Minn. R. agency 144, ch. 4626, DESTROYING ORGANISMS, pt. 4626.0380

Current through Register Vol. 49, No. 17, October 21, 2024
Part 4626.0380 - THAWING. 3-501.13

Except as specified in item D, TCS food must be thawed:

A. under mechanical refrigeration that maintains the food temperature at 41 degrees F (5 degrees C) or less;
B. completely submerged under running water:
(1) at a water temperature of 70 degrees F (21 degrees C) or less;
(2) with sufficient water velocity to agitate and float off loose particles in an overflow; and
(3) for a period of time that does not allow thawed portions of ready-to-eat food to rise above 41 degrees F (5 degrees C); or
(4) for a period of time that does not allow thawed portions of a raw animal food requiring cooking as specified in part 4626.0340, items A and B, to be above 41 degrees F (5 degrees C) for more than 4 hours including:
(a) the time the food is exposed to the running water and the time needed for preparation for cooking; or
(b) the time it takes under mechanical refrigeration to lower the food temperature to 41 degrees F (5 degrees C);
C. as part of a cooking process if the food that is frozen is:
(1) cooked as specified in part 4626.0340, items A and B, or 4626.0345; or
(2) thawed in a microwave oven and immediately transferred to conventional cooking equipment, with no interruption in the process; or
D. using any procedure if a portion of frozen ready-to-eat food that is thawed and prepared for immediate service in response to an individual consumers order.
E. reduced oxygen packaged fish that bears a label indicating that it is to be kept frozen until time of use must be removed from the reduced oxygen environment:
(1) prior to thawing under refrigeration as specified in item A; or
(2) prior to, or immediately upon, completion of thawing using procedures specified in item B.

Minn. R. agency 144, ch. 4626, DESTROYING ORGANISMS, pt. 4626.0380

23 SR 519
43 SR 295

Statutory Authority: MS s 31.101; 31.11; 144.05; 144.08; 144.12; 157.011