26 Tex. Admin. Code § 748.3443 - What are the requirements for storing food?

(a) All food items must be:

(1) Covered and stored off the floor;

(2) Stored on clean surfaces;

(3) Protected from contamination;

(4) Stored in a container that is protected from insects and rodents;

(5) Stored in the refrigerator, if the food requires refrigeration; and

(6) Covered when stored in the refrigerator.

(b) You must have a thermometer in refrigerators and freezers and store:

(1) Refrigerated food at 40 degrees Fahrenheit or below; and

(2) Frozen food at 0 degrees Fahrenheit or below.

(c) Subsection (b) of this section does not apply to cottage homes.

Notes

26 Tex. Admin. Code § 748.3443

The provisions of this §748.3443 adopted to be effective January 1, 2007, 31 TexReg 7377; amended to be effective September 1, 2010, 35 TexReg 7497; transferred effective March 9, 2018, as published in the Texas Register February 16, 2018, 43 TexReg 909; Amended by Texas Register, Volume 47, Number 16, April 22, 2022, TexReg 2271, eff. 4/25/2022