Commandant
United States Coast Guard
2100 2nd Street, SW
Washington, DC 20593-0001
Staff Symbol: G-WKS
Phone: (202) 267-1883
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COMDTNOTE 6240
23 MAY 2002
COMMANDANT NOTICE 6240 CANCELLED:
22 MAY 2003
Subj: CH-1 TO FOOD SERVICE SANITATION MANUAL, COMDTINST M6240.4A
1. PURPOSE
. This Notice publishes CH-1 to the Food Service Sanitation Manual, COMDTINST
M6240.4A. Intended users of this directive are all units which maintain the Manual.
2. ACTION
. Area and district commanders, commanders of maintenance and logistics commands,
commanding officers of headquarters units, and assistant commandants for directorates, Chief Counsel,
and special staff offices at Headquarters shall ensure compliance with the provisions of this Notice.
Internet release authorized.
3. DIRECTIVES AFFECTED
. None.
4. SUMMARY OF CHANGES
. Temperature and time requirements have been changed to bring the Coast
Guard up to the guidelines of the FDA Food Code and those used in the Manual of Naval Preventive
Medicine (NAVMED P-5010). Maximum temperature for refrigeration has changed from 40
o
F to 41
o
F
and maximum time outside of proper temperature has changed from three (3) hours to four (4) hours
throughout the Manual. Cleaning and sanitizing temperatures and disinfectant concentrations were also
updated. These changes will allow the Food Service Specialist School to use the National Restaurant
Association’s ServSafe certification, which will be beneficial to all units and personnel who utilize
Coast Guard galleys.
5. PROCEDURES
. No paper distribution will be made of changes to this Notice. Official distribution will
be made via Coast Guard Directives System CD-ROM and the Department of Transportation website at:
http://isddc.dot.gov/
. An updated electronic version of the entire Manual and noted changes for
downloading is available via the Commandant (G-WK) Publications and Directives website at:
http://www.uscg.mil/hq/G-W/g-wk/g-wkh/g-wkh-1/Pubs/Pubs.Direct.htm
. Message notification will
announce changes and effective dates.
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