- Critical. (B) Except as specified in Paragraphs (D) and (E) of this section, refrigerated, ready-to-eat, potentially hazardous food prepared and packaged by a food processing plant shall be clearly marked, at the time the original container is opened in a food establishment and if the food is held for more than 24 hours, to indicate the date or day by which the food shall be consumed on the premises, sold, or discarded, based on the temperature and time combinations specified in Paragraph (A) of this section; and: (1) The day the original container is opened in the food establishment shall be counted as Day 1; and (2) The day or date marked by the food establishment may not exceed a manufacturer's use-by date if the manufacturer determined the use-by date based on food safety.
- Critical. (B) Except as specified in Paragraphs (D) and (E) of this section, refrigerated, ready-to-eat, potentially hazardous food prepared and packaged by a food processing plant shall be clearly marked, at the time the original container is opened in a food establishment and if the food is held for more than 24 hours, to indicate the date or day by which the food shall be consumed on the premises, sold, or discarded, based on the temperature and time combinations specified in Paragraph (A) of this section; and: (1) The day the original container is opened in the food establishment shall be counted as Day 1; and (2) The day or date marked by the food establishment may not exceed a manufacturer's use-by date if the manufacturer determined the use-by date based on food safety.
- Critical. (A) Except as specified in Paragraph (D) of this section, refrigerated, ready-to-eat, potentially hazardous food prepared and held in a food establishment for more than 24 hours shall be clearly marked to indicate the date or day by which the food shall be consumed on the premises, sold, or discarded, based on the temperature and time combinations specified below: (1) 41 degrees Fahrenheit or less for a maximum of 7 days; The day of preparation shall be counted as Day 1.
- Critical. (A) Except during preparation, cooking, or cooling, or when time is used as the public health control as specified under Section 3-501.19, and except as specified in Paragraph (B) of this section, potentially hazardous food shall be maintained: (1) At 135 degrees Fahrenheit or above, except that roasts cooked to a temperature and for a time specified in Paragraph 3-401.11(B) or reheated as specified in Paragraph 3-403.11(E) may be held at a temperature of 130 degrees Fahrenheit or above; or (2) At a temperature specified in the following: (a) 41 degrees Fahrenheit or less;
- Critical. Thawing. Except as specified in Paragraph (D) of this section, potentially hazardous food shall be thawed: (A) Under refrigeration that maintains the food temperature at 41 degrees Fahrenheit or less, or (B) Completely submerged under running water: (1) At a water temperature of 70 degrees Fahrenheit or below, (2) With sufficient water velocity to agitate and float off loose particles in an overflow, and (3) For a period of time that does not allow thawed portions of ready-to-eat food to rise above 41 degrees Fahrenheit or (4) For a period of time that does not allow thawed portions of a raw animal food requiring cooking as specified under Paragraph 3-401.11(A) or (B) to be above 41degrees Fahrenheit for more than 4 hours including: (a) The time the food is exposed to the running water and the time needed for preparation for cooking, or (b) The time it takes under refrigeration to lower the food temperature to 41 degrees Fahrenheit; (C) As part of a cooking process if the food that is frozen is: (1) Cooked as specified under Paragraph 3-401.11(A) or (B) or Section 3-401.12, or (2) Thawed in a microwave oven and immediately transferred to conventional cooking equipment, with no interruption in the process; or (D) Using any procedure if a portion of frozen ready-to-eat food is thawed and prepared for immediate service in response to an individual consumer's order.
- Critical. FOOD Display. Except for nuts in the shell and whole, raw fruits and vegetables that are intended for hulling, peeling, or washing by the CONSUMER before consumption, FOOD on display shall be protected from contamination by the use of PACKAGING; counter, service line, or salad bar FOOD guards; display cases; or other effective means.
- Critical. When to Wash. Food EMPLOYEES' shall clean their hands and exposed portions of their arms as specified under Section 2-301.12 immediately before engaging in food preparation including working with exposed food, clean equipment and utensils, and unwrapped single-service and single-use articles and: (A) After touching bare human body parts other than clean hands and clean, exposed portions of arms; (B) After using the toilet room; (C) After caring for or handling service animals or aquatic animals as specified in Paragraph 2-403.11(B); (D) Except as specified in Paragraph 2-401.11(B), after coughing, sneezing, using a handkerchief or disposable tissue, using tobacco, eating, or drinking; (E) After handling soiled equipment or utensils; (F) During food preparation, as often as necessary to remove soil and contamination and to prevent cross contamination when changing tasks; (G) When switching between working with raw food and working with ready-to-eat food; (H) Before donning gloves for working with food; and (I) After engaging in other activities that contaminate the hands.
- Effectiveness. (A) Except as provided in Paragraph (B) of this section, FOOD EMPLOYEES' shall wear hair restraints such as hats, hair coverings or nets, beard restraints, and clothing that covers body hair, that are designed and worn to effectively keep their hair from contacting exposed FOOD; clean EQUIPMENT, UTENSILS, and LINENS; and unwrapped SINGLE- SERVICE and SINGLE-USE ARTICLES. (B) This section does not apply to FOOD EMPLOYEES' such as counter staff who only serve BEVERAGES and wrapped or PACKAGED FOODS, hostesses, and wait staff if they present a minimal risk of contaminating exposed FOOD; clean EQUIPMENT, UTENSILS, and LINENS; and unwrapped SINGLE-SERVICE and SINGLE-USE ARTICLES.
- Good Repair and Proper Adjustment. (A) EQUIPMENT shall be maintained in a state of repair and condition that meets the requirements specified in Parts 4-1 and 4-2. (B) EQUIPMENT components such as doors, seals, hinges, fasteners, and kick plates shall be kept intact, tight, and adjusted in accordance with manufacturers' specifications. (C) Cutting or piercing parts of can openers shall be kept sharp to minimize the creation of metal fragments that can contaminate FOOD when the container is opened.
