Time & Temperature ControlQuestion 214 of 319
Hot soup at 135°F enters the refrigerator at 6:00 PM. By 7:30 PM it reads 65°F. What is the correct status, and what is the deadline to reach 41°F?
a.Stage one passed early; the soup must reach 41°F by 12:00 AM (4 more hours)
b.Stage one failed because temperature dropped too fast
c.The soup must be reheated to 165°F since it is below 70°F
d.The cooling clock restarts at 65°F
Explanation
Passing 70°F before the 2-hour mark is a good outcome. The total cooling window is 6 hours (135°F to 41°F), so starting at 6:00 PM the food has until 12:00 AM (midnight) to reach 41°F. Reaching 70°F faster than required does not change the second-stage deadline.
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