NAC453A.564. Methods for preventing contamination.

     1. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 2, each facility for the production of edible marijuana products or marijuana-infused products shall ensure that marijuana products and ingredients are protected from cross-contamination by:

     (a) Separating raw animal ingredients during storage, preparation, holding and display from raw marijuana products, or other raw finished ingredients such as fruits and vegetables, and from cooked or baked and finished edible marijuana products or marijuana-infused products.

     (b) Except when combined as ingredients, separating types of raw animal ingredients from each, including, without limitation, meat, poultry and eggs, during storage, preparation, holding and display by preparing each type of raw animal ingredient at a different time or in a different area and:

          (1) Using separate equipment for each type of raw animal ingredient; or

          (2) Arranging each type of raw animal ingredient in equipment so that cross-contamination of one type of raw animal ingredient with another is prevented.

     (c) Preparing each type of raw animal ingredient at different times or in separate areas.

     2. The provisions of this section do not apply to items stored frozen in a freezer.

     (Added to NAC by Div. of Pub. & Behavioral Health by R004-14, 3-28-2014, eff. 4-1-2014)