Iowa Code 195.7 – Processing and manufacturing of raw milk
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1. Raw milk produced at a raw milk dairy must be processed and manufactured at the raw milk dairy in a manner that ensures the health and safety of persons consuming the processed raw milk, raw milk product, or raw milk dairy product.
Terms Used In Iowa Code 195.7
- Dairy animal: means a cow, goat, or sheep that is actively producing milk. See Iowa Code 195.1
- Milk: means the lacteal secretion of a dairy animal. See Iowa Code 195.1
- Raw milk: means milk that is not pasteurized or graded as otherwise required in chapters 190, 192, and 194. See Iowa Code 195.1
- Raw milk dairy: means an operation, owned or operated by a raw milk producer, where not more than ten dairy animals are maintained to actively produce milk at any one time. See Iowa Code 195.1
- Raw milk dairy product: means a product, other than a milk product, manufactured using milk or a milk product as the primary ingredient, and that includes any quantity of raw milk. See Iowa Code 195.1
- Raw milk product: means a product manufactured using milk as its exclusive ingredient as described in 21 C. See Iowa Code 195.1
2. The raw milk must not be pasteurized or graded.
3. The raw milk must be distributed not later than seven calendar days after it was produced by a dairy animal.
4. The raw milk, raw milk product, or raw milk dairy product, or any other item using raw milk as an ingredient, shall be kept for storage prior to distribution at not more than 45 degrees Fahrenheit.