Summary, The purpose of this rulemaking is to align sanitation requirements between facilities that use pasteurizations that those that do not; update the methodology used for conducting periodic shelf life studies required pursuant ...., Vol. 48, No. 42 (03/02/2022), 2022 Issues, Florida Administrative Register

Summary

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.