Code of Maine Rules
01 - DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE, CONSERVATION AND FORESTRY
001 - AGRICULTURE - GENERAL
Chapter 346 - RULES GOVERNING MEAT AND POULTRY INSPECTION AND LICENSING
Sec2 001-346-3 - FOOD CONCERNS
Subsection 001-346-3-24 - Potentially Hazardous Food, Hot and Cold Holding
Universal Citation: 01 ME Code Rules ยง 001-346-3-24
Current through 2024-38, September 18, 2024
A. Except during preparation, cooking, or cooling, potentially hazardous food must be maintained
1. At 140 degrees F or above, except roasts
cooked to a temperature and for a time specified under Section 3, Subsection
19, may be held at a temperature of 130 degrees F; or
2. At 41 degrees F or less, except as
specified under Section 3, Subsection 24A), (3), Subsections 59, and
60;
3. At 45 degrees F or between
41 and 45 degrees F in existing refrigeration equipment that is not capable of
maintaining the food at 41 degrees F or less if:
a. The equipment is in place and in use in
the establishment; and
b. Within
ten years of the Department's adoption of these Rules, the equipment is
upgraded or replaced to maintain food at a temperature of 41 degrees F or
less.
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