Figure: 25 TAC §241.61(b)

 

Table 1. Time-Temperature Matrix for Vibrio vulnificus

ACTION LEVEL

WATER TEMPERATURE

MAXIMUM HOURS FROM HARVEST TO TEMPERATURE CONTROL

LEVEL 1

<65° F

36 hours

LEVEL 2

65° F - 74° F (18° C - 23° C)

14 hours

LEVEL 3

>74° F - 84° F (>23° C - 28° C)

12 hours

LEVEL 4

>84° F (>28° C)

10 hours