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Code of Federal Regulations (Last Updated: October 10, 2024) |
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Title 7 - Agriculture |
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Subtitle B - Regulations of the Department of Agriculture |
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Chapter I - Agricultural Marketing Service (Standards, Inspections, Marketing Practices), Department of Agriculture |
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SubChapter C - Regulations and Standards Under the Agricultural Marketing Act of 1946 and the Egg Products Inspection Act |
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Part 58 - Grading and Inspection, General Specifications for Approved Plants and Standards for Grades of Dairy Products 1 |
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Subpart B - General Specifications for Dairy Plants Approved for USDA Inspection and Grading Service |
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Operations and Operating Procedures |
§ 58.728 - Cooking the batch.
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§ 58.728 Cooking the batch.
Each batch of cheese within the cooker, including the optional ingredients, shall be thoroughly commingled and the contents pasteurized at a temperature of at least 158 °F. and held at that temperature for not less than 30 seconds or any other equally effective combination of time and temperature approved by the Administrator. Care shall be taken to prevent the entrance of cheese particles or ingredients after the cooker batch of cheese has reached the final heating temperature. After holding for the required period of time, the hot cheese shall be emptied from the cooker as quickly as possible.