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Pennsylvania Code › Title 7 - AGRICULTURE › Part III - Bureau of Food Safety and Laboratory Services › Subpart A - Solid Foods › Chapter 37 - FROZEN FOODS › Subchapter E - TRANSPORTATION › SANITARY PROVISIONS › Section 37.162 - Packaging

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Frozen food shall be securely packaged or wrapped in a
						  sanitary manner before it is accepted for transportation.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 7 - AGRICULTURE › Part III - Bureau of Food Safety and Laboratory Services › Subpart A - Solid Foods › Chapter 37 - FROZEN FOODS › Subchapter F - WAREHOUSING › EQUIPMENT › Section 37.171 - Refrigeration capacity; minimum temperature

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(a) Warehouses shall be equipped with
						suitable mechanical refrigeration capacity to maintain, under extreme outside
						temperature and peak load conditions, an air temperature of 0°F or
						lower.
(b) Storage rooms and all
						their parts shall be maintained at an air temperature of 0°F or
						lower.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 7 - AGRICULTURE › Part III - Bureau of Food Safety and Laboratory Services › Subpart A - Solid Foods › Chapter 37 - FROZEN FOODS › Subchapter F - WAREHOUSING › EQUIPMENT › Section 37.172 - Thermometers

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(a) Each storage
						room shall be equipped with a thermometer or some other temperature measuring
						device which is easily visible.
(b)
						The sensing element of thermometers and other temperature measuring and
						recording devices shall be located not more than 6 feet nor less than 5 feet
						from the floor and not in a direct blast of refrigerated air or near entrance
						doors.
(c) When indicating
						thermometers alone are used they shall be read and recorded at least once every
						24 hours during each calendar day.
(d) Recording thermometers equipped with
						charts shall have a range of at least 15° above and 10° below 0°F
						in graduations of 1°.
(e) The
						use of electric or hand wound clocks as well as 24-hour or 7-day charts for
						recording thermometers shall be optional at the discretion of the
						operator.
(f) Each chart or record
						of observed temperatures shall be dated to show the time interval covered and
						shall be kept on file for at least 1 calendar year.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 7 - AGRICULTURE › Part III - Bureau of Food Safety and Laboratory Services › Subpart A - Solid Foods › Chapter 37 - FROZEN FOODS › Subchapter F - WAREHOUSING › EQUIPMENT › Section 37.173 - Break-up rooms

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Break-up rooms shall be maintained at temperatures not
						  in excess of 20°F.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 7 - AGRICULTURE › Part III - Bureau of Food Safety and Laboratory Services › Subpart A - Solid Foods › Chapter 37 - FROZEN FOODS › Subchapter F - WAREHOUSING › HANDLING PRACTICES › Section 37.181 - Acceptance of shipments

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(a) The
						operator of a warehouse shall not accept custody of a lot or shipment of frozen
						food if internal product temperature exceeds 0°F, except as provided in
						§
												§
												37.2 and
						37.3 (relating to air temperature;
						and internal product temperature). When frozen food is accepted pursuant to
						such exception the operator shall make a written record of the
						incident.
(b) Notwithstanding
						subsection (a), custody of lots with an internal product temperature not in
						excess of 10°F may be accepted by the operator on request of the owner of
						the lot in question if the foods are detained from sale at retail and the
						temperature of such product is promptly returned to and maintained at 0°F
						or lower.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 7 - AGRICULTURE › Part III - Bureau of Food Safety and Laboratory Services › Subpart A - Solid Foods › Chapter 37 - FROZEN FOODS › Subchapter F - WAREHOUSING › HANDLING PRACTICES › Section 37.182 - Identification

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Before lots of frozen food are placed in storage they
						  shall be given lot numbers for effective identification.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 7 - AGRICULTURE › Part III - Bureau of Food Safety and Laboratory Services › Subpart A - Solid Foods › Chapter 37 - FROZEN FOODS › Subchapter F - WAREHOUSING › HANDLING PRACTICES › Section 37.183 - Storage of frozen food

