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Notice: 25519553

Notice of Development of Rulemaking

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 pasteurization and 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).

SUBJECT:

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:

2/1/2022 Vol. 48/21

RELATED STATUTES
AND LAWS:

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

OVERSIGHT COMMITTEE:

Joint Administrative Procedures Committee
Florida Administrative Law Central Online Network (F.A.L.C.O.N.)

RELATED COURT CASES:

Division of Administrative Hearings

FEDERAL eRULEMAKING
WEB PORTAL:

Regulations.gov

HOW TO LINK TO
THIS NOTICE:

http://flrules.org/gateway/ruleno.asp?id=5K-10.002&PDate=2/1/2022&Section=1

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