7 CFR Subpart B - Subpart B—General Specifications for Dairy Plants Approved for USDA Inspection and Grading Service 1
prev | next
-
Definitions (§§ 58.100 - 58.101)
-
Purpose (§ 58.122)
-
Approved Plants (§§ 58.123 - 58.124)
-
Premises, Buildings, Facilities, Equipment and Utensils (§§ 58.125 - 58.128)
-
Personnel, Cleanliness and Health (§§ 58.129 - 58.130)
-
Protection and Transport of Raw Milk and Cream (§ 58.131)
-
Quality Specifications for Raw Milk (§§ 58.132 - 58.141)
- § 58.132 Basis for classification.
- § 58.133 Methods for quality and wholesomeness determination.
- § 58.134 Sediment content for milk in cans.
- § 58.135 Bacterial estimate.
- § 58.136 Rejected milk.
- § 58.137 Excluded milk.
- § 58.138 Quality testing of milk from new producers.
- § 58.139 Record of tests.
- § 58.140 Field service.
- § 58.141 Alternate quality control program.
-
Operations and Operating Procedures (§§ 58.142 - 58.149)
- § 58.142 Product quality and stability.
- § 58.143 Raw product storage.
- § 58.144 Pasteurization or ultra-pasteurization.
- § 58.145 Composition and wholesomeness.
- § 58.146 Cleaning and sanitizing treatment.
- § 58.147 Insect and rodent control program.
- § 58.148 Plant records.
- § 58.149 Alternate quality control programs for dairy products.
-
Packaging and General Identification (§§ 58.150 - 58.152)
-
Storage of Finished Product (§§ 58.153 - 58.154)
-
Inspection, Grading and Official Identification (§§ 58.155 - 58.158)
-
Explanation of Terms (§ 58.159)
-
Supplemental Specifications for Plants Manufacturing, Processing, and Packaging Nonfat Dry Milk, Instant Nonfat Dry Milk, Dry Whole Milk, and Dry Buttermilk (§ - )
-
Definitions (§ 58.205)
-
Rooms and Compartments (§§ 58.210 - 58.213)
-
Equipment and Utensils (§§ 58.214 - 58.230)
- § 58.214 General construction, repair and installation.
- § 58.215 Pre-heaters.
- § 58.216 Hotwells.
- § 58.217 Evaporators and/or vacuum pans.
- § 58.218 Surge tanks.
- § 58.219 High pressure pumps and lines.
- § 58.220 Drying systems.
- § 58.221 Collectors and conveyors.
- § 58.222 Dry dairy product cooling equipment.
- § 58.223 Special treatment equipment.
- § 58.224 Sifters.
- § 58.225 Clothing and shoe covers.
- § 58.226 Portable and stationary bulk bins.
- § 58.227 Sampling device.
- § 58.228 Dump hoppers, screens, mixers and conveyors.
- § 58.229 Filler and packaging equipment.
- § 58.230 Heavy duty vacuum cleaners.
-
Quality Specifications for Raw Materials (§§ 58.231 - 58.235)
-
Operations and Operating Procedures (§§ 58.236 - 58.247)
- § 58.236 Pasteurization and heat treatment.
- § 58.237 Condensed surge supply.
- § 58.238 Condensed storage tanks.
- § 58.239 Drying.
- § 58.240 Cooling dry products.
- § 58.241 Packaging, repackaging and storage.
- § 58.242 Product adulteration.
- § 58.243 Checking quality.
- § 58.244 Number of samples.
- § 58.245 Method of sample analysis.
- § 58.246 Cleaning of dryers, collectors, conveyors, ducts, sifters and storage bins.
- § 58.247 Insect and rodent control program.
-
Requirements for Finished Products Bearing USDA Official Identification (§§ 58.248 - 58.251)
-
Supplemental Specifications for Plants Manufacturing, Processing and Packaging Butter and Related Products (§ - )
-
Definitions (§ 58.305)
-
Rooms and Compartments (§§ 58.311 - 58.313)
-
Equipment and Utensils (§§ 58.314 - 58.321)
- § 58.314 General construction, repair and installation.
