12VAC5-421-840. Ready-to-eat, time/temperature control for safety food; disposition.
A. A food specified under 12VAC5-421-830 A or B shall be discarded if it:
1. Exceeds either of the temperature and time combination specified in 12VAC5-421-830 A, except time that the product is frozen;P
2. Is in a container or package that does not bear a date or day;P or
3. Is inappropriately marked with a date or day that exceeds a temperature and time combination as specified in 12VAC5-421-830 A.P
B. Refrigerated, ready-to-eat, time/temperature control for safety food prepared in a food establishment and dispensed through a vending machine with an automatic shutoff control shall be discarded if it exceeds a temperature and time combination as specified in 12VAC5-421-830 A.P
Statutory Authority
§§ 35.1-11 and 35.1-14 of the Code of Virginia.
Historical Notes
Derived from Virginia Register Volume 18, Issue 10, eff. March 1, 2002; amended, Virginia Register Volume 32, Issue 22, eff. July 12, 2016.