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(a) Frozen
						food in storage shall be placed on dunnage, pallets, racks or skids and shall
						be stored no closer than 18 inches to the ceiling and otherwise stored so as to
						permit free circulation of refrigerated air.
(b) Frozen food shall be stored under good
						sanitary conditions that preclude injury and contamination from or to other
						food held within the warehouse.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 7 - AGRICULTURE › Part III - Bureau of Food Safety and Laboratory Services › Subpart A - Solid Foods › Chapter 37 - FROZEN FOODS › Subchapter F - WAREHOUSING › HANDLING PRACTICES › Section 37.184 - Defrosting

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During the defrosting of overhead coils in storage
						  rooms stacks of frozen food shall be effectively protected from contamination
						  by condensation, drip or leakage.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 7 - AGRICULTURE › Part III - Bureau of Food Safety and Laboratory Services › Subpart A - Solid Foods › Chapter 37 - FROZEN FOODS › Subchapter F - WAREHOUSING › HANDLING PRACTICES › Section 37.185 - Break-up rooms for storage

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Break-up rooms shall not be used for storage unless the
						  temperature is kept below 0°F.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 7 - AGRICULTURE › Part III - Bureau of Food Safety and Laboratory Services › Subpart A - Solid Foods › Chapter 37 - FROZEN FOODS › Subchapter F - WAREHOUSING › HANDLING PRACTICES › Section 37.186 - Removal from warehouse

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At time of removal from warehouse custody the internal
						  product temperature of frozen food shall not exceed 0°F unless authorized
						  by the owner to begin a defrost cycle.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 7 - AGRICULTURE › Part III - Bureau of Food Safety and Laboratory Services › Subpart A - Solid Foods › Chapter 37 - FROZEN FOODS › Subchapter F - WAREHOUSING › SANITARY PROVISIONS › Section 37.191 - General

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(a) Floors, walls
						and ceilings of a warehouse shall be maintained in a good sanitary
						condition.
(b) Premises of a
						warehouse shall be maintained in a good sanitary condition.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 7 - AGRICULTURE › Part III - Bureau of Food Safety and Laboratory Services › Subpart A - Solid Foods › Chapter 37 - FROZEN FOODS › Subchapter F - WAREHOUSING › SANITARY PROVISIONS › Section 37.192 - Toilet facilities

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Warehouses shall have water flush toilets so located as
						  to be convenient to all employes. Toilet rooms shall be well lighted and
						  ventilated and shall be maintained in a sanitary condition. The doors of all
						  toilet rooms shall be full-length and self-closing.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 7 - AGRICULTURE › Part III - Bureau of Food Safety and Laboratory Services › Subpart A - Solid Foods › Chapter 37 - FROZEN FOODS › Subchapter F - WAREHOUSING › SANITARY PROVISIONS › Section 37.193 - Hand washing facilities

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(a)
						Adequate hand washing facilities, including hot and cold or warm running water,
						powdered or liquid soap in a suitable dispenser, and single service towels or
						hot air dryers, shall be provided adjacent to all toilet rooms. Wash rooms
						shall be well lighted and ventilated, and shall be maintained in a sanitary
						condition.
(b) The use of a common
						towel is prohibited.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 7 - AGRICULTURE › Part III - Bureau of Food Safety and Laboratory Services › Subpart A - Solid Foods › Chapter 37 - FROZEN FOODS › Subchapter F - WAREHOUSING › SANITARY PROVISIONS › Section 37.194 - Dressing rooms

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Warehouses shall have a dressing room or rooms for the
						  changing and hanging of wearing apparel. If individual lockers are provided,
						  they shall be well vented and maintained in a clean, sanitary condition, and
						  shall be free from disagreeable odors. The dressing room or rooms shall be
						  adequately lighted and ventilated and shall be maintained in a clean, sanitary
						  condition.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 7 - AGRICULTURE › Part III - Bureau of Food Safety and Laboratory Services › Subpart A - Solid Foods › Chapter 37 - FROZEN FOODS › Subchapter G - RETAIL › EQUIPMENT › Section 37.201 - Temperature of storage facilities

