The exterior construction of the vending machine
shall be such as to facilitate cleaning and to prevent the entrance
of insects and rodents, and the exterior of the machine shall be kept
clean.
A vending machine shall be of sturdy construction,
and the exterior shall be so designed, fabricated and finished as
to facilitate its being kept clean and to prevent the entrance of
insects and rodents.
Door and panel access openings to the product
and container storage spaces of a machine shall be tight-fitting and,
if necessary, gasketed so as to prevent the entrance of dust, moisture,
insects, rodents or any other foreign or injurious contamination.
All necessary ventilation louvers or openings
into vending machines shall be effectively screened against insects
and rodents. Such screening material shall not be less than 16 mesh
to the inch or equivalent.
In all vending machines in which a condenser
unit is an integral part of the machine, such unit shall be sealed
from the product and container storage spaces.
Unless the vending machine is sealed to the
floor so as to prevent seepage underneath or can be manually moved
with ease, one or more of the following provisions shall be utilized
to facilitate cleaning operations:
All service connections through an exterior
wall of the machine, including water, gas, electrical and refrigeration
connections, shall be grommeted or sealed to prevent the entrance
of insects and rodents. All connections to such utilities shall be
such as to protect against unauthorized or accidental interruption
of service.