- Good Repair and Proper Adjustment. (A) EQUIPMENT shall be maintained in a state of repair and condition that meets the requirements specified in Parts 4-1 and 4-2. (B) EQUIPMENT components such as doors, seals, hinges, fasteners, and kick plates shall be kept intact, tight, and adjusted in accordance with manufacturers' specifications.
- Critical. Manual and Mechanical WAREWASHING EQUIPMENT, Chemical SANITIZATION - Temperature, pH, Concentration, and Hardness. A chemical sanitizer used in a SANITIZING solution for a manual or mechanical operation at exposure times specified under Paragraph 4-703.11(C) shall be listed in 21 CFR 178.1010 SANITIZING solutions, shall be used in accordance with the EPA-APPROVED manufacturer's label use instructions, and shall be used as follows: (A) A chlorine solution shall have a minimum temperature based on the concentration and pH of the solution as listed in the following chart [summarized as follows: Minimum concentration 25 mg/L at 120 degrees Fahrenheit water temperature, pH 10 or less; 50 mg/L at 100 degrees Fahrenheit water temperature (pH 10 or less) or 75 degrees Fahrenheit (pH 8 or less); 100 mg/L at 55 degrees Fahrenheit water temperature, pH 10 or less.]
- (B) Cloths used for wiping FOOD spills shall be: (2) Wet and cleaned as specified under Paragraph 4-802.11(D), stored in a chemical sanitizer at a concentration specified in Section 4-501.114, and used for wiping spills from FOOD-CONTACT and nonFOOD-CONTACT SURFACES of EQUIPMENT.
- Critical. (C) Except as specified in Paragraph (D) of this section, if used with POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS FOOD, EQUIPMENT FOOD-CONTACT SURFACES and UTENSILS shall be cleaned throughout the day at least every 4 hours. (D) Surfaces of utensils and equipment contacting potentially hazardous food may be cleaned less frequently than every 4 hours if: (1) In storage, containers of potentially hazardous food and their contents are maintained at temperatures specified under Chapter 3 and the containers are cleaned when they are empty; (2) Utensils and equipment are used to prepare food in a refrigerated room or area that is maintained at one of the temperatures in the following chart and: (a) The utensils and equipment are cleaned at the frequency in the following chart [temperature/cleaning frequency] that corresponds to the temperature: [at 41 degrees Fahrenheit or less - 24 hours; greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit to 45 degrees Fahrenheit - 20 hours; greater than 45 degrees Fahrenheit to 50 degrees Fahrenheit - 16 hours; greater than 50 degrees Fahrenheit to 55 degrees Fahrenheit - 10 hours] (b) The cleaning frequency based on the ambient temperature of the refrigerated room or areas is documented in the food establishment. (3) Containers in serving situations such as salad bars, delis, and cafeteria lines hold ready-to-eat potentially hazardous food that is maintained at the temperatures specified under Chapter 3, are intermittently combined with additional supplies of the same food that is at the required temperature, and the containers are cleaned at least every 24 hours; (4) Temperature measuring devices are maintained in contact with food, such as when left in a container of deli food or in a roast, held at temperatures specified under Chapter 3; (5) Equipment is used for storage of packaged or unpackaged food such as a reach-in refrigerator and the equipment is cleaned at a frequency necessary to preclude accumulation of soil residues; (6) The cleaning schedule is approved based on consideration of: (a) Characteristics of the equipment and its use, (b) The type of food involved, (c) The amount of food residue accumulation, and (d) The temperature at which the food is maintained during the operation and the potential for the rapid and progressive multiplication of pathogenic or toxigenic microorganisms that are capable of causing foodborne disease; or (7) In-use utensils are intermittently stored in a container of water in which the water is maintained at 135 degrees Fahrenheit or more and the utensils and container are cleaned at least every 24 hours or at a frequency necessary to preclude accumulation of soil residues.
- (C) NonFOOD-CONTACT SURFACES of EQUIPMENT shall be kept free of an accumulation of dust, dirt, FOOD residue, and other debris.
- Critical. Public bathrooms shall be completely enclosed and shall have tight- fitting, self closing doors or, in bathrooms located outside a public food service establishment, have entrances and exits constructed in such a manner as to ensure privacy of occupants. Such doors shall not be left open except during cleaning or maintenance except that this [enclosure] requirement does not apply to a toilet room that is located outside a FOOD ESTABLISHMENT and does not open directly into the FOOD ESTABLISHMENT such as a toilet room that is provided by the management of a shopping mall.
- Receptacles and waste handling units for REFUSE, recyclables, and returnables shall be kept covered: (A) Inside the FOOD ESTABLISHMENT if the receptacles and units: (1) Contain FOOD residue and are not in continuous use; or (2) After they are filled; and (B) With tight-fitting lids or doors if kept outside the FOOD ESTABLISHMENT.
- (A) Cleaning, Frequency and Restrictions. The PHYSICAL FACILITIES shall be cleaned as often as necessary to keep them clean.
- Critical. Fire extinguishers having a gross weight not exceeding 40 lb shall be installed so that the top of the fire extinguisher is not more than 5 ft above the floor. Fire extinguishers having a gross weight greater than 40 lb (except wheeled types) shall be so installed that the top of the fire extinguisher is not more than 3 ft above the floor. In no case shall the clearance between the bottom of the fire extinguisher and the floor be less than 4 in. FOR REPORTING PURPOSES ONLY.
- Critical. IMITATION CRABMEAT MISREPRESENTED AS CRABMEAT ON THE MENU BOARD THREE TIMES.
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4/12/2010 | Routine - Food | Administrative complaint recommended |
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