Texas Administrative Code

Texas Administrative Code

TITLE 26	HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
PART 1	HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES COMMISSION
CHAPTER 748	MINIMUM STANDARDS FOR GENERAL RESIDENTIAL OPERATIONS
SUBCHAPTER P	PHYSICAL SITE
DIVISION 5	FOOD PREPARATION, STORAGE, AND EQUIPMENT
RULE §748.3443	What are the requirements for storing food?

(a) All food items must be:

(1) Covered and stored off the floor;

(2) Stored on clean surfaces;

(3) Protected from contamination;

(4) Stored in a container that is protected from insects and rodents;

(5) Stored in the refrigerator, if the food requires refrigeration; and

(6) Covered when stored in the refrigerator.

(b) You must have a thermometer in refrigerators and freezers and store:

(1) Refrigerated food at 40 degrees Fahrenheit or below; and

(2) Frozen food at 0 degrees Fahrenheit or below.

Source Note: The provisions of this §748.3443 adopted to be effective January 1, 2007, 31 TexReg 7377; amended to be effective September 1, 2010, 35 TexReg 7497; transferred effective March 9, 2018, as published in the Texas Register February 16, 2018, 43 TexReg 909; amended to be effective April 25, 2022, 47 TexReg 2248