NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that on April 15, 2010, the Florida Department of Business and Professional Regulation, Division of Hotels and Restaurants has issued an order.
The Department received a Routine Variance request on April 5, 2010 for Paragraph 4-301.11, 2001 FDA Food Code, subsection 61C-4.010(5), F.A.C., from Ramp Raw Bar, Ft. Pierce, FL. The above referenced F.A.C. addresses the requirement that a food service establishment provide equipment to maintain potentially hazardous food at proper temperatures. They are requesting to share a cold holding unit with an adjacent food service.
The request was published in Vol. 36, No. 16 on 4/23/10 and approval is contingent upon the Petitioner ensuring that the cold holding unit at Seaway Market maintains potentially hazardous food (such as soups) at a temperature of 41 degrees Fahrenheit or below. The Petitioner shall also ensure that the cold holding unit is equipped with an accurate ambient air thermometer located in the warmest part at all times; and a food temperature measuring device shall be provided and readily accessible for use before transporting food to the Ramp Raw Bar. If the ownership of the Seaway Market changes, a new agreement letter is required immediately.
A copy of the Order may be obtained by contacting: Lydia.Gonzalez@dbpr.state.fl.us, Division of Hotels and Restaurants, 1940 North Monroe Street, Tallahassee, Florida 32399-1011.