Michigan Laws 288.737 – Frozen desserts; temperature of dairy products received in fluid form; rerun standards; packaging; labeling
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(1) A person shall ensure that milk, cream, and dairy products in fluid form received at a frozen dessert plant for use in mixes are immediately cooled to a temperature of 45°F (7°C) or less and maintained at that temperature until pasteurized. Mixes shall be assembled and pasteurized in a dairy plant.
(2) A person shall ensure that spilled frozen desserts and ingredients are discarded. Rerun shall be handled in sanitary containers properly covered and stored at or below 45°F (7°C) or shall be piped directly back to vats. Rerun which has been strained to remove nuts, fruits, or other ingredients shall be repasteurized and shall be used only as mix for products which contain the same ingredients. Frozen desserts that have been distributed shall not be returned to the manufacturer for repasteurization and processing. Flavoring and bulky ingredients may be added to mix after pasteurization.
Terms Used In Michigan Laws 288.737
- Cream: means any of the following:
(i) Light cream containing not less than 18% but not more than 30% milkfat. See Michigan Laws 288.571Frozen desserts: means desserts made from dairy products described in 21 C. See Michigan Laws 288.573 Milk: means the lacteal secretion, practically free from colostrum, obtained by the complete milking of 1 or more healthy cows, goats, sheep, or other dairy animals. See Michigan Laws 288.574 Mix: means ice cream mix, yogurt mix, sherbet mix, and any other unfrozen pasteurized liquid mixture which is to be manufactured into a frozen dessert including a liquid mixture intended for processing into quiescently frozen confections. See Michigan Laws 288.575 Person: means an individual, partnership, company, limited liability company, cooperative, association, firm, trustee, educational institution, state or local government unit, or corporation. See Michigan Laws 288.576 Rerun: means a frozen dessert that is not placed in its final container immediately after passing through the freezing process and is intended to be melted and reprocessed or refrozen. See Michigan Laws 288.576
(3) A person shall ensure that frozen desserts and mix are packaged in commercially acceptable containers and packaging material that will protect the quality of the contents in regular channels of trade. The packaging, cutting, molding, dispensing, and other handling or preparation of mix or frozen desserts and their ingredients shall be done in a sanitary manner. Plastic or rubber gloves shall be worn when handling frozen desserts for molding, cutting, or similar hand contact work.
(4) Frozen desserts shall be labeled as specified in section 143(2), (3), (4), (5), and (6). Bulk ice cream containers with removable lids, such as those used for hand dipping, shall be labeled on the body of the container.