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

2VAC5-585-726: Manufacturer cooking instructions

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Where this section sits in the code
  1. Title 2. Agriculture
  2. Agency 5. Department of Agriculture And Consumer Services
  3. Chapter 585. Retail Food Establishment Regulations
  4. Part III. Food
  5. Article 4. Destruction of Organisms of Public Health Concern

A. Commercially packaged food that bears a manufacturer's cooking instructions shall be cooked according to those instructions before it is used in ready-to-eat foods or offered in unpackaged form for human consumption, unless the manufacturer's instructions specify that the food may be consumed without cooking.P

B. Food for which the manufacturer has provided information that the food has not been processed to control pathogens, when used in ready-to-eat foods or offered for human consumption, shall be cooked according to a time and temperature appropriate for the food.P

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