Food Storage Containers, Labeled with Common Name of the Food

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e. Cleaning hermetically sealed containers of food of visible soil

before opening;

f. Protecting food containers that are received packaged together in a

case or overwrap from cuts when the case or overwrap is opened;

g. Clearly distinguishing damaged, spoiled, or recalled food being

held in the food establishment;

h. Separating fruits and vegetables, before they are washed.

3-2.4 Food Storage Containers, Labeled with Common Name

of the Food

Containers holding food or food ingredients shall be labeled with the

common name of the food. Containers holding food that can be readily and

unmistakably recognized (e.g., dry pasta, bread) need not be identified.

3-2.5 Pasteurized Eggs, Substitute for Shell Eggs for

Certain Recipes and Populations

Pasteurized liquid, frozen, or dry eggs or egg products shall be

substituted for shell eggs in the preparation of:

a. Foods such as caesar salad dressing, hollandaise or bearnaise

sauce, mayonnaise, eggnog, ice cream, and egg-fortified beverages.

b. Eggs for a highly immunocompromised or otherwise susceptible

population.

3-2.6 Washing Fruits and Vegetables

a. Raw fruits and vegetables shall be thoroughly washed in water to

remove soil and other contaminants before being cut, combined with other

ingredients, cooked, served, or offered for human consumption in ready-to-

eat form.

b. Vegetables of uncertain origin and those purchased in foreign

countries and/or suspected of being contaminated with pathogenic organisms

must be chemically disinfected by immersion for at least 15 minutes in a

100 ppm Free Available Chlorine(FAC) solution or 30 minutes in a 50 ppm FAC

solution (or other approved solution) and thoroughly rinsed with potable

water before being cooked or served. A 100 ppm chlorine solution can be

made by adding 3 tablespoons of 5% sodium hypochlorite to 5 gallons of

water; use 1 tablespoons for a 50 ppm solution. Head items such as

lettuce, cabbage, celery, etc., must be broken apart before disinfection.

3-2.7 Ice used as Exterior Coolant is Prohibited from Reuse

Ice may not be used as food after it has been used as a medium for cooling