Figure: 25 TAC §229.661(b)(8)(B)(ii)(II)

Table B. Interaction of pH and aw for control of vegetative cells and spores in food not heat-
treated or heat-treated but not packaged
aw values pH values
<4.2 4.2 - 4.6 >4.6 - 5.0 >5.0
<0.88 non-PHF*/non-TCS
food**		 non-PHF/non-TCS
food		 non-PHF/non-TCS
food		 non-PHF/non-TCS
food
0.88 - 0.90 non-PHF/non-TCS
food		 non-PHF/non-TCS
food		 non-PHF/non-TCS
food		 PA***
>0.90 - 0.92 non-PHF/non-TCS
food		 non-PHF/non-TCS
food		 PA PA
>0.92 non-PHF/non-TCS
food		 PA PA PA
* PHF means Potentially Hazardous Food
** TCS food means Time/Temperature Control for Safety Food
*** PA means Product Assessment required