0.88 – 0.90 non-TCS

food

non-TCS

food

non-TCS food PA**

> 0.90 – 0.92 non-TCS

food

non-TCS

food

PA PA

> 0.92 non-TCS

food

PA PA PA

* TCS FOOD means TIME/TEMPERATURE CONTROL FOR SAFETY FOOD

** PA means Product Assessment required

(3) "Time/temperature control for safety food" does not include:

(a) An air-cooled hard-boiled EGG with shell intact, or an EGG with shell intact that is

not hard-boiled, but has been pasteurized to destroy all viable salmonellae;

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(b) A FOOD in an unopened HERMETICALLY SEALED CONTAINER that is

commercially processed to achieve and maintain commercial sterility under conditions

of non-refrigerated storage and distribution;

(c) A FOOD that because of its pH or Aw value, or interaction of Aw and pH values,

is designated as a non-TCS FOOD in Table A or B of this definition;

(d) A FOOD that is designated as Product Assessment Required (PA) in Table A or

B of this definition and has undergone a Product Assessment showing that the growth

or toxin formation of pathogenic microorganisms that are reasonably likely to occur in

that FOOD Is precluded due to:

(i) Intrinsic factors including added or natural characteristics of the FOOD

such as preservatives, antimicrobials, humectants, acidulants, or

nutrients,