DIVISION 104. ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH 106500-119406›PART 7. CALIFORNIA RETAIL FOOD CODE 113700-114437›CHAPTER 2. Definitions 113728-113941
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California Health and Safety Code · 2018-11 edition · updated 2026-10-04 · California
“Sanitization” means the application of cumulative heat or chemicals on cleaned food-contact surfaces that, when evaluated for efficacy, is sufficient to yield a reduction of five logs, which is equal to a 99.999 percent reduction, of representative disease micro-organisms of public health importance.
(Added by Stats. 2006, Ch. 23, Sec. 2. Effective January 1, 2007. Operative July 1, 2007, by Sec. 3 of Ch. 23.)
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