A market cuts watermelon at 10:00 a.m. and holds it on the counter under the four-hour time option. What must the label on the pan show?
a.The employee who cut the melon and the case number
b.The time the melon was cut and the cooler it came from
c.The temperature at cutting and the target sale price
d.The time that is 4 hours past the point it became TCS
Explanation
Under the four-hour option the food is marked to indicate the time that is four hours past the point when it was removed from temperature control, or four hours past the point a cut fruit became TCS food. Food in unmarked containers, or marked past the four-hour limit, must be discarded.
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