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Virginia regulations · Through 2026 Regular Session (effective July 1, 2026)

12VAC5-421-840: Ready-to-eat, time/temperature control for safety food; disposition

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  1. Title 12. Health
  2. Agency 5. Department of Health
  3. Chapter 421. Food Regulations
  4. Part III. Food
  5. Article 5. Limitation of Growth of Organisms of Public Health Concern

A. A food specified under 12VAC5-421-830 A or B shall be discarded if it:

1. Exceeds either of the temperature and time combination specified in 12VAC5-421-830 A, except time that the product is frozen;P

2. Is in a container or package that does not bear a date or day;P or

3. Is inappropriately marked with a date or day that exceeds a temperature and time combination as specified in 12VAC5-421-830 A.P

B. Refrigerated, ready-to-eat, time/temperature control for safety food prepared in a food establishment and dispensed through a vending machine with an automatic shutoff control shall be discarded if it exceeds a temperature and time combination as specified in 12VAC5-421-830 A.P

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