TCS Foods Explained – The Complete Guide for Food Safety and Handlers
Introduction If you’ve ever left a bowl of cooked rice out on the counter for a few hours and wondered if it was still safe to eat, you’ve already faced a TCS food safety dilemma. Many foodborne illnesses don’t come from “obviously spoiled” food but from items that look fine yet have been sitting in unsafe conditions for too long.TCS Foods Explained TCS foods — short for Time/Temperature Control for Safety foods — require special attention because they’re the perfect …