Michigan Laws 288.538 – Pasteurized milk and milk products offered for sale; requirements
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Terms Used In Michigan Laws 288.538
- dairy plant: means any place, premises, or establishment where milk or milk products are collected, handled, processed, stored, pasteurized, aseptically processed, packaged, or prepared for distribution. See Michigan Laws 288.474
- Director: means the director of the Michigan department of agriculture or his or her designee. See Michigan Laws 288.473
- 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 288.474
(1) Only pasteurized milk and milk products shall be offered for sale or sold, directly or indirectly, to the final consumer or to restaurants, grocery stores, or similar establishments.
(2) All milk and milk products shall be pasteurized according to the requirements of the pasteurized milk ordinance and the time-temperature relationships described in the pasteurized milk ordinance.
(3) All dairy plant by-products used for feeding purposes for farm animals shall be pasteurized or be derived from pasteurized products when specified by the director.
(4) Milk and milk products may be aseptically processed as low-acid foods provided they comply with the following requirements:
(a) All thermally processed milk and milk products that are packaged in hermetically sealed containers shall be processed in a milk processing facility licensed under this act, the manufacturing milk law of 2001, or the food law of 2000.
(b) All processors of acidified milk and milk products packaged in hermetically sealed containers shall comply with the regulations of the U.S. food and drug administration in 21 C.F.R. part 108, 21 C.F.R. part 110, and 21 C.F.R. part 114.
(c) All thermally processed milk and milk products that are packaged in hermetically sealed containers shall comply with the regulations of the U.S. food and drug administration in 21 C.F.R. part 108, 21 C.F.R. part 110, and 21 C.F.R. part 113.
(d) Hermetically sealed packages shall be handled to maintain product and container integrity.