2016 California Code
Health and Safety Code - HSC
DIVISION 104 - ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH
PART 7 - CALIFORNIA RETAIL FOOD CODE
CHAPTER 4 - General Food Safety Requirements
ARTICLE 2 - Time and Temperature Relationships
Section 113996.

113996. (a) Except during preparation, cooking, cooling, transportation to or from a retail food facility for a period of less than 30 minutes, or when time is used as the public health control as specified under Section 114000, or as otherwise provided in this section, potentially hazardous food shall be maintained at or above 135 F, or at or below 41 F.

(b) Roasts cooked to a temperature and for a time specified in subdivision (b) of Section 114004 shall be held at a temperature of 130 F or above.

(c) The following foods may be held at or below 45 F:

(1) Raw shell eggs.

(2) Unshucked live molluscan shellfish.

(3) Pasteurized milk and pasteurized milk products in original, sealed containers.

(4) Potentially hazardous foods held for dispensing in vending machines.

(5) Potentially hazardous foods held for sampling at a certified farmers market.

(6) Potentially hazardous foods held during transportation.

(d) Potentially hazardous foods held for dispensing in serving lines and salad bars may be maintained above 41 F, but not above 45 F, during periods not to exceed 12 hours in any 24-hour period only if the unused portions are disposed of at or before the end of this 24-hour period. For purposes of this subdivision, a display case shall not be deemed to be a serving line.

(Amended by Stats. 2009, Ch. 571, Sec. 30. Effective October 11, 2009.)