D.C. Mun. Regs. tit. 25, r. 25-A906

Current through Register Vol. 71, No. 52, December 27, 2024

Rule 25-A906 - REHEATING - FOR HOT HOLDING

906.1

Except as specified in §§ 906.2, 906.3, and 906.5, potentially hazardous food (time/ temperature control for safety food) that is cooked, cooled, and reheated for hot holding shall be reheated so that all parts of the food reach a temperature of at least seventy-four degrees Celsius (74° C) (one hundred sixty-five degrees Fahrenheit (165° F)) for fifteen (15) seconds. ^P

906.2

Except as specified under § 906.3, potentially hazardous food (time/temperature control for safety food) reheated in a microwave oven for hot holding shall be reheated so that all parts of the food reach a temperature of at least seventy-four degrees Celsius (74° C) (one hundred sixty-five degrees Fahrenheit (165° F)) and the food is rotated or stirred, covered, and allowed to stand covered for two (2) minutes after reheating. ^P

906.3

Ready-to-eat food taken from a commercially processed, hermetically sealed container, or from an intact package from a food processing plant that is inspected by the food regulatory authority that has jurisdiction over the plant, shall be heated to a temperature of at least fifty-seven degrees Celsius (57° C) (one hundred thirty-five degrees Fahrenheit (135° F)) for hot holding. ^P

906.4

Reheating for hot holding as specified in §§ 906.1, 906.2, and 906.3 shall be done rapidly and the time the food is between five degrees Celsius (5° C) (forty-one degrees Fahrenheit (41° F)) and the temperatures specified in §§ 906.1, 906.2 and 906.3 shall not exceed two (2) hours. ^P

906.5

Remaining unsliced portions of roasts of beef that are cooked as specified in § 900.2 may be reheated for hot holding using the oven parameters and minimum time and temperature conditions specified in § 900.2.

D.C. Mun. Regs. tit. 25, r. 25-A906

Final Rulemaking published at 50 DCR 4394 (June 6, 2003); as amended by Final Rulemaking published at 59 DCR 13690 (November 30, 2012)

Authority: Sections 4 and 10 of An Act Relating to the adulteration of foods and drugs in the District of Columbia, approved February 17, 1898 (30 Stat. 246: D.C. Official Code §§ 48-104 and 48-110 (2009 Repl.)); Section 7 of An Act Making Appropriations to provide for the expenses for the government of the District of Columbia for the fiscal year ending June thirtieth, nineteen hundred and three, and for other purposes (32 Stat.627: D.C. Official Code § 47-2834(a)(1), (a)(2), and (b) (2005 Repl.)); and Mayor's Order 2002-103, dated June 18, 2002 and Mayor's Order 98-139, dated August 20, 1998.