(1) Each sealed storage room, sealed storage space, or sealed storage building used as a controlled atmosphere storage facility for fruits or vegetables shall be constructed of materials that will allow for the establishment and maintenance of the required levels of carbon dioxide, oxygen, and temperature and that are acceptable to the director.
  (2) Each sealed storage room, sealed storage space, or sealed storage building shall have a Fahrenheit thermometer properly installed and maintained. An approved gas analyzer for the measurement of carbon dioxide and oxygen gases shall be readily accessible to all sealed rooms or units.

Terms Used In Michigan Laws 286.372a

  • Controlled atmosphere storage: means the storage of fruits or vegetables in an approved sealed storage room or in an approved sealed storage building, or in a sealed storage space within the room or building, under controlled conditions of time in days, oxygen content, carbon dioxide content, and temperature as established by this act or rules adopted under this act. See Michigan Laws 286.371
  • Director: means the director of the Michigan department of agriculture or his or her designated agents. See Michigan Laws 286.371
  • sealed storage building: means sealed storage spaces in which controlled atmosphere is maintained, inferred, advertised, or represented as having a controlled atmosphere. See Michigan Laws 286.371
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