China Food Service Code Dating

China-Food Service Code Dating Items must be dated appropriately and not exceed the manufacturer's use by date!

Category/Item Product Location Thaw Time Shelf Life Once  Opened/Thawed Date Label Location Additional SOPs
Rice Cooked Cooler N/A 24 hours Outside of the  box/bag Front right  hand side Quick chill after cooking and date the pan:  product not to exceed 2″ leave uncovered until  product is at 40° or less.
Noodles Cooler 5 Days
All Chicken Battered and Cooked Freezer 3 Days
Beef Cooked Cooler
Opened Canned Ingredients: Baby corn, Water chestnuts, Bamboo shoots sliced, Pineapple 10 Days Can must be sealed with plastic wrap and  dated on the top right edge of the container’s  label.
Opened Minced Garlic with water and oil 7 Days When minced garlic is mixed with water and  oil it must stay refrigerated.
Vegetables (Fresh Prepped) 3 Days Top right corner of pan Date the pan and maintain the same date when you transfer the pan at the end of shift.
Vegetables (Vendor Prepped) Open bag = 3 days maximum
Canned or Bottle Opened ingredients: LLK Chili  oil,White pepper, Sesame seed, Chili pepper whole,  Sesame oil. 30 Days Top of the cap Bottled sauces: label on top of the cap. Canned  sauces: must be sealed with plastic wrap and  labeled on the top right edge of the container.
Unopened Bagged Sauces: Mongolian, Kung Pao, Sweet & Sour, Orange, General Tso’s, Teriyaki , Broccoli beef,  Green Bean, Black Bean, Chow Main/Fried rice, Hot  & Spicy sauce. BBQ sauce , Sesame Seed sauce. Freezer 18 Months 12 hours 30 days unopened. 3 days once the bag is opened. Top right corner of pan Date the pan and maintain the same date  when you transfer the pan at the end of shift.
Chicken Frozen (under refrigeration) Freezer 5 days with box sealed.  3 days with box open. 3 Days Outside of the  box/bag Front right  hand side Must thaw totally under refrigeration. There is  no acceptable quick thawing procedure!
Beef Frozen (under refrigeration )
Tempura Shrimp Food Should be cooked directly from the  freezer.
Pot Stickers, Egg Rolls, Spring Rolls N/A
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