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 ....

 

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE AND CONSUMER SERVICES

Division of Food Safety

RULE NOS.:RULE TITLES:

5K-10.002Permits, Licenses and Inspections

5K-10.003Dating, Standards for Milk, Milk Products, Manufactured Milk Products and Frozen Desserts

PURPOSE AND EFFECT: 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 AREA TO BE ADDRESSED: 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 IMPLEMENTED: 502.014, 502.032, 502.042, 502.053, 502.091, 502.165, 502.231 FS.

A RULE DEVELOPMENT WORKSHOP WILL BE HELD AT THE DATE, TIME AND PLACE SHOWN BELOW:

DATE AND TIME: February 17, 2022, 9:00am - 11:00am EST

PLACE: Call in information:

[phone]

PIN: 619688055#

THE PERSON TO BE CONTACTED REGARDING THE PROPOSED RULE DEVELOPMENT AND A COPY OF THE PRELIMINARY DRAFT, IF AVAILABLE, IS: Jennifer Lester via email at [e-mail].

THE PRELIMINARY TEXT OF THE PROPOSED RULE DEVELOPMENT IS AVAILABLE AT NO CHARGE FROM THE CONTACT PERSON LISTED ABOVE.