190.12  Standards for frozen desserts.

 

Frozen desserts and the pasteurized dairy ingredients used in the manufacture thereof, shall comply with the following standards: 


 
Milk, cream, and fluid            Temperature                                                              Storage at 45 degrees F. dairy ingredient                  Bacterial limit                                                          50,000 per milliliter                                   Coliform limit                                                          10 per milliliter
Frozen dessert mixes,              Temperature                                                              Storage at 45 degrees F. frozen desserts (plain)            Bacterial limit                                                          50,000 per gram                                   Coliform limit                                                          10 per gram
Dry dairy ingredient              Extra grade or better as defined by                                   U. S. Standards for grades for the                                   particular product.
Dry powder mix                    Bacterial limit                                                          50,000 per gram                                   Coliform limit                                                          10 per gram

 

The bacteria count and coliform determination shall not exceed this standard in three out of the last five consecutive samples taken by the regulatory agency.

This section shall not preclude holding mix at a higher temperature for a short period of time immediately prior to freezing where applicable to the particular manufacturing or processing practices.

This section shall not apply to sterilized mix in hermetically sealed containers.

The coliform determination for bulky flavored frozen desserts shall not be more than twenty per gram.

Section History: Early form

  [C71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, § 190.12]


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