{"data":{"id":"us-va/12vac5-421-840","jurisdiction":"us-va","citation":"12VAC5-421-840","heading":"Ready-to-eat, time/temperature control for safety food; disposition","body":"A. A food specified under 12VAC5-421-830 A or B shall be discarded if it:\n\n1. Exceeds either of the temperature and time  combination specified in 12VAC5-421-830 A, except time that the product is frozen;P\n\n2. Is in a container or package that does not bear a date or day;P or\n\n3. Is  inappropriately marked with a date or day that exceeds a temperature and time combination as specified in 12VAC5-421-830 A.P\n\nB. 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","path":["Title 12. Health","Agency 5. Department of Health","Chapter 421. Food Regulations","Part III. Food","Article 5. Limitation of Growth of Organisms of Public Health Concern"],"source_url":"https://law.lis.virginia.gov/admincode/title12/agency5/chapter421/section840/","current_through":"2026 Regular Session (effective July 1, 2026)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T04:50:14Z","sha256":"3d241db679e1bc7f948490fb37f3c947ed4f5c24ed7f7c9681fd8fc5973142c3","source_id":"us-va-vac","stale":false,"prev":"us-va/12vac5-421-830","next":"us-va/12vac5-421-850"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}