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Columbia / Boone County Health Code

Violation Code	Title
3-501.17	Ready-to-Eat, Potentially hazardous food, Date Marking.*
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Description on-premises preparation prepare and hold cold (A) Except as specified in ¶ (E) of this section, refrigerated, ready-to-eat, potentially hazardous food prepared and held refrigerated for more than 24 hours in a food establishment shall be clearly marked at the time of preparation to indicate the da te by which the food shall be consumed which is, including the day of preparation: (1) 7 calendar days or less from the day that the food is prepared, if the food is maintained at 5°C (41°F) or less; or (2) 4 calendar days or less from the day the food is prepared, if the food is maintained at 7°C (45°F) or less as specified under ¶ 3-501.16(C). (B) Except as specified in ¶ (E) of this section, a ready-to-eat, potentially hazardous food prepared in a food establishment and subsequently frozen, shall be clearly marked: prepare, freeze, thaw, immediate use (1) When the food is thawed, to indicate that the food shall be consumed within 24 hours; or prepare, hold cold, freeze, thaw, hold cold (2) When the food is placed into the freezer, to indicate the length of time before freezing that the food is held refrigerated and which is, including the day of preparation: (a) 7 calendar days or less from the day of preparation, if the food is maintained at 5°C (41°F) or less, or (b) 4 calendar days or less from the day of preparation, if the food is maintained at 7°C (45°F) or less as specified under ¶ 3-501.16(C); and (3) When the food is removed from the freezer, to indicate the date by which the food shall be consumed which is: (a) 7 calendar days or less after the food is removed from the freezer, minus the time before freezing, that the food is held refrigerated if the food is maintained at 5°C (41°F) or less before and after freezing, or (b) 4 calendar days or less after the food is removed from the freezer, minus the time before freezing, that the food is held refrigerated if the food is maintained at 7°C (45°F) or less as specified under ¶ 3-501.16(C) before and after fre ezing. commercially processed food open and hold cold (C) Except as specified in ¶¶ (E) and (F) of this section, a container of refrigerated, ready-to-eat potentially hazardous food prepared and packaged by a food processing plant shall be clearly marked, at the time the original container is opened in a food establishment, to indicate the date by which the food shall be consumed which is, including the day the original container is opened: (1) 7 calendar days or less after the original container is opened, if the food is maintained at 5°C (41°F) or less; or (2) 4 calendar days or less from the day the original container is opened, if the food is maintained at 7°C (45°F) or less as specified under ¶ 3-501.16(C). (D) Except as specified in ¶¶ (E) and (F) of this section, a container of refrigerated, ready-to-eat, potentially hazardous food prepared and packaged by a food processing plant and subsequently opened and frozen in a food establishment shall be c learly marked: open, freeze, thaw, immediate use (1) When the food is thawed, to indicate that the food shall be consumed within 24 hours; or open, hold cold, freeze, thaw, hold cold (2) To indicate the time between the opening of the original container and freezing that the food is held refrigerated and which is, including the day of opening the original container: (a) 7 calendar days or less, after opening the original container if the food is maintained at 5°C (41°F) or less, or (b) 4 calendar days or less after opening the original container if the food is maintained at 7°C (45°F) or less as specified under ¶ 3-501.16(C); and (3) When the food is removed from the freezer, to indicate the date by which the food shall be consumed which is: (a) 7 calendar days, minus the time before freezing, that the food is held refrigerated if the food is maintained at 5°C (41°F) or less before and after freezing, or (b) 4 calendar days, minus the time before freezing, that the food is held refrigerated if the food is maintained at 7°C (45°F) or less as specified under ¶ 3-501.16(C) before and after freezing. (E) Paragraphs (A)-(D) of this section do not apply to individual meal portions served or repackaged for sale from a bulk container upon a consumer's request. (F) Paragraphs (C) and (D) of this section do not apply to whole, unsliced portions of a cured and processed product with original casing maintained on the remaining portion, such as bologna, salami, or other sausage in a cellulose casing. < /TD>