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TCS food definition

TCS food means food that is time and temperature controlled for food safety.
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TCS food means a food that requires time/temperature control for safety to limit pathogenic microorganism growth or toxin formation.
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TCS food means a food that requires time/temperature control for safety (TCS) to limit pathogenic microorganism growth or toxin formation. Due to the wide range of foods subject to part 117, FDA has not yet developed guidance with specific time/temperature recommendations for foods subject to part 117. We note that the FDA Food Code, which has been widely adopted in state laws, recommends holding most TCS foods at 41°F (7°C) or lower (Ref. 19). The discussion of TCS food in Annex 3 of the Food Code lists cut melons, cut tomatoes, and cut leafy greens as examples of TCS food because intrinsic factors (such as pH, water activity, or combinations of pH and water activity) are unable to control bacterial growth once pathogens are exposed to the cellular fluids and nutrients after cutting (Ref. 19).
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Examples of TCS food in a sentence

  • Discussions should be made with the PIC to determine if a food is in the process of cooling, TPHC is used, or there is an approved method to render a food so that it is not TCS food.

  • This item should be marked IN compliance when the regulatory authority determines that, of the TCS food temperature measurements taken during the inspection, no hot holding temperatures are less than prescribed by the Code.

  • In your assessment of an electrical interruption, consider (1) the nature of the power outage and the anticipated duration; (2) the potential impact on your operation; and (3) your ability to manage the safety of food, especially TCS food.

  • During a power outage, the temperatures of TCS food must be recorded.

  • Determining whether TCS foods are safe to hold, sell or serve will require a detailed plan for how you will monitor temperatures and make disposition decisions on the safety of TCS food.

  • If the time/temperature of TCS foods were not monitored during the power outage and the temperature may have exceeded 41°F (5°C), the TCS food should be discarded.

  • This item should be marked OUT of compliance if one TCS food is found out of temperature, with supportive evidence, unless TPHC is used for that TCS food.

  • Time/temperature controlled for safety food" or "TCS food" means a food that requires time/temperature control for safety to limit pathogenic microorganism growth or toxin formation.

  • If you are unsure whether your product is a TCS food, you should discuss this with your Food Inspector.

  • NOTE: The requirement for cooling cooked TCS food, is that the food must be cooled from 135°F to 41°F or less in 6 hrs provided that the food is cooled from 135°F to 70°F within the first 2 hours.


More Definitions of TCS food

TCS food. Time Temperature Control for Safety foods, formally known as Potentially Hazardous Foods, a food that is natural or synthetic and is in a form capable of supporting the rapid and progressive growth of infectious or toxigenic microorganisms, or the growth and toxin production or toxin production of clostridium botulinum. These foods include an animal food that is raw or heat-treated; a food of plant origin that is heat-treated or consists of raw seed sprouts; leafy greens; cut produce, such as melons and tomatoes; and garlic and oil mixtures.
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TCS food means Time Temperature Control for Safety Food “RTE” means Ready-to-Eat
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