California Legal Codes and Statutes

§ 113998

Repealed and added by Stats. 2006, Ch. 23, Sec. 2. Effective January 1, 2007. Operative July 1, 2007, by Sec. 3 of Ch. 23.

If it is necessary to remove potentially hazardous food from the specified holding temperatures to facilitate preparation, this preparation shall in no case exceed two cumulative hours without a return to the specified holding temperatures.

Cite this section

Cal. Health & Saf. Code § 113998 (2026)
https://ca.codecond.com/codes/hsc/division-104-environmental-health/part-7-california-retail-food-code/chapter-4-general-food-safety-requirements/article-2-time-and-temperature-relationships/section-113998

Other sections in Article 2 - Time and Temperature Relationships

§ 113996§ 113998§ 114000§ 114002§ 114002.1§ 114004§ 114008§ 114010§ 114012§ 114014§ 114016§ 114018§ 114020

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