Alabama Administrative Code
Title 80 - ALABAMA DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE AND INDUSTRIES
AGRICULTURAL CHEMISTRY
Chapter 80-1-22 - FOODS, DRUGS AND COSMETICS
Section 80-1-22-.35 - List Of Potentially Hazardous Foods And Exceptions
Universal Citation: AL Admin Code R 80-1-22-.35
Current through Register Vol. 42, No. 11, August 30, 2024
(1) The following includes, but for enforcement purposes, is not limited to, a list of examples considered to be potentially hazardous foods, and some exceptions.
(a) All Meat products requiring refrigeration
to include but not limited to the following:
1. Fresh or frozen raw meats (poultry, beef,
pork, exotics)
2. Ready to eat
cooked meats (fresh or frozen) any specie
3. Cured meats that require
refrigeration
4. Cooked or heat
treated meats that require refrigeration
5. Processed sausage products that require
refrigeration
6. Fresh refrigerated
or frozen chili products
7.
Sandwiches containing meats or other potentially hazardous foods
8. Seafood
9. Shellfish
10. Smoked fish that requires
refrigeration
11. Fish (fresh or
frozen)
12. Fresh or frozen entrees
that contain meat
13. Lunchables
(variety packs of meats plus)
14.
Meat salads such as chicken salad, tuna salad, ham salad
(b) Dairy Products requiring refrigeration to
include but not limited to the following:
1.
Yogurt
2. Low fat yogurt
3. Non fat yogurt
4. Milk (all forms)
5. Lactose reduced milk
6. Acidophilus milk
7. Chocolate milk
8. Buttermilk
9. Cream
10. Cottage cheese
11. Sour cream
12. Salad dressing containing dairy products
and requiring refrigeration
13.
Eggnog
14. Half and half
15. Cream cheese
16. Pimento cheese
17. Pudding that requires
refrigeration
18. Ricotta
cheese
19. Dips with dairy products
or meat products that require refrigeration
20. Butter
21. Ice cream
22. Sherbet
23. Ice milk
24. Frozen dessert that contains dairy items
that requires temperature control
25. Frozen yogurt
26. Imitation ice cream
27. Non fat ice cream
28. Shake mix
29. Yogurt mix
30. Non-dairy mix
31. Frozen desert mix
32. Novelty items that contain ice cream type
products
33. Pies that contain eggs
or dairy products and require refrigeration
34. Cheese cakes
35. Fresh or frozen pastries that contain
meat or eggs and require refrigeration
36. Soft cheese (Brie, Camembert,
Teleme)
(c) Egg products
requiring refrigeration to include, but not limited to the following:
1. In shell raw eggs
2. Egg whites
3. Egg beaters and similar products
4. Egg substitutes
5. Pasta containing eggs that require
refrigeration
6. Eggnog
(d) Items of food that may be
excluded from a criteria of potentially hazardous foods include but are not
limited to the following:
1. Chocolate drinks
(no milk fat or significant dairy items)
2. Flavored drinks (no milk fat or
significant dairy items)
3.
Biscuits
4. Margarine
5. Cookie dough
6. Jello
7. Spreads
8. Cool whip
9. Shelf stable meat items
(i) canned meat products that do not require
refrigeration
(ii) dry cured items
that do not require refrigeration
(iii) jerky type meat items that do not
require refrigeration
(iv)
fermented meat items that do not require refrigeration
10. Shelf stable ultra pasteurized milk that
doesn't require refrigeration
11.
Bakery desserts (cinnamon rolls etc. That may be refrigerated)
(e) Items of cheese that may be
excluded from a criteria of potentially hazardous foods include but are not
limited to the following:
1. Asiago
2. Cheddar
3. Gruyere
4. Parmesan
5. Reggiano
6. Romano
7. Sap Sago
8. Blue
9. Brick
10. Caciocavallo Siciliano
11. Colby
12. Edam
13. Gorgonzala
14. Gouda
15. Limburger
16. Monterey
17. Monterey Jack
18. Pasteurized process cheese
19. Imitation cheese
20. Provolone
21. Swiss
22. Emmentaler
23. Roquefort
Author: Reginald L. Sorrells
Statutory Authority: Act #2000-320, Regular Session of Legislature, 2000.
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