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Storage facilities shall be equipped with suitable
						  mechanical refrigeration capacity to maintain, under extreme outside
						  temperature and peak load conditions, an air temperature of 0°F or
						  lower.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 7 - AGRICULTURE › Part III - Bureau of Food Safety and Laboratory Services › Subpart A - Solid Foods › Chapter 37 - FROZEN FOODS › Subchapter G - RETAIL › EQUIPMENT › Section 37.202 - Storage cabinets

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When storage facilities of cabinet type are used they
						  shall be all of the following:
(1)
						Defrosted as frequently as necessary to maintain refrigeration efficiently
						specified.
(2) Equipped with a
						thermometer indicating a representative air temperature.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 7 - AGRICULTURE › Part III - Bureau of Food Safety and Laboratory Services › Subpart A - Solid Foods › Chapter 37 - FROZEN FOODS › Subchapter G - RETAIL › EQUIPMENT › Section 37.203 - Walk-in freezers

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When storage facilities of walk-in freezer type are
						  used the following requirements shall apply:
(1) Frozen food in storage shall be on
						dunnage, pallets, racks or skids, and shall be stored so as to permit free
						circulation of refrigerated air.
(2) The facility shall be equipped with a
						thermometer, the sensing element of which shall be located within the upper
						third of the distance between floor and ceiling. The sensing elements shall not
						be placed in a direct blast of air from cooling units, cooling coils and heat
						exchange devices, or near the entrance door.
(3) The facility shall be equipped with an
						automatic mechanism for defrosting refrigerated coils when forced air blower
						refrigeration is used.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 7 - AGRICULTURE › Part III - Bureau of Food Safety and Laboratory Services › Subpart A - Solid Foods › Chapter 37 - FROZEN FOODS › Subchapter G - RETAIL › EQUIPMENT › Section 37.204 - Frozen food display cases

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Frozen food display cases shall be designed,
						  constructed and equipped with mechanical refrigeration facilities capable of
						  maintaining an air temperature of 0°F or lower.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 7 - AGRICULTURE › Part III - Bureau of Food Safety and Laboratory Services › Subpart A - Solid Foods › Chapter 37 - FROZEN FOODS › Subchapter G - RETAIL › EQUIPMENT › Section 37.205 - Defrosting

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Frost on refrigerator coils and in air passages of
						  display cases shall be re- moved as frequently as necessary to maintain
						  refrigeration efficiency of 0°F or below.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 7 - AGRICULTURE › Part III - Bureau of Food Safety and Laboratory Services › Subpart A - Solid Foods › Chapter 37 - FROZEN FOODS › Subchapter G - RETAIL › EQUIPMENT › Section 37.206 - Display cases

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Each display case shall be equipped with a thermometer,
						  the sensing element of which shall be located in an appropriate place within
						  the path of refrigerated air being returned to the coils.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 7 - AGRICULTURE › Part III - Bureau of Food Safety and Laboratory Services › Subpart A - Solid Foods › Chapter 37 - FROZEN FOODS › Subchapter G - RETAIL › EQUIPMENT › Section 37.207 - Product load line

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The product load line shall be designated by a
						  distinctive line at inside terminal ends of each display case, and such lines
						  shall be at the highest point of discharge and return of refrigerated
						  air.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 7 - AGRICULTURE › Part III - Bureau of Food Safety and Laboratory Services › Subpart A - Solid Foods › Chapter 37 - FROZEN FOODS › Subchapter G - RETAIL › EQUIPMENT › Section 37.208 - Separators in display cases

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Separators in display cases shall be located a minimum
						  of one-half inch from terminal ends to provide for free circulation of
						  refrigerated air between the terminal ends and the displayed
						  product.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 7 - AGRICULTURE › Part III - Bureau of Food Safety and Laboratory Services › Subpart A - Solid Foods › Chapter 37 - FROZEN FOODS › Subchapter G - RETAIL › EQUIPMENT › Section 37.209 - Air currents; heat elements

