Nizozemska: pravila o temperaturi hrane

„Zakon“ je obvezujuće pravilo. „Službene smjernice“ nisu zakon, ali inspektori ih očekuju. „Chef Hygiene zadano“ je vrijednost koju aplikacija provjerava tamo gdje nijedno pravilo ne daje broj.

• ZakonChilled food: 7°C or colder, measured in the food, in storage and in transport (Warenwetbesluit, art. 15(1)). A colder temperature on the label wins.
• Službene smjerniceChef Hygiene aims for a fridge setting of 4°C, as KHN and the Voedingscentrum advise. This is advice, not a legal limit.
• Službene smjerniceFrozen food: −18°C or colder (NVWA and the hygiene code).
• ZakonHot food kept for direct sale: 60°C or hotter (art. 15(2)).
• Službene smjerniceCooking: 75°C or hotter in the centre (NVWA and the hygiene code).
• Službene smjerniceCooling: the law says only “as fast as possible” (Regulation 852/2004). The hygiene code starts at 75°C or hotter. It gives 20°C or colder after 2 hours as a guide value, and 7°C or colder within 5 hours as the norm.
• Službene smjerniceReheating: 60°C or hotter in the centre (NVWA), within 60 minutes (hygiene code).
• ZakonIn restaurants, chilled food may stand out of the fridge once, for at most 2 hours, and is then thrown away. You need a written procedure and a log, kept for 1 year.
• Službene smjerniceThaw food in the fridge or under cold running water (NVWA).