Wis. Admin. Code Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection ATCP 65.56 - Labeling pasteurized and unpasteurized products

(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.

(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.

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

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

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

(c) The label on every shipping container and consumer package of cheese states that the cheese is "aged over 60 days."

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

Notes

Wis. Admin. Code Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection ATCP 65.56

Adopted by, CR 14-073: cr. Register August 2016 No. 728, eff. 9/1/2016

See dairy product labeling requirements in subch. III.