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Display cases in retail outlets shall be so placed as
						  to be relatively free of all of the following:
(1) Air current resulting from door drafts,
						electric fans, and other factors that adversely deflect the current of
						refrigerated air within the display case.
(2) Heat elements such as lights, heating
						units, and related devices that tend to raise the temperature of refrigerated
						air within the display case.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 7 - AGRICULTURE › Part III - Bureau of Food Safety and Laboratory Services › Subpart A - Solid Foods › Chapter 37 - FROZEN FOODS › Subchapter G - RETAIL › HANDLING PRACTICES › Section 37.211 - Acceptance of products

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Frozen food shall not be accepted for delivery by a
						  retail outlet when the internal product temperature exceeds 0°F, except as
						  provided in §
												§
												37.2 and
						  37.3 (relating to air temperature;
						  and internal product temperature). When frozen food is accepted under this
						  exception the retail outlet shall duly record that fact, preferably on the bill
						  of lading or the delivery ticket.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 7 - AGRICULTURE › Part III - Bureau of Food Safety and Laboratory Services › Subpart A - Solid Foods › Chapter 37 - FROZEN FOODS › Subchapter G - RETAIL › HANDLING PRACTICES › Section 37.212 - Receipt of frozen foods

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(a) All
						frozen food received at a retail outlet shall be placed in storage facilities
						without undue delay.
(b) Retail
						outlets shall employ the first-in, first-out basis of inventory.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 7 - AGRICULTURE › Part III - Bureau of Food Safety and Laboratory Services › Subpart A - Solid Foods › Chapter 37 - FROZEN FOODS › Subchapter G - RETAIL › HANDLING PRACTICES › Section 37.213 - Storage facilities

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Retail outlets shall be equipped with storage
						  facilities of sufficient cubic displacement to accommodate the storage of
						  frozen food.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 7 - AGRICULTURE › Part III - Bureau of Food Safety and Laboratory Services › Subpart A - Solid Foods › Chapter 37 - FROZEN FOODS › Subchapter G - RETAIL › HANDLING PRACTICES › Section 37.214 - Storage; display

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(a) Frozen food
						shall not be placed above the product food lines within any display
						case.
(b) Frozen food in retail
						outlets shall be stored and displayed under good sanitary conditions.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 7 - AGRICULTURE › Part III - Bureau of Food Safety and Laboratory Services › Subpart A - Solid Foods › Chapter 37 - FROZEN FOODS › Subchapter G - RETAIL › HANDLING PRACTICES › Section 37.215 - End of compliance

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(a)
						Obligations for compliance with this chapter shall cease at the time of retail
						sale or when the ultimate purchaser takes custody of the product.
(b) A product shall be understood to be in
						the custody of the purchaser when some one else takes a delivery from a retail
						outlet at the request of the purchaser.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 7 - AGRICULTURE › Part III - Bureau of Food Safety and Laboratory Services › Subpart A - Solid Foods › Chapter 37 - FROZEN FOODS › Subchapter G - RETAIL › HANDLING PRACTICES › Section 37.216 - Preordered frozen foods

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Frozen food that is preordered by the ultimate consumer
						  may be sold at internal temperatures exceeding 0°F but not exceeding
						  45°F provided all of the following are met:
(1) A pickup time and date is announced to
						potential customers.
(2) Potential
						customers are advised on the sales invoice that food is subject to possible
						quality and perishable degradation when internal product temperature exceeds
						0°F and the products are not to be resold.
(3) Frozen foods are limited to foods that do
						not support the rapid and progressive growth of pathogenic
						micro-organisms.
(4) Foods are not
						to be resold to other parties.
(5)
						Written permission is received from the Department.
(6) Frozen foods arrive at the pickup
						location with an internal temperature of 0°F or below except as provided in
						§
												37.142 (relating to minimum
						temperature requirements).
The provisions of this §
														37.216 issued under act of May 13,
							 1909 (P. L. 520, No. 292) (31 P. S. §
															§
															3 1 P. S. §
														§ 3 and
							 7); and section 1705 of The
							 Administrative Code of 1929 (71 P. S. §
															455).
Pennsylvania Code › Title 7 - AGRICULTURE › Part III - Bureau of Food Safety and Laboratory Services › Subpart A - Solid Foods › Chapter 39 - FROZEN DESSERTS STANDARDS › MISCELLANEOUS › Section 39.1 - Scope

