Safe soup?

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I work in a cafe that serves soup, it comes in frozen, is thawed overnight in the fridge, then is heated to 165 and held in a stem table where it maintains 165 or better from 8 or 9 am to 5pm then is given an Ice bath to cool it quickly to 70 or lower and is put in the fridge and then is heated the next day and served again. This happens 3 days in a row. I know it's not quality but is it safe?

Update:

Can you quote a state guideline or food safe manual that says what is safe or not?

ckngbbbls · Accepted Answer

you bet its safe.
If you think it isn't, think about it....what exactly would make it UNSAFE??
It is heated to the proper temp to kill bacteria, it is quick chilled to prevent it from remaining in the danger zone too long and is reheated to proper temp again.
TOTALLY safe.
Any veggies or pasta or rice is mush by the 3rd day though which is definitely a quality issue.
On a side note, any soup served from MY kitchen that doesn't sell for 3 days running won't be served ever again as it clearly is not a best seller.
You can get a HCCAP manual at any local library that will list food service rules and regs as to whether its safe.
Or if your facility has someone on staff that is Serv Safe certified they would have the manual.
There are no real hard and fast rules on how often you can reheat food because safety and quality are 2 different issues.  As long as the food is reheated to 165 degrees and held at 145 or above, it is safe.  The food may not taste very good or look very appealing by the 3rd day but it won't be harmful as long as the reheating and recooling procedures are as you listed them.

Jenn · Answer

It sounds like you're trying to manipulate the company for some reason.

? · Answer

I would not eat it after 2 days not safe.

packerfan · Answer

I wouldn't be worried about it.

Stephen L · Answer

http://www.foodsafety.gov/keep/charts/storagetimes.html

? · Answer

i think its really safe soup

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