Section 34008 Of Article 1. Standards From California Food And Agricultural Code >> Division 15. >> Part 1. >> Chapter 8. >> Article 1.
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. (a) All market milk and market milk products, and all milk
for manufacturing purposes and manufactured milk products, shall be
pasteurized at the plant where processed and packaged unless
otherwise provided in this division.
(b) This section does not apply to any of the following:
(1) Licensed milk products plants that are used exclusively for
the preparation of ice cream or ice milk that is manufactured on the
premises from ice cream mix, ice milk mix, or premix that is supplied
by a licensed milk products plant.
(2) Products sold through soft-serve establishments, including
frozen yogurts and frozen dairy desserts.
(3) Goat milk cheese produced at a licensed milk products plant,
excluding cottage cheese, manufactured from curds, provided the curds
were made only from goat milk that has been pasteurized,
ultrapasteurized, or aseptically processed, as defined in Sections
34001, 34001.5, and 39701, respectively, at either of the following:
(A) A licensed milk products plant.
(B) A milk products plant that meets sanitation requirements
substantially similar to those established by Article 3 (commencing
with Section 33761) of Chapter 6, and that is registered as a food
facility with the United States Food and Drug Administration in
accordance with the federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetics Act (21 U.S.C.
Sec. 350d).
(c) The secretary may, by regulation, provide for additional
exemptions from this section.