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This chapter applies to frozen desserts. Wholesale
						manufacturers of frozen desserts shall also comply with Chapter 59 (relating to
						milk sanitation).
Pennsylvania Code › Title 7 - AGRICULTURE › Part III - Bureau of Food Safety and Laboratory Services › Subpart A - Solid Foods › Chapter 39 - FROZEN DESSERTS STANDARDS › MISCELLANEOUS › Section 39.3 - Notification to Department

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When a manufacturer of frozen desserts not made with fats
						other than milkfat desires to manufacture frozen desserts using fats other than
						milkfat, and when a manufacturer of frozen desserts in which milkfat is not
						used desires to manufacture desserts with milkfat, the manufacturer shall
						notify the Department.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 7 - AGRICULTURE › Part III - Bureau of Food Safety and Laboratory Services › Subpart A - Solid Foods › Chapter 39 - FROZEN DESSERTS STANDARDS › MISCELLANEOUS › Section 39.4 - Contents of labels

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In addition to the specific requirements for labeling of
						particular frozen desserts in this chapter, the following general requirements
						apply for all frozen desserts:
(1)
					 Each package or container of frozen dessert shall be marked with the name of
					 the product, and the product shall conform with the definition of standards
					 thereon.
(2) Packages or containers
					 shall bear the name and address of the manufacturer or distributor. When the
					 name and address of the distributor appears in lieu of that of the processor,
					 such words as "manufactured for" or "distributed by" shall also appear on the
					 package. Containers showing a general office address or the name and address of
					 the distributor shall be further labeled to identify the manufacturing plant by
					 assigned numerical code or the name and address of the manufacturer.
(3) Packages shall bear a statement of the
					 net contents.
(4) Packages of
					 frozen desserts shall bear a statement of optional ingredients, listed in
					 descending order of predominance.
(5) Bulk containers of frozen desserts shall
					 show the manufacturer's name and address or assigned code, type of product and
					 flavor statement.
(6) When frozen
					 desserts are dispensed for sale from factory filled containers, each container
					 shall bear the name of the food and the name and address of the plant or
					 manufacturer or the FIPS Code of the plant or manufacturer, in a location on
					 the container so that it can be read after the cover has been removed and
					 discarded.
(7) When frozen desserts
					 are dispensed from bulk or dispensed at the time of manufacture, information
					 that will clearly advise each purchaser as to the type of product being offered
					 for sale shall be displayed in a conspicuous manner.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 7 - AGRICULTURE › Part III - Bureau of Food Safety and Laboratory Services › Subpart A - Solid Foods › Chapter 39 - FROZEN DESSERTS STANDARDS › MISCELLANEOUS › Section 39.5 - Standards for frozen dessert mix

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(a)
Source of mix.
Mix shall
					 be obtained from or made only by those plants meeting the requirements of
					 Chapter 59, Subchapter B (relating to standards for milk and milk products) and
					 holding a permit to sell milk products as issued by the Department.
(b)
Pasteurization
. Mix
					 shall be pasteurized in accordance with the applicable requirements of Chapter
					 59, Subchapter B (relating to standards for milk and milk products) and shall
					 be held in storage temperatures not in excess of 45°F.
(c)
Ingredients.
Ingredients
					 entering into the composition of frozen desserts mix shall be clean, safe and
					 wholesome, and may not conceal damage or inferiority.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 7 - AGRICULTURE › Part III - Bureau of Food Safety and Laboratory Services › Subpart A - Solid Foods › Chapter 39 - FROZEN DESSERTS STANDARDS › MISCELLANEOUS › Section 39.6 - Wholesale manufacturers of frozen desserts

