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Departure Lounge Displays: Hot & Cold Holding

by Kenisha Newsome-Davis, from the Community

This checklist supports safe hot and cold holding for departure lounge food displays. Verify area cleanliness, equipment condition, thermometer visibility, cold holding at 4C and below, hot holding above 60C, and that logs are completed correctly for each lounge location.

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