VIOLATION: PIC/Owner (Chuck) is unable to correctly answer cooling time and temperature questions. He states he was not aware |
of cooling time and temperature requirements. (Chuck took a Level One Food Handler's Course in January 2014 and provided |
certification to Health Dept.) Hot foods must be cooled from 135°F to 70°F in within two hours, and from 70°F to 41°F in four |
hours. PIC stated that he places hot pans on the counter and cools them to about 135°F, then places them in the refrigerator. |
He currently does not check temperatures upon arrival the next morning. Chill sticks or pans of ice would be beneficial to use |
so as to ensure the proper cooling of hot food within the required time frame. **Food temperature instructions and logs were |
provided as educational materials.** |
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3717-1-03.4 Food: limitation of growth of organisms of public health concern. |
(D)Cooling - temperature and time control. |
(1) Cooked time/temperature controlled for safety food shall be cooled: |
(a) Within two hours from one hundred thirty-five degrees Fahrenheit (fifty-seven degrees Celsius) to seventy |
degrees Fahrenheit (twenty-one degrees Celsius); and |
(b) Within a total of six hours from one hundred thirty-five degrees Fahrenheit (fifty-seven degrees Celsius) |
to forty-one degrees Fahrenheit (five degrees Celsius) or less. |
(2) Time/temperature controlled for safety food shall be cooled within four hours to forty-one degrees Fahrenheit |
(five degrees Celsius) or less if prepared from ingredients at ambient temperature, such as reconstituted foods |
and canned tuna. |
(3) Except as specified under paragraph (D)(4) of this rule, time/temperature controlled for safety food |
received in compliance with laws allowing a temperature above forty-one degrees Fahrenheit (five degrees Celsius) |
during shipment from the supplier as specified in paragraph (H)(1) of rule 3717-1-03.1 of the Administrative |
Code, shall be cooled within four hours to forty-one degrees Fahrenheit (five degrees Celsius) or less. |
(4) Raw eggs shall be received as specified under paragraph (H)(1) of rule 3717-1-03.1 of the Administrative |
Code and immediately placed in refrigerated equipment that maintains an ambient air temperature of forty-five |
degrees Fahrenheit (seven degrees Celsius) or less. |
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All cold holding below 41°F. All hot holding above 135°F. |
Quat sanitizer, test kit, gloves, and food thermometers available. |
Quat sanitizer in three compartment sink at 400ppm. |
Hot/cold water, soap, and paper towels provided at hand sink. |
Observed good datemarking on all RTE food kept for more than 24 hours. |