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Wholesale manufacturers of frozen desserts shall conform
						with requirements of Chapter 59, Subchapter B (relating to standards for milk
						and milk products) and shall hold permits to sell milk products as issued by
						the Department.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 7 - AGRICULTURE › Part III - Bureau of Food Safety and Laboratory Services › Subpart A - Solid Foods › Chapter 39 - FROZEN DESSERTS STANDARDS › STANDARDS FOR FROZEN DESSERTS › Section 39.11 - Temporary marketing permit

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Frozen desserts to be sold in this Commonwealth shall
						conform with established definitions and standards of identity, except that a
						person holding a current Pennsylvania frozen dessert license who wishes to
						manufacture a frozen dessert for which a standard of identity has not been
						promulgated by the Secretary, may make application to the Secretary for a
						temporary marketing permit to market the product. The application shall be on a
						form furnished by the Secretary and shall contain information that the
						Secretary may require. The permit shall be for a period not to exceed 1 year,
						although the temporary marketing permit may be extended for a period of up to 1
						year by the Secretary if a new standard of identity has been introduced under
						section 9(b) of the Frozen Dessert Law (31 P. S. §
												417-9). The Secretary may revoke a permit if
						the application contains misleading statements, or if the Secretary determines
						that unfair competitive advantage is gained through the issuance of the permit,
						or that the need no longer exists for a permit.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 7 - AGRICULTURE › Part III - Bureau of Food Safety and Laboratory Services › Subpart A - Solid Foods › Chapter 39 - FROZEN DESSERTS STANDARDS › STANDARDS FOR FROZEN DESSERTS › Section 39.13 - Lactose reduced ice cream

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(a)
					 Lactose reduced ice cream is the product resulting from the treatment of ice
					 cream, as defined in §
											39.12 (relating to ice cream and
					 frozen custard), by the addition of safe and suitable enzymes to convert
					 sufficient amounts of lactose to glucose and galactose so that the remaining
					 lactose is 30% or less of the lactose in ice cream conforming to §
					 39.12.
(b) The name of the food is
					 lactose reduced ice cream.
(c) The
					 label on lactose reduced ice cream in addition to all other required
					 information shall contain a complete list of ingredients in accordance with
					 21 CFR
					 101.4 (relating to food; designation of
					 ingredients), and contain nutrition information as required by
					 21 CFR
					 101.9 (relating to nutrition labeling of
					 food).
(d) Wherever the name
					 appears on the container, the words lactose reduced shall be in the same type
					 style and size and in the same color and contrasting background as the words
					 ice cream.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 7 - AGRICULTURE › Part III - Bureau of Food Safety and Laboratory Services › Subpart A - Solid Foods › Chapter 39 - FROZEN DESSERTS STANDARDS › STANDARDS FOR FROZEN DESSERTS › Section 39.14 - Goat's milk ice cream

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(a)
Description
. Goat's milk ice cream is the food prepared in the
					 same manner prescribed in §
											39.12 (relating to ice cream and
					 frozen custard), for ice cream, and complies with §
											39.12 except that the only optional
					 dairy ingredients that may be used are those in subsection (b). Caseinates may
					 not be used. Section 39.12(e)(1) and (f) does not apply.
(b)
Optional dairy
					 ingredients
. The optional dairy ingredients referred to in subsection
					 (a) are goat's skim milk, goat's milk and goat's cream. These optional dairy
					 ingredients may be used in liquid, concentrated or dry form.
(c)
Nomenclature
. The name
					 of the food is goat's milk ice cream or, alternatively, ice cream made with
					 goat's milk, except that when the egg yolk solids content of the food is in
					 excess of that specified for ice cream in §
											39.12(a), the name
					 of the food is goat's milk frozen custard or, alternatively frozen custard made
					 with goat's milk, or goat's milk French ice cream, or alternatively, French ice
					 cream made with goat's milk, or goat's milk French custard ice cream, or,
					 alternatively, French custard ice cream made with goat's milk.
(d)
Label declaration
. Each
					 of the optional ingredients used shall be declared on the label as required by
					 the applicable provisions 21
					 CFR 101.4 (relating to food; designation of
					 ingredients).
This section cited in 7 Pa. Code §
													39.17 (relating to goat's milk ice
						  milk).
Pennsylvania Code › Title 7 - AGRICULTURE › Part III - Bureau of Food Safety and Laboratory Services › Subpart A - Solid Foods › Chapter 39 - FROZEN DESSERTS STANDARDS › STANDARDS FOR FROZEN DESSERTS › Section 39.15 - Ice milk

