Health and Safety Code section 113998

If it is necessary to remove potentially hazardous food from the specified holding temperatures to facilitate preparation, this preparation shall in no case exceed two cumulative hours without a return to the specified holding temperatures.

Source: Section 113998, https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=HSC§ionNum=113998. (accessed May 10, 2025).

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May 10, 2025

§ 113998’s source at ca.gov

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Location: https://california.public.law/codes/health_and_safety_code_section_113998

Original Source: Section 113998, https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=HSC§ionNum=113998. (last accessed May 10, 2025).