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Food Handlers Card Practice Test· ANSI-accredited programs (FDA Food Code)

TCS food left in the temperature danger zone should be discarded after a maximum total of:

Choices

  • A1 hour
  • B4 hoursCorrect
  • C8 hours
  • D12 hours

Answer

4 hours

Four hours is the maximum cumulative time TCS food may spend in the danger zone (41°F to 135°F) before it must be thrown out, because toxins some bacteria produce are not destroyed by reheating.

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