410 IAC 7-26-162 Specifications for receiving temperatures of food

Sec. 162. (a) Except as specified in subsection (b), refrigerated TCS food must be at a temperature not greater than forty-one (41) degrees Fahrenheit, or five (5) degrees Celsius when received. (b) If a temperature other than forty-one (41) degrees Fahrenheit, or five (5) degrees Celsius, for a TCS food is specified by law governing its distribution, such as laws governing milk and molluscan shellfish, the food may be received at the specified temperature. (c) Raw shell eggs shall be received in refrigerated equipment that maintains an ambient air temperature not greater than forty-five (45) degrees Fahrenheit, or seven (7) degrees Celsius. (d) TCS food that is cooked to a temperature and for a time specified under sections 198, 199, or 200 of this rule and received hot must be at a temperature not less than one hundred thirty-five (135) degrees Fahrenheit, fifty-seven (57) degrees Celsius. (e) A food labeled frozen and shipped frozen by a food processing plant must be received frozen. (f) Upon receipt, TCS food must be free of evidence of previous temperature abuse. (g) For purposes of this section, a violation of subsection (a), (c), or (d) is a P item. (h) For purposes of this section, a violation of subsection (e) or (f) is a PF item.