4-5
Low Temperature
Multi-deck Frozen Food
HUSSMANN CORPORATION, Bridgeton, MO 63044-2483 U.S.A.
Excerpt from ANSI / NSF-7:
5.30
Temperature indicating devices
5.30.1
Each refrigerated storage compartment and cabinet
shall have at least one securely mounted temperature indicat-
ing device that clearly displays the air temperature in the
compartment. A temperature indicating device shall not be
required in beverage coolers or units intended solely for the
storage and/or display of ice cream and other frozen deserts.
5.30.2
The temperature display of a temperature indicating
device shall be visible immediately upon opening a door to
the refrigerated compartment or shall be visible from the
equipment exterior without opening a door to the compart-
ment. The sensing element of the device shall be easily
cleanable and located to reflect the temperature in the
warmest part of the food storage compartment.
Open display refrigerators shall have a temperature indicating
device that is easily cleanable and located to reflect the
warmest part of the food storage compartment. Open display
refrigerators shall include a thermometer and installation
instructions for installing the thermometer in the warmest
part of the food storage compartment, as determined by the
manufacturer.
Excerpt from 1999 FDA Food Code:
4-204.112
Temperature Measuring Devices.
(A) In a mechanically refrigerated or hot
FOOD
storage unit, the
sensor of a
TEMPERATURE MEASURING DEVICE
shall be located to
measure the air temperature in the warmest part of a mechan-
ically refrigerated unit and in the coolest part of a hot
FOOD
storage unit.
(B) Except as specified in ¶(C) of this section, cold or hot
holding
EQUIPMENT
used for
POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS FOOD
shall
be designed to include and shall be equipped with at least
one integral or permanently affixed
TEMPERATURE MEASURING
DEVICE
that is located to allow easy viewing of the device’s
temperature display.
(C) Paragraph (B) of this section does not apply to
EQUIPMENT
for which the placement of a
TEMPERATURE MEASURING DEVICE
is
not a practical means for measuring the ambient air surround-
ing the
FOOD
because of the design, type, and use of the
EQUIPMENT
, such as calrod units, heat lamps, cold plates,
bainmaries, steam tables, insulated
FOOD
transport containers,
and salad bars.
Important – Please read!
Keep with merchandiser
or give to store manager — do not destroy.
Hussmann P/N 429971A
11/2000
Each installation will be different
depending on how the unit is
stocked, shopping patterns in the
department and ambient conditions
of the store. The suggested loca-
tions provided herein are possible
locations. It is the responsibility of
the purchaser / user to determine
the location within the food storage
area of the unit that best meets the
code requirements above.
The thermometer may need to be
moved several times to find the
warmest location. Mounting options
include flexible plastic for price tag
molding application, magnet
applied to back of flexible plastic for
steel end wall, and double stick
tape. Tape must not be exposed
after installation.
Questions about either code should
be addressed to local agencies or
other appropriate officials.
