3717-1-03.4(K)(2)(b) Food: limitation of growth of organisms of public health concern

Except as specified under paragraphs (K)(3) to (K)(7) of this rule, ensures the packaged food is to be maintained at forty-one degrees Fahrenheit (five degrees Celsius) or less and meet at least one of the following criteria:

(i)

Has an aw of 0.91 or less;

(ii)

Has a pH of 4.6 or less;

(iii)

Is a meat or poultry product cured at a food processing plant regulated by the Ohio department of agriculture under Chapter 918. of the Revised Code or USDA using substances specified in 9 C.F.R. 424.21, and is received in an intact package; or

(iv)

Is a food with a high level of competing organisms such as raw meat, raw poultry, or raw vegetables.