Iowa Code § 190.12
Standards for frozen desserts
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Current — January 1, 2015
As of January 1, 2014
1. Frozen desserts and the pasteurized dairy ingredients used in the manufacture thereof, shall comply with the following standards:
1. Frozen desserts and the pasteurized dairy ingredients used in the manufacture thereof, shall comply with the following standards:
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Milk, cream, and fluid Temperature Storage at 45
Milk, cream, and fluid Temperature Storage at
dairy ingredient degrees Fahrenheit.
dairy ingredient 45 degrees
Fahrenheit.
Bacterial limit 50,000 per
Bacterial limit 50,000 per
milliliter
milliliter
Coliform limit 10 per milliliter
Coliform limit 10 per milliliter
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Frozen dessert mixes, Temperature Storage at 45
Frozen dessert mixes, Temperature Storage at
frozen desserts (plain) degrees Fahrenheit.
frozen desserts (plain) 45 degrees
Fahrenheit.
Bacterial limit 50,000 per gram
Bacterial limit 50,000 per gram
Coliform limit 10 per gram
Coliform limit 10 per gram
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Dry dairy ingredient Extra grade or better as defined by
Dry dairy ingredient Extra grade or better as defined by
U.S. Standards for grades for the
U.S. Standards for grades for the
particular product.
particular product.
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Dry powder mix Bacterial limit 50,000 per gram
Dry powder mix Bacterial limit 50,000 per gram
Coliform limit 10 per gram
Coliform limit 10 per gram
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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.
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.
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.
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.
5. The coliform determination for bulky flavored frozen desserts shall not be more than twenty per gram.
Subsection 1 amended
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