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(a)
Description
. Ice milk is the food prepared from the same
					 ingredients and in the same manner prescribed in §
											39.12 (relating to ice cream and
					 frozen custard) for ice cream and complies with §
											39.12 including the requirements
					 for label statement of optional ingredients, except that all of the following
					 apply:
(1) Its content of milkfat is more than
					 2.0% but not more than 7.0%.
(2)
					 Its content of total milk solids is not less than 11%.
(3) Caseinates may be added when the content
					 of total milk solids is not less than 11%.
(4) The provision for reduction in milkfat
					 and nonfat milk solids content from the addition of bulky flavors in §
												39.12 applies, except that in no
					 case will the milkfat content be less than 2%, nor the nonfat milk solids
					 content be less than 4%. When the milkfat content increases in increments of 1%
					 above 2% minimum, it may contain the following milkfat to nonfat milk solids
					 levels.
Percent milkfat
Minimum percent nonfat milk solids
2
								  .............................................................................................
								  9
3
								  .............................................................................................
								  8
4
								  .............................................................................................
								  7
5
								  .............................................................................................
								  6
6
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(5) The quantity of total solids per gallon
					 is not less than 1.3 pounds.
(6)
					 When any artificial coloring is used in ice milk, directly or as a component of
					 any other ingredients, the label shall bear the statement "artificially
					 colored," "artificial coloring added," "with added artificial color," or
					 "_________, an artificial color added," the blank being filled in with the
					 common or usual name of the artificial color. In lieu of this, in case the
					 artificial color is a component of another ingredient, "_________ artificially
					 colored."
(7) If both artificial
					 color and artificial flavoring are used, the label statements may be
					 combined.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 7 - AGRICULTURE › Part III - Bureau of Food Safety and Laboratory Services › Subpart A - Solid Foods › Chapter 39 - FROZEN DESSERTS STANDARDS › STANDARDS FOR FROZEN DESSERTS › Section 39.16 - Lactose reduced ice milk

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(a)
					 Lactose reduced ice milk is the product resulting from the treatment of ice
					 milk, as defined in §
											39.15 (relating to ice milk) by the
					 addition of safe and suitable enzymes to convert sufficient amounts of lactose
					 to glucose and galactose so that the remaining lactose is 30% or less of the
					 lactose in ice milk conforming to § 39.15.
(b) The name of the food is lactose reduced
					 ice milk.
(c) The label on lactose
					 reduced ice milk, in addition to all other required information, shall contain
					 a complete list of ingredients in accordance with
					 21 CFR
					 101.4 (relating to foods; designation of
					 ingredients) and contain nutrition information as required by
					 21 CFR
					 101.9 (relating to nutrition labeling of
					 food).
(d) Wherever the name
					 appears on the container, the words "lactose reduced" shall be in the same type
					 style and size and in the same color and contrasting background as the words
					 ice milk.
(e) The provisions for
					 serving ice milk from a dispensing freezer as required in § 39.15
					 applies.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 7 - AGRICULTURE › Part III - Bureau of Food Safety and Laboratory Services › Subpart A - Solid Foods › Chapter 39 - FROZEN DESSERTS STANDARDS › STANDARDS FOR FROZEN DESSERTS › Section 39.17 - Goat's milk ice milk

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(a) Goat's milk
					 ice milk is the food prepared in the same manner prescribed in §
											39.14 (relating to goat's milk ice
					 cream), for goat's milk ice cream, except that subsection (c) shall not apply.
					 Goat's milk ice milk shall comply with all the requirements of §
											39.15(a) (relating
					 to ice milk).
(b) The name of the
					 food is goat's milk ice milk or alternatively ice milk made with goat's
					 milk.
(c) The provisions for
					 serving ice milk from a dispensing freezer as required by §
											39.15 (relating to ice milk) shall
					 apply.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 7 - AGRICULTURE › Part III - Bureau of Food Safety and Laboratory Services › Subpart A - Solid Foods › Chapter 39 - FROZEN DESSERTS STANDARDS › STANDARDS FOR FROZEN DESSERTS › Section 39.18 - Sherbet

