The proposed rule addresses the use of pasteurization for frozen desserts in accordance statutory changes to chapter 502, F.S., during the 2023 legislative session. The proposed changes clarify that facilities producing frozen desserts utilizing pasteurization are regulated pursuant to the rule and chapter 502, FS, and facilities producing frozen desserts that do not utilize pasteurization are regulated pursuant to chapter 500, FS. The proposed rule provides required updates to implement statutory changes to shelf-life requirements for certain dairy products. Section 581.217, F.S., sets out the state hemp program and the department’s regulatory authority thereof. This rulemaking provides administrative penalties for violations of regulations governing milk, milk products and frozen desserts and the hemp program, and allows the Department to ensure a safe food supply for consumers.