A children's hospital cafeteria asks whether it can hold raw eggs on the line using time as a public health control. What is the answer?
a.Yes, if the eggs are marked with a four-hour discard time
b.No, time may never be used for raw eggs in that operation
c.Yes, if the eggs are pasteurized before they leave the cooler
d.No, unless a written procedure is approved by the regulator
Explanation
An operation serving a highly susceptible population may not use time as a public health control for raw eggs at all, under any of the four-hour or six-hour options. That kitchen is separately required to substitute pasteurized eggs for raw eggs in the dishes the Food Code names.
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