- § 58.315 Continuous churns.
- § 58.316 Conventional churns.
- § 58.317 Bulk butter trucks, boats, texturizers, and packers.
- § 58.318 Butter, frozen or plastic cream melting machines.
- § 58.319 Printing equipment.
- § 58.320 Brine tanks.
- § 58.321 Cream storage tanks.
-
Quality Specifications for Raw Material (§§ 58.322 - 58.331)
-
Operations and Operating Procedures (§§ 58.332 - 58.344)
- § 58.332 Segregation of raw material.
- § 58.334 Pasteurization.
- § 58.335 Quality control tests.
- § 58.336 Frequency of sampling for quality control of cream, butter and related products.
- § 58.337 Official test methods.
- § 58.338 Composition and wholesomeness.
- § 58.339 Containers.
- § 58.340 Printing and packaging.
- § 58.341 Repackaging.
- § 58.342 General identification.
- § 58.343 Storage of finished product in coolers.
- § 58.344 Storage of finished product in freezer.
-
Requirements for Finished Products Bearing USDA Official Identification (§§ 58.345 - 58.349)
-
Supplemental Specifications for Plants Manufacturing and Packaging Cheese (§ - )
-
Definitions (§ 58.405)
-
Equipment and Utensils (§§ 58.414 - 58.429)
- § 58.414 General construction, repair and installation.
- § 58.415 Starter vats.
- § 58.416 Cheese vats, tanks and drain tables.
- § 58.417 Mechanical agitators.
- § 58.418 Automatic cheese making equipment.
- § 58.419 Curd mill and miscellaneous equipment.
- § 58.420 Hoops, forms and followers.
- § 58.421 Press.
- § 58.422 Brine tank.
- § 58.423 Cheese vacuumizing chamber.
- § 58.424 Monorail.
- § 58.425 Conveyor for moving and draining block or barrel cheese.
- § 58.426 Rindless cheese wrapping equipment.
- § 58.427 Paraffin tanks.
- § 58.428 Speciality equipment.
- § 58.429 Washing machine.
-
Quality Specifications for Raw Material (§§ 58.430 - 58.437)
-
Operations and Operating Procedures (§§ 58.438 - 58.445)
-
Requirements for Finished Products Bearing USDA Official Identification (§ 58.446)
-
Supplemental Specifications for Plants Manufacturing and Packaging Cottage Cheese (§ - )
-
Definitions (§ 58.505)
-
Rooms and Compartments (§ 58.510)
-
Equipment and Utensils (§§ 58.511 - 58.516)
-
Quality Specifications for Raw Material (§§ 58.517 - 58.520)
-
Operations and Operating Procedures (§§ 58.521 - 58.525)
-
Requirements for Cottage Cheese Bearing USDA Official Identification (§§ 58.526 - 58.530)
-
Supplemental Specifications for Plants Manufacturing, Processing and Packaging Frozen Desserts (§ - )
-
Definitions (§ 58.605)
-
Rooms and Compartments (§§ 58.619 - 58.622)
-
Equipment and Utensils (§§ 58.623 - 58.626)
-
Quality Specifications for Raw Material (§§ 58.627 - 58.633)
-
Operations and Operating Procedures (§§ 58.634 - 58.645)
- § 58.634 Assembling and combining mix ingredients.
- § 58.635 Pasteurization of the mix.
- § 58.636 Homogenization.
- § 58.637 Cooling the mix.
- § 58.638 Freezing the mix.
- § 58.639 Addition of flavor.
- § 58.640 Packaging.
- § 58.641 Hardening and storage.
- § 58.642 Quality control tests.
- § 58.643 Frequency of sampling.
- § 58.644 Test methods.
- § 58.645 General identification.
