California Food and Agricultural Code

§ 33519

FAC § 33519Div. 15 · Part 1 · Ch. 5 · Art. 3

Statute text

The pails, cans, bottles, or other containers for milk or its products, or the strainers, coolers or other utensils, appliances, apparatus, or equipment which come in contact with the milk or its products shall be thoroughly washed and afterwards sterilized each time they are used by one of the following methods:

(a)Exposure to water vapor at a temperature of not less than 170 degrees Fahrenheit for a period of at least 15 minutes or at a temperature of not less than 200 degrees Fahrenheit for a period of at least five minutes in a steam cabinet equipped with an indicating thermometer which is located in the coldest zone.

(b)Exposure to an enclosed jet of steam for not less than one minute.

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Legislative history

Amended by Stats. 1988, Ch. 160, Sec. 45.