Arizona Administrative Code › Title 3 - AGRICULTURE › Chapter 2 - DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE - ANIMAL SERVICES DIVISION › Article 8 - DAIRY AND DAIRY PRODUCTS CONTROL › Section R3-2-801 - Definitions

Current through Register Vol. 30, No. 28, July 12, 2024
In addition to the definitions in A.R.S. §§
									3-601 and
				  3-661, the following
				  terms apply to this Article: "3-A Sanitary Standards" and "3-A Accepted
				  Practices," as published by the International Association for Food Protection,
				  effective on or before October 15, 2017, means the criteria for design,
				  materials, construction and use of dairy processing equipment. This material is
				  incorporated by reference, does not include any later amendments or editions,
				  and is on file with the Department at 1688 W. Adams St., Phoenix, AZ 85007 and
				  is also available at
http://www.3-A.org
.
"C-I-P" means a procedure by which equipment, pipelines, and
				  other facilities are cleaned-in-place as prescribed in the 3-A Accepted
				  Practices.
"Converted" means the process by which a frozen dessert is
				  changed from a frozen to semi-frozen form without any change in the
				  ingredients.
"Fluid milk" means milk and any other product made by the
				  addition of a substance to milk or to a liquid form of milk product if the milk
				  or other product is produced, processed, distributed, sold or offered or
				  exposed for sale for human consumption.
"Fluid trade product" means any trade product as defined in
				  A.R.S. §
									3-661(5)
				   that resembles or imitates any fluid milk
				  product.
"Food establishment" means any establishment, except a
				  private residence, that prepares or serves food for human consumption,
				  regardless of whether the food is consumed on the premises.
"Frozen desserts mix" or "mix" means any frozen dessert
				  before being frozen.
"Grade A raw milk" means raw milk produced on a dairy farm
				  that conforms to Section 7 of the PMO and the requirements of
				  R3-2-805.
"Parlor" and "milk room" mean the facilities used for the
				  production of Grade A raw milk for pasteurization or Grade A raw milk.
"Plant" means any place, premise, or establishment, or any
				  part, including specific areas in retail stores, stands, hotels, restaurants,
				  and other establishments where frozen desserts are manufactured, processed,
				  assembled, stored, frozen, or converted for distribution or sale, or both. A
				  plant may consist of rooms or space where utensils or equipment is stored,
				  washed, or sanitized and where ingredients used in manufacturing frozen
				  desserts are stored. Plant includes:
"Manufacturing plant" means a location where frozen desserts
				  are manufactured, processed, pasteurized, and converted.
"Handling plant" means a location that is not equipped or
				  used to manufacture, process, pasteurize, or convert frozen desserts, but where
				  frozen desserts are sold or offered for sale other than at retail.
"PMO" means the Grade A Pasteurized Milk Ordinance, 2017
				  Revision. This material is incorporated by reference, does not include any
				  later amendments or editions, and is on file with the Department at 1688 W.
				  Adams St., Phoenix, AZ 85007. A copy of the incorporated material may also be
				  viewed at
http://agriculture.az.gov
.
"Retail food store" means any establishment offering packaged
				  or bulk goods for human consumption for retail sale.