D.C. Municipal Regulations (Last Updated: September 13, 2017) |
Title 25. FOOD OPERATIONS AND COMMUNITY HYGIENE FACILITIES |
SubTilte 25-A. FOOD AND FOOD OPERATIONS |
Chapter 25-A9. DESTRUCTION OF ORGANISMS OF PUBLIC HEALTH CONCERN |
Section 25-A906. REHEATING - FOR HOT HOLDING
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906.1Except as specified in §§ 906.2, 906.3, and 906.5, potentially hazardous food (time/ temperature control for safety food) that is cooked, cooled, and reheated for hot holding shall be reheated so that all parts of the food reach a temperature of at least seventy-four degrees Celsius (74o C) (one hundred sixty-five degrees Fahrenheit (165o F)) for fifteen (15) seconds. P
906.2Except as specified under § 906.3, potentially hazardous food (time/temperature control for safety food) reheated in a microwave oven for hot holding shall be reheated so that all parts of the food reach a temperature of at least seventy-four degrees Celsius (74o C) (one hundred sixty-five degrees Fahrenheit (165o F)) and the food is rotated or stirred, covered, and allowed to stand covered for two (2) minutes after reheating. P
906.3Ready-to-eat food taken from a commercially processed, hermetically sealed container, or from an intact package from a food processing plant that is inspected by the food regulatory authority that has jurisdiction over the plant, shall be heated to a temperature of at least fifty-seven degrees Celsius (57o C) (one hundred thirty-five degrees Fahrenheit (135o F)) for hot holding. P
906.4Reheating for hot holding as specified in §§ 906.1, 906.2, and 906.3 shall be done rapidly and the time the food is between five degrees Celsius (5o C) (forty-one degrees Fahrenheit (41o F)) and the temperatures specified in §§ 906.1, 906.2 and 906.3 shall not exceed two (2) hours. P
906.5Remaining unsliced portions of roasts of beef that are cooked as specified in § 900.2 may be reheated for hot holding using the oven parameters and minimum time and temperature conditions specified in § 900.2.