Section 001-357-4 - Sorting, reconditioning and labelingA. All metal cans of food offered for sale or distribution shall be reasonably free from rust and free from rim and/or seam dents that may have compromised the seam integrity. Springers, flippers, and swells shall be deemed unsalvageable.B. Where there are signs of dirt or contamination under opening devices of cans and other containers (pop-top, tape-top, pull-top, key-top) or under the lip of jar top or screw top closures, these products shall be deemed unsalvageable.C.Dry food products. Single containers of any dry food product that has been exposed to any foreign substance that may cause adulteration is unsalvageable. Products in containers with an inner wrap - if the inner wrap is broken and there are signs of adulteration, then the product is unsalvageable. if outer container shows signs of cross contamination, product is unsalvageable.D. All metal containers whose integrity has not been compromised and whose integrity would not be compromised by the reconditioning, and which have been partially or totally submerged in water, liquid foam or other contaminant shall, after thorough cleaning, be subjected to a sanitizing rinse of a concentration of 200 ppm available chlorine for a minimum period of 1 minute, or shall be sanitized by another method approved by the Department. They shall be subsequently treated properly to inhibit rust formation. All other types of containers so damaged shall be deemed unsalvageable.E. Any cans showing surface rust shall have labels removed, the outer surface cleaned by buffing, an approved protective coating applied where necessary, and shall be relabeled. Reconditioning of other types of containers may be required where circumstances are justified.F. All salvaged food and food products are to be provided with complete labels. where original labels are removed from containers which are to be resold or distributed, salvager replacement labels must show the name of the salvager as the distributor.G. Foods contaminated and/or adulterated by pesticides, chemicals, or other toxic substances; potentially hazardous foods which have been exposed to a temperature above 45 degrees F. for a period exceeding 4 hours, out of date infant foods, and foods packaged in paper or other pervious materials which have been subject to contamination shall be unsalvageable.H. Unsalvageable merchandise shall not be sold or distributed, but shall be disposed of in a manner approved by the Department.01-001 C.M.R. ch. 357, § 4