N.J. Admin. Code § 8:21-7.31

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 23, December 2, 2024

Section 8:21-7.31 - Supply of milk and fluid milk products

(a) All milk and fluid milk products used in the manufacture of frozen desserts for sale or distribution in New Jersey shall be obtained from milk plants holding permits from the Department; except frozen dessert plants located outside the geographical boundaries of New Jersey shall receive their dairy ingredients, which are used in the manufacture of frozen desserts, from plants holding a current satisfactory Interstate Milk Shippers rating.

(b) Milk and fluid milk products, including frozen desserts mix, which have overflowed, leaked, been spilled, or improperly handled shall be discarded.

(c) Milk and milk products including frozen desserts mix from damaged, punctured or otherwise contaminated containers, products from out of code containers or packaged milk and milk products which have physically left the control of a milk processing plant shall not be repasteurized for use in frozen desserts mix. However, the repasteurization of milk and milk products shipped in transport tankers which have been pasteurized at another plant and have been handled in a sanitary manner and maintained at 45 degrees Fahrenheit or less is permitted.

N.J. Admin. Code § 8:21-7.31

Amended by R.1990 d.563, effective 11/19/1990.
See: 22 New Jersey Register 2465(a), 22 New Jersey Register 3559(a).
Discard and repasteurization requirements added at (b) and (c).
Recodified from N.J.A.C. 8:21-7.42 by R.1998 d.341, effective 7/6/1998.
See: 30 New Jersey Register 1361(a), 30 New Jersey Register 2516(c).
Former N.J.A.C. 8:21-7.31, Plant records, was recodified to N.J.A.C. 8:21-7.20.
Notice of readoption with technical change, effective 12/20/2021.
See: 53 N.J.R. 2191(a).