Ready-to-eat time/temperature control for safety food that is displayed or held for sale or service, written procedures shall be prepared in advance, maintained in the food service establishment, and made available to the regulatory authority upon request that specify:
Methods of compliance with the cooling of time/temperature control for safety food that is prepared, cooked, and refrigerated before time is used as a public health control.
If time without temperature control is used as the public health control up to a maximum of 4 hours: the food shall have an initial temperature of 41°F (5°C) or less when removed from cold holding temperature control, or 135°F (57°C) or greater when removed from hot holding temperature control; and the food shall be marked or otherwise identified to indicate the time that is 4 hours past the point in time when the food is removed from temperature control; and the food shall be cooked and served, served at any temperature if ready-to-eat, or discarded, within 4 hours from the point in time when the food is removed from temperature control; and the food in unmarked containers or packages, or marked to exceed a 4-hour limit shall be discarded.
Please submit prepared SOP to Aaron for review/approval.
Additionally, any unpackaged foods displayed for service must be discarded at the end of each day.