USDA
Authorizations
Coastwide Brand Products
Below is a list of Coastwide Brand products and the appropriate USDA Authorization Category for each. The chart at the end lists each USDA Category along with a brief description of the product’s application. A USDAauthorization letter or a Letter of Guaranty is available from Coastwide Laboratories upon request. Please see the footnote at the end of this document about the discontinuation of the USDA Authorization Program.
Coastwide Product USDA Category
256Q
D2
64 to 1
C1
Before
A4
Blue Hawaii
E4
Bowl Tamer
A3
Clean All
A1
Clean and Safe
A1
Clean Sheen
A7
Cling
A3
Cream Cleanser
A3
Crete Clean
A4
Cutter
A4
Defend
E3
Dish Brite
A1
Dri Bleach
B1
Eliminator
A4
Enzyme Plus
L2
Glass Max
C1
Glass X
C1
Glisten
A1
Golden Speed
C1
Grease Lightning
A1
Knock Out
A3
Magnum
A4
Non-Acid Bowl Cleaner
C2
Orange Clean
C1
Orange RTU
C1
Oven Brite
A8
pH Neutral
C1
Pink Lotion
E4
Quick Mix #1 Glass Clnr.
C1
Quick Mix #2 Neutral Clnr.
A4
Quick Mix #3 GP Cleaner
C1
Quick Mix #4 Preburnish
A4
Quick Mix #7 Power Clean
A4
Quick Mix #12 HD Cleaner
A4
Quick Mix #15 Grease Cut
A4
Quick Mix #17 Lemon DC
C1
Radiance
B1
Sani Cleanse
A3
Saniquat
D2
Spectrum
A3
Spray Away
A1
Super Dazzle Plus
B1
Triple Power
A4
Triple Power RTU
A4
Turbo
A4
USDA Category Descriptions
Guide for Identifying USDA Authorization Categories
Category Brief Description of Authorized Application
Category Authorized Application
A1
General cleaning agent for all surfaces in all areas
A2
Soak tank cleaners steam cleaners and mechanical cleaners in all areas
A3
Acid cleaners for use in all areas.
A4
Floor and wall cleaners for use in all areas.
A5
Floor and wall cleaners for use in subfreezing temperature areas.
A7
Metal cleaners and polishes for non-food contact surfaces
A8
Degreasers and carbon removers for cooking and smoking equipment utensils and related surfaces.
B1
Laundry compounds for fabric that may contact food.
C1
Cleaning compounds for all surfaces in inedible processing areas non-processing areas and exterior areas.
C2
Compounds for use in toilets and/or dressing rooms.
C3
Paint removers for use in non-processing areas.
D1
Sanitizers for all surfaces always requiring a rinse.
D2
Sanitizers for all surfaces not always requiring a rinse.
E1
Handwashing compounds for use in all areas.
E2
Handwashing and sanitizing compounds.
E4
Hand creams lotions and cleaners.
F1
Nonresidual pesticides for use in areas other than edible product processing areas.
F2
Residual pesticides for use in areas other than edible product processing areas.
G6
Compounds for treating boilers and steam lines where steam may contact edible products; and cooling systems where treated water may not contact edible products.
G7
Compounds for treating boilers steam lines and cooling systems where steam and water may not contactedible products.
H1
Lubricants with incidental food contact.
H2
Lubricants with no food contact.
K1
Solvents and solvent degreasers for use in non-processing areas.
K2
Solvent for cleaning electronic instruments.
K3
Adhesive or glue removers
L1
Compounds for use in sewage and/or drain lines.
L2
Enzymatic compounds for use in sewer and/or drain lines.
P1
Compounds requiring letter indicating a specific authorized use
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Note: USDA Authorizations Are Discontinued and Replaced by HAACP Regulations
The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) managed and enforced a program that created, “guidelines for the authorization of non-food compounds and proprietary substances” which set forth criteria thatproducts had to meet in order to be approved for use in meat and poultry facilites. In fact, USDA establishedguidelines for general cleaning compounds, sanitizers, disinfectants, compounds for laundry use, hand soaps,pesticides and other similar products. In July, 1998 USDA discontinued the authorization program to complywith Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Points (HACCP) Systems regulations which have recently gone into effect. The HACCP regulations transfer total responsibility for safety of meat and poultry products to the processing establishments. These facilities must ensure that the meat and poultry products they process will not
be contaminated or adulterated by the cleaners and sanitizers they use. In the absence of the USDA prior authorization program, there are only two ways in which cleaners and sanitizers can lawfully enter a federally inspected meat and poultry facility:
1. If the product was previously included in the List of Proprietary Substances and Non-Food Compounds or if a letter of authorization was issued for the product; or
2. If the manufacturer of the product supplies a “Letter of Guaranty” stating that the compound is safe for its intended use, and will have no deleterious effects on the meat or poultry being processed.
