Sanitation Standard for Ready-to-Eat (RTE) Foods

This Standard is prescribed in accordance with the provisions of Article 17 of the Act Governing Food Sanitation.

This Standard is applied to ready-to-eat foods which contain both raw and processed food ingredients at once.

Ready-to-eat foods shall have their original pleasant flavor and color. No putridity, discoloration, off odor or flavor, contamination, moulds, foreign matter or parasite shall be found.

┌─────────────────┬────────────┐│Microorganism │Limits │├─────────────────┼────────────┤│ │ 3 ││MPN of Coliform bacteria per gram │No more than 10 MPN/g │├─────────────────┼────────────┤│MPN of E. Coli per gram │Negative │└─────────────────┴────────────┘

This Standard shall be implemented from the date of promulgation.