---
kind: "section"
citation: "21 C.F.R. § 1250.27"
title: "21"
number: "1250.27"
heading: "Storage of perishables."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/21/1250.27"
---

# §1250.27. Storage of perishables.


All perishable food or drink shall be kept at or below 50 °F, except when being prepared or kept hot for serving.


## Notes

### Authority

Authority: 42 U.S.C. 216, 243, 264, 271.

### Source

Source: 40 FR 5624, Feb. 6, 1975, unless otherwise noted.