Denemarken: regels voor voedseltemperatuur

“Wet” is een bindende regel. “Officiële richtlijnen” zijn geen wet, maar inspecteurs verwachten ze wel. “Chef Hygiene standaardwaarde” is een waarde die de app controleert wanneer er geen regel is die een getal voorschrijft.

• WetFridge: the air must be 5°C or colder for cooked and cooled dishes, minced meat, meat preparations, fresh poultry, food with cream and milk products (BEK 1331/2025, § 25 and annex 3).
• WetOther chilled limits in the order: 10°C for mayonnaise salads with pH above 4,5 and for fish semi-preserves, and 12°C for eggs. If the label says colder, follow the label.
• WetFresh fish and cooked shellfish: keep them on ice or at 2°C at most (EU Regulation 853/2004, which the authority applies to restaurants).
• WetFreezer: −18°C or colder for deep-frozen food (BEK 1194/2005, § 5). A short rise of up to 3°C is allowed during local delivery.
• WetCooking and reheating: 75°C in the whole food needs no extra documentation (BEK 1331/2025, § 26). A lower temperature needs your own proof that it is safe.
• Officiële richtlijnenFish: the hygiene guide accepts 60°C in the centre for at least 1 minute.
• WetHot holding: at least 56°C everywhere in the food, with no time limit (BEK 1331/2025, § 29). This has been the rule since 1 January 2026. The old limit was 65°C.
• Officiële richtlijnenCooling: from 56°C to 10°C within 4 hours, then into the fridge at 5°C (hygiene guide VEJ 9700/2025). The law only says as fast as possible.
• Officiële richtlijnenChilled food taken out of the fridge for preparing, plating or a buffet: 3 hours at most in all. Leftovers are normally thrown away (hygiene guide).