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<regulation prefix="Regulation" num=".10" citation="COMAR 10.15.03.10" title_num="10" subtitle_num="15" chapter_num="03" heading="Food Preparation — Cooking.">
  <paragraph num="A.">
    <text>Except as provided in §§B—D of this regulation, the person-in-charge shall ensure that potentially hazardous food is cooked to the minimum internal temperature and for the specified holding time as follows:</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>Chart 1. Summary of Minimum Cooking and Reheating Food Temperatures and Holding Times.</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>A minimum internal temperature of 145°F for 15 seconds for:</text>
      <paragraph num="(a)">
        <text>Shell eggs prepared for immediate service;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(b)">
        <text>Fish;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(c)">
        <text>Meat; and</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(d)">
        <text>All other potentially hazardous food not specified in §A(3)—(7) of this regulation;</text>
      </paragraph>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(3)">
      <text>A minimum internal temperature of 155°F for 15 seconds or as specified in §A(1) of this regulation for:</text>
      <paragraph num="(a)">
        <text>Shell eggs not prepared for immediate service;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(b)">
        <text>Ratites;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(c)">
        <text>Comminuted fish and meats;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(d)">
        <text>Game animals commercially raised for food; and</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(e)">
        <text>Injected meats;</text>
      </paragraph>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(4)">
      <text>A minimum internal temperature of 130°F for 112 minutes or as specified in §A(1) of this chapter for:</text>
      <paragraph num="(a)">
        <text>Whole or corned beef; and</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(b)">
        <text>Pork and cured pork roasts;</text>
      </paragraph>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(5)">
      <text>A minimum internal temperature of 165°F for 15 seconds for:</text>
      <paragraph num="(a)">
        <text>Poultry;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(b)">
        <text>Stuffed meat, pasta, or poultry;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(c)">
        <text>Exotic bird species;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(d)">
        <text>Wild game animals; and</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(e)">
        <text>Stuffing containing fish, meat, or poultry;</text>
      </paragraph>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(6)">
      <text>A minimum internal temperature of 165°F and held for 2 minutes after removing from the oven for raw animal foods that are cooked in a microwave oven; and</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(7)">
      <text>A minimum internal temperature of 135°F for fruits and vegetables cooked for hot holding.</text>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="B.">
    <text>The Department may approve cooking times and temperatures other than those specified in §A of this regulation, if the cooking times and temperatures are scientifically proven to the Department to be as effective in killing foodborne pathogens as those specified in §A of this regulation.</text>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="C.">
    <text>The person-in-charge may serve a consumer:</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>Undercooked seared beefsteak when:</text>
      <paragraph num="(a)">
        <text>Only whole muscle, intact beefsteak, is prepared;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(b)">
        <text>The meat is seared continuously on both top and bottom utilizing a heating environment that:</text>
        <paragraph num="(i)">
          <text>Imparts a temperature at the surface of the intact steak of at least 145°F for 15 seconds; and</text>
        </paragraph>
        <paragraph num="(ii)">
          <text>Achieves a cooked color change on all external surfaces; and</text>
        </paragraph>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(c)">
        <text>A HACCP plan specifically developed for undercooked seared beefsteak is submitted and approved by the approving authority; and</text>
      </paragraph>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>A food that is cooked, cooled, and then refrigerated in accordance with this chapter, such as roast beef for a sandwich, cold or warmed to any desired temperature for immediate consumption.</text>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="D.">
    <text>A health care facility may not serve a raw or undercooked animal food.</text>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="E.">
    <text>Repealed.</text>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="F.">
    <text>The person-in-charge shall ensure that a consumer advisory is issued when an animal food, such as beef, eggs, fish, lamb, pork, poultry, or shellfish, is served raw or undercooked by:</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>Providing a written notification on:</text>
      <paragraph num="(a)">
        <text>A menu or brochure;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(b)">
        <text>A deli case or menu board;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(c)">
        <text>A label statement;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(d)">
        <text>A table tent or placard; or</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(e)">
        <text>Another written means that is visible and legible to the consumer;</text>
      </paragraph>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>Identifying food items on the items set forth in §F(1) of this regulation with an asterisk to a footnote that states the item:</text>
      <paragraph num="(a)">
        <text>Is served raw;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(b)">
        <text>Is served undercooked;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(c)">
        <text>May be cooked to order upon specific consumer request; or</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(d)">
        <text>Contains raw or undercooked ingredients; and</text>
      </paragraph>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(3)">
      <text>Providing this written statement: “Consuming raw or undercooked animal foods may increase your risk of contracting a foodborne illness, especially if you have certain medical conditions.”</text>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
</regulation>