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In force2005 Revised Edition

94. Pasteurised milk

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(1)

Pasteurised milk shall be milk which has been effectively heat-treated once only by heating the milk to a temperature of not less than —

(a)

62.8°C and not more than 65.6°C and holding it at such temperature for not less than 30 minutes, and then immediately and rapidly reducing the temperature to 4.4°C or below; or

(b)

72°C and not more than 73.5°C and holding it at such temperature for at least 15 seconds, and then immediately and rapidly reducing the temperature to 4.4°C or below.

(2)

Pasteurised milk after having been subjected to processing by heat as described in paragraph (1) shall immediately be packed aseptically.

(3)

Every package of pasteurised milk shall be date-marked in accordance with regulation 10.

Subregulation 1

Pasteurised milk shall be milk which has been effectively heat-treated once only by heating the milk to a temperature of not less than —

(a)

62.8°C and not more than 65.6°C and holding it at such temperature for not less than 30 minutes, and then immediately and rapidly reducing the temperature to 4.4°C or below; or

(b)

72°C and not more than 73.5°C and holding it at such temperature for at least 15 seconds, and then immediately and rapidly reducing the temperature to 4.4°C or below.

Subregulation 2

Pasteurised milk after having been subjected to processing by heat as described in paragraph (1) shall immediately be packed aseptically.

Subregulation 3

Every package of pasteurised milk shall be date-marked in accordance with regulation 10.

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