Storage
Preparation Practices
Cooking Food
Holding Food
Interior Requirements
100

This food must be marked if held for longer than 24 hours.  

RTE TCS Food

100

Offering live shellfish from a display tank requires this.

Variance

100

This is the minimum internal cooking temperature and time for chicken.

165 for 1 second

100

Hot food holding temperature

135

100

Floors, walls, and ceilings must be this for easier cleaning.

smooth and durable

200

This food can be stored for only seven days if it is held at 41°F

RTE TCS

200

This is required when packaging fresh juice on-site for sale at a later time.

Variance

200

This is the minimum internal cooking temperature for ground meat.

155 for 17 seconds

200

Cold food holding temperature

41

200

Floor mounted equipment legs must be this high off of the floor.

6"

300

Store TCS food at an internal temperature of _____ or lower ______ or higher.

41/135

300

You should prepare eggs by pasteurizing for this group of people.

High Risk Population

300

This is the minimum internal cooking temperature for seafood.

145 for 15 seconds

300

This is how often temperatures should be checked when holding food.

Every 4 hours

300

Tabletop equipment must have legs this high.

4"

400

This process is the way to rotate food using the oldest inventory first.

First In First Out (FIFO)

400

This should be used when transferring ice to containers.

Ice scoop

400

This is the minimum internal cooking temperature for fruit, vegetables, and grains.

135

400

Cold food can be held this long without temperature control.

6 hours

400

This is a physical link between safe water and dirty water.

cross-connection

500

This is the way to store food in top to bottom order.

RTE, Seafood, Whole cuts of beef and pork, ground meat and ground fish, Whole and ground poultry


500

When applying for a variance, this plan will typically need to be submitted.

Hazard Analysis Critical Control Point

500

This is the minimum internal microwave cooking temperature for meat, seafood, poultry, and eggs. 

165

500

Hot food can be held for this long without temperature control.

4 hours

500

These are two backflow prevention methods.

Vacuum breaker and airgap