2006 Nebraska Revised Statutes - § 81-2,272.20 — Potentially hazardous food; thawing requirements.

Section 81-2,272.20
Potentially hazardous food; thawing requirements.

Potentially hazardous food shall be thawed:

(1) Under refrigeration that maintains the food temperature at forty-five degrees Fahrenheit (seven degrees Celsius) or below if the food is to be consumed within four calendar days or at forty-one degrees Fahrenheit (five degrees Celsius) or below if the food is not to be consumed within four calendar days;

(2) Completely submerged under running water:

(a) At a water temperature of seventy degrees Fahrenheit (twenty-one degrees Celsius) or below;

(b) With sufficient water velocity to agitate and float off loose particles in an overflow; and

(c)(i) For thawed portions of ready-to-eat food: For a period of time that does not allow the food temperature to rise above forty-five degrees Fahrenheit (seven degrees Celsius) if the food is to be consumed within four calendar days or to rise above forty-one degrees Fahrenheit (five degrees Celsius) if the food is not to be consumed within four calendar days; or

(ii) For thawed portions of a raw animal food requiring cooking: For a period of time that does not allow the food temperature to be above forty-five degrees Fahrenheit (seven degrees Celsius) for more than four hours, including the time the food is exposed to the running water and the time needed for preparation for cooking or the time it takes under refrigeration to lower the food temperature to forty-five degrees Fahrenheit (seven degrees Celsius), if the food is to be consumed within four calendar days or to be above forty-one degrees Fahrenheit (five degrees Celsius) if the food is not to be consumed within four calendar days;

(3) As part of a cooking process if the food that is frozen is:

(a) Cooked as specified in the Nebraska Pure Food Act; or

(b) Thawed in a microwave oven and immediately transferred to conventional cooking equipment, with no interruption in the process; or

(4) Using any procedure if a portion of frozen ready-to-eat food is thawed and prepared for immediate service in response to an individual consumer's order.

Source:

Laws 1997, LB 199, § 45

Laws 2003, LB 250, § 12

~Reissue Revised Statutes of Nebraska