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GB 31651-2021: National food safety standard - Hygienic specifications for centralized disinfection of tableware
GB/T 31651-2021
GB
NATIONAL STANDARD OF THE
PEOPLE’S REPUBLIC OF CHINA
National Food Safety Standard - Hygienic
Specifications for Centralized Disinfection of
Tableware (drinkware)
ISSUED ON: FEBRUARY 22, 2021
IMPLEMENTED ON: FEBRUARY 22, 2022
Issued by: National Health Commission of the People’s Republic of China;
State Administration for Market Regulation.
Table of Contents
1 Scope ... 3 
2 Terms and Definitions ... 3 
3 Site Selection and Plant Environment ... 3 
4 Plant and Workshop ... 4 
5 Facilities and Equipment ... 6 
6 Hygiene Management ... 10 
7 Requirements for Materials ... 12 
8 Requirements for Centralized Disinfection Process of Tableware and
Drinkware ... 12 
9 Inspection... 15 
10 Storage and Transportation of Tableware (drinkware) ... 15 
11 Recall of Tableware (drinkware) ... 16 
12 Record and Document Management ... 16 
National Food Safety Standard - Hygienic
Specifications for Centralized Disinfection of
Tableware (drinkware)
1 Scope
This Standard specifies the requirements for materials during the centralized
disinfection of tableware (drinkware), and the basic requirements and management
guidelines for sites, facilities and personnel in the recycling, cleaning, disinfection,
drying, packaging, storage and transportation of tableware (drinkware).
This Standard is applicable to the centralized cleaning and disinfection activities of
tableware (drinkware) of service organizations for centralized disinfection of tableware
(drinkware).
2 Terms and Definitions
2.1 Tableware (drinkware)
Tableware (drinkware), which is also known as eating and drinking utensils, refers to
the dining tools provided by the catering service provider to the diners. It includes bowls,
chopsticks, cups, plates, spoons, knives and forks, etc.
2.2 Service Organizations for Centralized Disinfection of Tableware
(drinkware)
Service organizations for centralized disinfection of tableware (drinkware) refers to
operators that collect, clean, disinfect, dry, pack and distribute the tableware (drinkware)
of the catering service provider.
3 Site Selection and Plant Environment
3.1 Site Selection
3.1.1 Areas that have obvious pollution to the plant area should not be chosen. If there
is an obvious adverse effect on food safety and foot edibility, which cannot be improved
through measures, then, the establishment of a plant at that location shall be avoided.
3.1.2 The plant area shall not choose a location where hazard wastes, dusts,
hazardous gases, radioactive substances and other diffusive pollution sources cannot
be effectively eliminated.
5.1.2.2 At the entrance of the water drainage system, a floor drain with a water seal
shall be installed to prevent solid wastes from entering and foul gas from escaping.
The outlet of the drainage system shall be equipped with an anti-rodent device and a
device to intercept food residue and broken tableware.
5.1.2.3 The flow direction of indoor water drainage shall be from areas with high
cleanliness requirements to areas with low cleanliness requirements, and there shall
be a design to prevent backflow.
5.1.3 Cleaning and disinfection facilities
The packaging room of finished products shall be equipped with air disinfection
facilities, such as: ultraviolet germicidal lamps and air disinfectors, etc. The air
disinfection facilities shall comply with the relevant national regulations.
5.1.4 Waste storage and disposal facilities
5.1.4.1 Temporary storage facilities for food residues and broken tableware (drinkware)
shall be set up at appropriate locations.
5.1.4.2 Special-purpose containers that are reasonably structured, leakage-proof,
easy to clean and closeable shall be separately allocated for the storage of food
residues and broken tableware (drinkware). The special-purpose containers shall be
clearly marked.
5.1.5 Personal hygiene facilities
5.1.5.1 At the entrance of the production site or production workshop, dressing rooms
shall be set up. The dressing room shall be equipped with lockers that match the
number of personnel on the same shift. The dressing room shall be equipped with
shoe-changing (wearing shoe covers) facilities and air disinfection facilities, such as:
ultraviolet germicidal lamps and air disinfectors, etc. At the entrance to the packaging
room, secondary dressing rooms shall be set up, as well as facilities for hand washing
with running-water, drying and disinfection.
5.1.5.2 Toilets shall be set up in accordance with the demands. The toilets should be
set outside the production site or workshop area, or below the end process. The water
drainage shall be in the same direction as the drainage flow at the end of the production.
The toilets shall be in the closed water-flushing type, and the structure, facilities and
internal materials shall be easy to keep clean and free of odor. Hand washing and
disinfection facilities shall be set up in an appropriate place in the toilets. The toilets
shall not be directly connected with the production site or production workshop,
packaging and storage areas, and the doors and windows shall be opened in the
opposite direction to the production site or production workshop.
5.1.5.3 The faucet switches of the hand washing facilities shall be non-manual, and
the number shall match the number of personnel in the packaging room on the same
production demands and can ensure that the cleaned and disinfected tableware
(drinkware) meet the requirements of GB 14934. Generally, they shall comply with the
requirements:
a) The equipment adopting the physical method of high-temperature disinfection
shall at least include: automatic slag removal, tableware (drinkware) sorting
and detergent soaking, automatic spray cleaning, high-temperature
disinfection dryer and automatic packaging machine;
b) The equipment adopting the chemical method of soaking and disinfection
shall at least include: automatic slag removal, tableware (drinkware) sorting
and detergent soaking, detergent soaking disinfection, automatic spray
cleaning, drying equipment and automatic packaging machine;
c) The equipment adopting the mixed method of disinfection shall at least
include: automatic slag removal, tableware (drinkware) sorting and detergent
soaking, detergent soaking disinfection, automatic spray cleaning, high-
temperature disinfection dryer and automatic packaging machine.
5.2.2 The equipment and utensils in contact with the tableware (drinkware) shall be
made of non-toxic, odorless, corrosion-resistant, and strong acid and alkali resistant
materials that are not easy to fall off and shall be easy to clean and maintain.
5.2.3 All production equipment shall be designed and structured to avoid the mixing of
parts, metal scraps, lubricating oil or other pollution factors into the tableware
(drinkware), and shall be easy to clean and disinfect, and easy to inspect and maintain.
5.2.4 There shall be an exclusive area for the storage of equipment spare parts, so
that necessary spare parts can be obtained in time for equipment maintenance; the
spare part storage area shall be kept clean and dry.
5.2.5 The production equipment shall be regularly maintained and verified. The
operation of equipment installation, repair and maintenance shall not affect the
hygienic quality of the product. The equipment shall be verified and confirmed to
ensure that the various properties can satisfy the process requirements.
5.2.6 The equipment shal...