Section 114037 Of Article 4. Receipt Of Food From California Health And Safety Code >> Division 104. >> Part 7. >> Chapter 4. >> Article 4.
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. (a) Except as specified in subdivision (b), refrigerated,
potentially hazardous food may be at a temperature of 45 F or below
when received, if the potentially hazardous food is cooled within
four hours of receipt to a temperature at or below 41 F.
(b) If a temperature other than 41 F for a potentially hazardous
food is specified in law governing its distribution, the food may be
received at the specified temperature and cooled as specified in
subdivisions (d) and (e) of Section 114002.
(c) Live molluscan shellfish shall not be accepted unless received
at an internal temperature of 45 F or below, or, if received on the
date of harvest, at a temperature above 45 F.
(d) Potentially hazardous food that is received hot shall be at a
temperature of 135 F or above.
(e) A food that is labeled frozen and shipped frozen by a food
processing plant shall be received frozen and accepted only if there
are not visible signs of thawing or refreezing.
(f) Upon receipt, potentially hazardous food shall be free of
evidence of previous temperature abuse.