Health and Safety Code section 113916

“Smooth” means any of the following:

(a)

A food-contact surface that is free of pits, pinholes, cracks, crevices, inclusions, rough edges, and other surface imperfections detectable by visual or tactile inspection.

(b)

A nonfood-contact equipment surface equal to that of commercial grade hot-rolled steel free of visible scale.

(c)

A floor, wall, or ceiling having an even or level surface with no roughness or projections that render it difficult to clean.

Source: Section 113916, https://leginfo.­legislature.­ca.­gov/faces/codes_displaySection.­xhtml?lawCode=HSC§ionNum=113916.­ (updated Jan. 1, 2007; accessed Jun. 25, 2025).

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