-
Requirements for Finished Products Bearing USDA Official Identification (§§ 58.646 - 58.654)
- § 58.646 Official identification.
- § 58.647 Composition requirements for ice cream.
- § 58.648 Microbiological requirements for ice cream.
- § 58.649 Physical requirements for ice cream.
- § 58.650 Requirements for frozen custard.
- § 58.651 [Reserved]
- § 58.652 Composition requirements for sherbet.
- § 58.653 Microbiological requirements for sherbet.
- § 58.654 Physical requirements for sherbet.
-
Supplemental Specifications for Plants Manufacturing, Processing and Packaging Pasteurized Process Cheese and Related Products (§ - )
-
Definitions (§ 58.705)
-
Equipment and Utensils (§§ 58.706 - 58.710)
-
Quality Specifications for Raw Material (§§ 58.711 - 58.722)
- § 58.711 Cheddar, colby, washed or soaked curd, granular or stirred curd cheese.
- § 58.712 Swiss.
- § 58.713 Gruyere.
- § 58.714 Cream cheese, Neufchatel cheese.
- § 58.715 Cream, plastic cream and anhydrous milkfat.
- § 58.716 Nonfat dry milk.
- § 58.717 Whey.
- § 58.718 Flavor ingredients.
- § 58.719 Coloring.
- § 58.720 Acidifying agents.
- § 58.721 Salt.
- § 58.722 Emulsifying agents.
-
Operations and Operating Procedures (§§ 58.723 - 58.733)
- § 58.723 Basis for selecting cheese for processing.
- § 58.724 Blending.
- § 58.725 Trimming and cleaning.
- § 58.726 Cutting and grinding.
- § 58.727 Adding optional ingredients.
- § 58.728 Cooking the batch.
- § 58.729 Forming containers.
- § 58.730 Filling containers.
- § 58.731 Closing and sealing containers.
- § 58.732 Cooling the packaged cheese.
- § 58.733 Quality control tests.
-
Requirements for Processed Cheese Products Bearing USDA Official Identification (§§ 58.734 - 58.735)
-
Quality Specifications for Finished Products (§§ 58.736 - 58.738)
-
Supplemental Specifications for Plants Manufacturing, Processing, and Packaging Whey, Whey Products and Lactose (§ - )
-
Definitions (§ 58.805)
-
Rooms and Compartments (§ 58.806)
-
Equipment and Utensils (§ 58.807)
-
Quality Specifications for Raw Materials (§ 58.808)
-
Operations and Operating Procedures (§§ 58.809 - 58.812)
-
Requirements for Finished Products Bearing USDA Official Identification (§ 58.813)
-
Supplemental Specifications for Plants Manufacturing, Processing, and Packaging Evaporated and Condensed Milk or Ultra-Pasteurized Products (§ - )
-
definitions (§ 58.905)
-
Operations and Operating Procedures (§§ 58.917 - 58.931)
- § 58.917 General.
- § 58.918 Standardization.
- § 58.919 Pre-heat, pasteurization.
- § 58.920 Homogenization.
- § 58.921 Concentration.
- § 58.922 Thermal processing.
- § 58.923 Filling containers.
- § 58.924 Aseptic filling.
- § 58.925 Sweetened condensed.
- § 58.926 Heat stability.
- § 58.927 Storage.
- § 58.928 Quality control tests.
- § 58.929 Frequency of sampling for quality control.
- § 58.930 Official test methods.
- § 58.931 General identification.
-
Quality Specifications for Raw Materials (§§ 58.932 - 58.935)
-
Requirements for Finished Products Bearing USDA Official Identification (§§ 58.936 - 58.938)
1 Compliance with these standards does not excuse failure to comply with the provisions of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act, Environmental Protection Act, or applicable laws and regulations of any State or Municipality.
Source:
40 FR 47911, Oct. 10, 1975, unless otherwise noted. Redesignated at 42 FR 32514, June 27, 1977, and further redesignated at 46 FR 63203, Dec. 31, 1981.