190.12 - STANDARDS FOR FROZEN DESSERTS.
190.12 STANDARDS FOR FROZEN DESSERTS.
1. 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
2. The bacteria count and coliform determination shall not exceed
these standards in three out of the last five consecutive samples
taken by the regulatory agency.
3. 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.
4. This section shall not apply to sterilized mix in hermetically
sealed containers.
5. 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] Section History: Recent Form
2009 Acts, ch 133, §74