25620433, 5K-10.002 - Florida Administrative Rules, Law, Code, Register

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Notice: 25620433

Notice of Proposed Rule

Department:

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE AND CONSUMER SERVICES

Division:

Division of Food Safety

Chapter:

MILK, MILK PRODUCTS AND FROZEN DESSERTS

Overview

RULE:

5K-10.002	Permits, Licenses and Inspections
5K-10.003	Dating, Standards for Milk, Milk Products, Manufactured Milk Products and Frozen Desserts

PURPOSE:

The purpose of this rulemaking is to align sanitation requirements between facilities that use pasteurizations that those that do not; update the methodology used for conducting periodic shelf life studies required pursuant to section 502.042, F.S. (replaces the organoleptic method in favor of a microbial count method).

SUMMARY:

Frozen dessert plants utilizing pasteurization shall be subject to the requirements outlined in Chapter 502, F.S., and Rule Chapter 5K-10, F.A.C. Frozen dessert plants that do not utilize pasteurization as outlined in Chapter 502, F.S., shall be subject to the requirements outlined in Chapter 500, F.S., and Rule Chapter 5K-4, F.A.C. Replace the organoleptic only shelf-life study with a microbiological enumeration shelf-life study in order to utilize a more consistent and objective method to conduct shelf-life studies.

RULEMAKING AUTHORITY:

502.014, 502.042, FS.

LAW:

502.014, 502.032, 502.042, 502.053, 502.091, 502.165, 502.231 FS.

PRINT PUBLISH DATE:

3/2/2022 Vol. 48/42

COMMENTS:

From 3/2/2022 To 3/23/2022 (21 Days)
The public comment period for this notice has already expired.

REFERENCE MATERIALS:

No reference(s).

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