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Potentially hazardous foods on their way for delivery to your establishment must be kept at what temperature?

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Potentially hazardous foods on their way for delivery to your establishment must be kept at or below 4 degrees C (40 degrees F) to inhibit bacterial growth.

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Potentially hazardous foods on their way for delivery to your establishment must be kept at or below 4 degrees C (40 degrees F) to inhibit bacterial growth. This is because bacteria generally multiply most rapidly at temperatures between 4 and 60 degrees C (40 and 140 degrees F). Perishable foods that remain within that temperature range for more than two hours may become dangerous to eat because of rapid bacterial growth.

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The temperature at which food is kept is very important, because is it a factor that controls the growth of disease-causing bacteria in food. Potentially hazardous food is food from an animal origin that is raw or heat-treated, or from a plant origin that is heat-treated, some vegetables and fruits. These potentially hazardous foods must be kept at temperature outside the temperature danger zone. The temperature danger zone is between 41°F and 140°F. The potentially hazardous foods must pass through the temperature danger zone as quickly as possible.T.
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