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Rhode Island Minimum Internal Cooking Temperatures Poster
The Minimum Internal Cooking Temperatures is a labor law posters poster by the Rhode Island Department Of Labor and Training. This is an optional poster, so while it is recommended that you post this if it is relevant to your employees, you are not required to by the Department Of Labor and Training.
This poster from the Rhode Island Department of Health provides Minimum Internal Cooking temperature guidelines for food establishments.
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Minimum Internal Cooking Temperatures Food Temperature Fruits and vegetables for hot holding 135°F Minimum holding time Ready-to-eat, commercially processed foods for hot holding 135°F Eggs for immediate consumption 145°F 15 seconds Fish, �llets 145°F 15 seconds Game animals, commercially raised 145°F 15 seconds Lamb chops 145°F 15 seconds Meat roasts: Whole meat roasts may be cooked to less than 145°F (4 minutes). See chart in FDA Model Food Code (3-401.11(B)(2)) Beef roasts 145°F Cured pork roast (ham) 145°F Lamb roasts 145°F Pork roasts 145°F Veal roasts 145°F 4 minutes 4 minutes 4 minutes 4 minutes 4 minutes Pork chops and cutlets 145°F 15 seconds Seafood 145°F 15 seconds Veal chops and cutlets 145°F 15 seconds Eggs, hot held 155°F 17 seconds Fish, �aked 155°F 17 seconds Hamburgers 155°F 17 seconds Injected meats 155°F 17 seconds Sausage 155°F 17 seconds Poultry (chicken, duck, and turkey) 165°F <1 second Reheated foods for hot holding 165°F 15 seconds Stuffed meats, �sh, poultry , and pasta 165°F <1 second Stuf�ng made with meat, �sh, or poultry 165°F <1 second Any potentially hazardous food cooked in a microwave Allow item to stand covered for 2 minutes after cooking. 165°F Rhode Island Department of Health, Center for Food Protection For more information call (401) 222-2750 ADAPTED FROM JOHNSON AND WALES UNIVERSITY UPDATED MAY 2021
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- Original poster PDF https://health.ri.gov/publications/factsheets/MinimumInternalCookingTemperatures.pdf , updated February 2023
- Rhode Island Labor Law Posters at http://www.dlt.ri.gov/lmi/business/post.htm
- Rhode Island Department Of Labor and Training
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