Section 21a-61-2 - Frozen food: General(a)General. (1) All frozen food shall be held at an air temperature of 0°F. or lower except for defrost cycles, loading and unloading, or other temporary conditions beyond the immediate control of the person or company under whose care or supervision the frozen food is held; provided only those frozen foods destined for repackaging in smaller units may be defrosted for such purposes in accordance with good sanitary precautions. (2) The internal product temperature of frozen food shall be maintained at 0°F. or lower except when the product is subjected to the above-mentioned conditions, in which case the internal product temperature shall not exceed 10°F. and such product shall be returned to 0°F. as quickly as possible. (3) Internal product temperature for any case of frozen food shall be determined in accordance with the following procedure: Only when an accurate determination of internal product temperature fails without sacrifice of packaged frozen food shall representative packages or units be opened to allow for inserting the sensing element for temperature measurement to the approximate center of the packages in question. (4) Internal product temperature of consumer packages of frozen food shall be determined in accordance with the following procedure: (A) Open the top of the case and remove two corner packages; (B) with an ice pick or similar tool, punch a hole in the case from the inside. Do not use the stem of the thermometer; (C) this hole is positioned so that, when the thermometer stem is inserted from the outside, it fits snugly between packages; (D) insert the thermometer stem about three inches. Replace the two packages. Close the case and place a couple of other cases on top to assure good contact on the sensing portion of the thermometer stem; (E) after five minutes, read the temperature. (5) Thermometers or other temperature measuring devices shall have an accuracy of + or - 2°F.(b)Exception. Sections 21a-61-1 to 21a-61-8, inclusive, shall not apply or be deemed to apply to articles subject to the Frozen Desserts Ordinance and Code, recommended by the U.S. Public Health Service-May, 1940.Conn. Agencies Regs. § 21a-61-2