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Control Time & Temperature

thermometer showing safe temperatures

165�F Reheat all foods

165�F Cook for 15 seconds

  • Poultry, stuffed meats, stuffed fish, and stuffed pasta
  • Stuffing containing meat, poultry, or fish
  • Ground poultry or turkey
  • Any animal food cooked in a microwave

155�F Cook for 15 seconds

  • Ground meats (beef and pork)
  • Injected meats, comminuted fish and meats
  • Game meats
  • Raw, pooled shell eggs

145�F Cook for 15 seconds

  • Fish, seafood, pork, beef (cubes, slices, etc.), veal, lamb, mutton
  • Raw shell eggs for a single order

145�F Cook for 3 minutes

  • Whole roast beef, whole pork roasts and corned beef roasts

140�F Hold

  • All hot foods

140�F to 70�F Cool all foods

  • within 2 hours

70�F to 41�F

  • within 4 hours

All food safety education materials are consistent with Massachusetts Department of Public Health,
Food Protection Program, FDA and USDA regulations and messages.

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