3717-1-03.4(G)(1) Food: limitation of growth of organisms of public health concern

Except when packaging food using a reduced oxygen packaging method as specified under paragraph (K) of this rule, and except as specified in paragraphs (G)(5) and (G)(6) of this rule, refrigerated, ready-to-eat, time/temperature controlled for safety food prepared and held in a food service operation or in a retail food establishment for more than twenty-four hours is to be clearly marked to indicate the date or day by which the food is to be consumed on the premises, sold, or discarded when held at a temperature of forty-one degrees Fahrenheit (five degrees Celsius) or less for a maximum of seven days. The day of preparation is counted as day one.