., Register January 2020 No. 769. ATCP 70.20(1)(a)(a) Operations water, other than water reclaimed according to sub. (3), shall be obtained from a source that complies with ch. NR 811, for municipal water systems, or ch. NR 812, for private or non-community water systems. ATCP 70.20(1)(b)(b) Operations water shall be available in consistently adequate quantity, and shall not exceed the maximum contaminant levels set forth in the drinking water standards in s. NR 809.07. ATCP 70.20(1)(c)(c) Operations water sourced from either municipal, private, or non-community water systems shall comply with the microbiological standards under s. NR 809.30. Operations water from a privately owned water system shall be sampled by the operator not less than once every 12 months and be tested at a laboratory that is certified to perform the appropriate tests. ATCP 70.20(1)(d)(d) An operator shall keep on file, for at least one year, the results of all microbiological and other tests conducted on operations water sampled at the food processing plant. ATCP 70.20(1)(e)(e) Operations water used to wash field soil from raw fruits or vegetables may be reused for the following purposes if it is first filtered to remove soil and other particulate matter: ATCP 70.20(1)(e)1.1. Washing subsequent deliveries of raw fruit or vegetables at the food processing plant if the fruit or vegetable will undergo canning. ATCP 70.20(1)(e)2.2. Flushing floors and gutters in the receiving areas for raw fruit or vegetables in the food processing plant. ATCP 70.20(2)(a)(a) Ingredient water, other than water reclaimed according to sub. (3), shall be obtained from a source that complies with ch. NR 811, for municipal water systems, or ch. NR 812 for private or non-community water systems. Water reclaimed from food processing operations may not be used as an ingredient in bottled drinking water or in any beverage where water is a characterizing ingredient. ATCP 70.20(2)(b)(b) Ingredient water obtained from either municipal, private, or non-community water systems shall not exceed the maximum contaminant levels set forth in the drinking water standards in s. NR 809.07, the microbiological standards in s. NR 809.30, and the health-related enforcement standards in s. NR 140.10. At the department’s request, an operator shall provide documentation to the department that the water complies with the microbiological standards of s. NR 809.30. Documentation may consist of results from tests performed at a laboratory certified under ch. ATCP 77 for the entity providing the water.