ATCP 65.56(1) (1) If a dairy product is pasteurized or made exclusively from pasteurized ingredients, the label on every shipping container of that dairy product shall clearly and conspicuously state that the product is “pasteurized” or “UHT pasteurized,” as appropriate. Every label under this subsection shall also include the name and address, or the unique identification number, of the dairy plant where the dairy product was pasteurized.

ATCP 65.56(2) (2) Except as provided under sub. (3) or (4), if a dairy product is not pasteurized or made exclusively from pasteurized ingredients, the label on every shipping container and consumer package of that dairy product shall state that the product is unpasteurized.

ATCP 65.56(3) (3) Subsection (2) does not apply to cheese that meets all of the following requirements:

ATCP 65.56(3)(a) (a) The standard of identity for the cheese provides that the cheese may be made from unpasteurized dairy products.

ATCP 65.56(3)(b) (b) The cheese is held for at least 61 days at a temperature not less than 35° F. before being distributed for retail sale, or for further processing without pasteurization.

ATCP 65.56(3)(c) (c) The label on every shipping container and consumer package of cheese states that the cheese is “aged over 60 days.”

ATCP 65.56(4) (4) Subsection (2) does not apply to a dairy product that is sterilized and sealed in a hermetically sealed container.

ATCP 65.56 Note Note: See dairy product labeling requirements in subch. III.

ATCP 65.56 History History: CR 14-073: cr. Register August 2016 No. 728, eff. 9-1-16.

ATCP 65.58 ATCP 65.58 Pasteurization time and temperature.

ATCP 65.58(1) (1) If a dairy product is required to be pasteurized under s. ATCP 65.54, the dairy product shall be pasteurized according to this subchapter unless the division authorizes in writing a different but equally effective pasteurization system or method. Alternative times and temperatures for pasteurizing grade A milk and milk products shall be recognized by the United States food and drug administration. All of the dairy product shall be heated to the required temperature and continuously held at or above the required temperature for the required period of time. Pasteurization equipment shall be equipped with accurate measuring, recording, and control devices, as required by ss. ATCP 65.60 and 65.62, to ensure that the time and temperature requirements under this section are met.

ATCP 65.58(2) (2) Dairy products identified in table 2, unless UHT pasteurized under sub. (3), shall be pasteurized in a batch pasteurizer tested in accordance with s. ATCP 65.68 or HTST pasteurizer tested in accordance with s. ATCP 65.68 at or above the temperature specified in the table for at least the length of time specified in the table.

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ATCP 65.58(3) (3) A dairy plant operator may use an HHST pasteurizer as an alternative to an HTST pasteurizer. An HHST pasteurizer shall heat and hold a dairy product at one of the following temperatures for the corresponding length of time:

ATCP 65.58(3)(a) (a) 191° F. (89° C.) for 1.0 seconds.

ATCP 65.58(3)(b) (b) 194° F. (90° C.) for 0.5 seconds.

ATCP 65.58(3)(c) (c) 201° F. (94° C.) for 0.1 seconds.

ATCP 65.58(3)(d) (d) 204° F. (96° C.) for 0.05 seconds.

ATCP 65.58(3)(e) (e) 212° F. (100° C.) for 0.01 seconds.

ATCP 65.58(4) (4) A UHT pasteurized dairy product shall be thermally processed at or above a temperature of 280° F. (138° C.) for at least 2 seconds.

ATCP 65.58 History History: CR 14-073: cr. Register August 2016 No. 728, eff. 9-1-16; correction in (3) (a) to (e) made under s. 35.17, Stats., Register August 2016 No. 728.

ATCP 65.60 ATCP 65.60 Batch pasteurization. Batch pasteurization equipment shall be of the non-coil type. Batch pasteurization equipment shall be constructed and operated so that pasteurization complies with item 16p (A) of the PMO and with applicable “3-A Sanitary Standards” and “3-A Accepted Practices” listed in ch. ATCP 65 Appendix A. Thermometers shall be constructed and operated in compliance with Appendix H, item IV of the PMO. The temperature of the air space above the pasteurized product shall be at least 5° F. (3° C.) higher than the minimum pasteurization temperature of the pasteurized product.

ATCP 65.60 Note Note: The “3-A Sanitary Standards” and “3-A Accepted Practices” listed in Appendix A are published by 3-A Sanitary Standards, Inc., 1451 Dolley Madison Boulevard, Suite 210, McLean, VA 22101-3850, telephone [phone], website www.3-a.org. Copies are on file with the division and the legislative reference bureau. Copies may be purchased from the “3-A Sanitary Standards, Inc. Online Store” at http://www.techstreet.com. Copies of the PMO are on file with the division and the legislative reference bureau.

ATCP 65.60 History History: CR 14-073: cr. Register August 2016 No. 728, eff. 9-1-16.

ATCP 65.62 ATCP 65.62 HTST and HHST pasteurization. Pasteurization by means of HTST or HHST pasteurization shall comply with the standards set forth in “3-A Accepted Practices for the Sanitary Construction, Installation, Testing and Operation of High-Temperature Short-Time and Higher Heat Shorter Time Pasteurizer Systems,” standard 3A 603-07 (November, 2005), published by 3-A Sanitary Standards, Inc.

ATCP 65.62 Note Note: Copies of the “3-A Accepted Practices for the Sanitary Construction, Installation, Testing, and Operation of High-Temperature Short-Time and Higher Heat Shorter Time Pasteurizer Systems,” standard 3A 603-07 (November, 2005) are on file with the division and the legislative reference bureau. Copies may be obtained from the “3-A Sanitary Standards, Inc. Online Store” at http://www.techstreet.com.

ATCP 65.62 History History: CR 14-073: cr. Register August 2016 No. 728, eff. 9-1-16.

ATCP 65.64 ATCP 65.64 Aseptic processing and packaging.

ATCP 65.64(1) (1) Grade A requirements. Grade A aseptic processing and packaging systems shall comply with standards specified in items 16p (B), (C), and (D) of the PMO and with applicable standards specified in 21 CFR 108.25, 108.35, 113, and 114.