Minnesota Administrative Rules
Agency 144 - Health Department
Chapter 4626 - FOOD CODE; FOOD MANAGERS
DESTROYING ORGANISMS
Part 4626.0385 - COOLING REQUIREMENTS.* 3-501.14
Universal Citation: MN Rules 4626.0385
Current through Register Vol. 49, No. 13, September 23, 2024
A. Cooked TCS food must be cooled:
(1) within 2 hours from 135 degrees F (57
degrees C) to 70 degrees F (21 degrees C);P1
and
(2) within a total of 6 hours
from 135 degrees F (57 degrees C) to 41 degrees F (5 degrees C) or
less.P1
B. TCS food must be cooled within 4 hours to 41 degrees F (5 degrees C) or less, if prepared from ingredients at ambient temperature, such as reconstituted foods and canned tuna.P1
C. Except as specified in item D, TCS food received in compliance with laws allowing a temperature above 41 degrees F (5 degrees C) during shipment from the supplier as specified in part 4626.0165, item B, must be cooled within 4 hours to 41 degrees F (5 degrees C) or less.P1
Statutory Authority: MS s 31.101; 31.11; 144.05; 144.08; 144.12; 157.011
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