La. Admin. Code tit. 51 § XXIII-1321

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 11, November 20, 2024

Section XXIII-1321 - Temperature Measuring Devices (Thermometers) [formerly paragraph 22:09-10]

A. Temperature measuring devices shall be provided and used to measure:

1. food temperatures of potentially hazardous food on a device scaled in Fahrenheit (F) accurate to a plus or minus 2°F or Celsius (C) accurate to a plus or minus 1°C and should be able to measure the internal temperature of food products that are less than 1/2 inch thick;

2. the ambient air temperature of all equipment or a simulated product temperature in all equipment used to hold potentially hazardous food on a device scaled in Fahrenheit accurate to a plus or minus 3°F or Celsius accurate to a plus or minus 1.5°C.

La. Admin. Code tit. 51, § XXIII-1321

Promulgated by the Department of Health and Hospitals, Office of Public Health, LR 28:321 (February 2002), repromulgated LR 28:1415 (June 2002), amended LR 28:2532 (December 2002).

AUTHORITY NOTE: Promulgated in accordance with R.S. 40:4.