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(a)
Description
.
(1) Sherbet is
					 a food produced by freezing, while stirring, a pasteurized mix consisting of
					 one or more of the optional dairy ingredients specified in subsection (b), and
					 may contain one or more of the optional caseinates specified in subsection (c),
					 subject to the conditions set forth in this section, and other safe and
					 suitable nonmilk derived ingredients. Sherbet excludes other food fats, except
					 those added in small amounts to accomplish specific functions or natural
					 components of flavoring ingredients used. Sherbet is sweetened with nutritive
					 carbohydrate sweeteners and is characterized by the addition of one or more of
					 the characterizing fruit ingredients specified in subsection (d) or one or more
					 of the nonfruit characterizing ingredients specified in subsection
					 (e).
(2) Sherbet weighs not less
					 than 6 pounds to the gallon. The milkfat content is not less than 1.0% nor more
					 than 2.0%. The nonfat milk derived solids content is not less than 1.0%. The
					 total milk or milk derived solids content is not less than 2.0% nor more than
					 5.0% by weight of the finished food. Sherbet characterized by a fruit
					 ingredient shall have a titratable acidity, calculated as lactic acid, of not
					 less than 0.35%.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 7 - AGRICULTURE › Part III - Bureau of Food Safety and Laboratory Services › Subpart A - Solid Foods › Chapter 39 - FROZEN DESSERTS STANDARDS › STANDARDS FOR FROZEN DESSERTS › Section 39.19 - Nonfruit sherbet

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(a)
Description
.
(1) Nonfruit
					 sherbet is a food having a characteristic fruit flavor, but it shall not
					 contain any fruit or fruit juice. Nonfruit sherbet is prepared by freezing
					 while stirring pasteurized mix consisting of one or more of the optional dairy
					 ingredients specified in subsection (b). Nonfruit sherbet may contain one or
					 more of the optional caseinates specified in subsection (c), subject to the
					 conditions set forth in this section, and any other safe and suitable nonmilk
					 derived ingredients. Nonfruit sherbet shall exclude other food fats, except
					 such as are added in small amounts to accomplish specific functions. Nonfruit
					 sherbet is sweetened with nutritive carbohydrate sweeteners and contains
					 characteristic fruit like flavor.
(2) Sherbet weighs not less than 6 pounds to
					 the gallon. The milkfat content is not less than 1.0% nor more than 2.0%, the
					 nonfat milk derived solids content not less than 1.0%, and the total milk or
					 milk derived solids content is not less than 2.0% nor more than 5.0% by weight
					 of the finished food.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 7 - AGRICULTURE › Part III - Bureau of Food Safety and Laboratory Services › Subpart A - Solid Foods › Chapter 39 - FROZEN DESSERTS STANDARDS › STANDARDS FOR FROZEN DESSERTS › Section 39.20 - Water ice

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(a)
Description
. Water ices are prepared from the same ingredients
					 and in the same manner prescribed in §
											39.18 (relating to sherbet) for
					 sherbets, except that the mix need not be pasteurized. Water ice shall comply
					 with §
											39.18 including the requirements
					 for label statement of optional ingredients except that no milk or milk derived
					 ingredient and no egg ingredient, other than egg white, is used.
(b)
Nomenclature
. The name
					 of the food is ice, the blank being filled in, in the manner as specified in
					 § 39.18(f)(1)(i) and (ii) as appropriate.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 7 - AGRICULTURE › Part III - Bureau of Food Safety and Laboratory Services › Subpart A - Solid Foods › Chapter 39 - FROZEN DESSERTS STANDARDS › STANDARDS FOR FROZEN DESSERTS › Section 39.21 - Nonfruit water ice

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(a) Nonfruit
					 water ice is an ice having a characterizing fruit like flavor, but it shall not
					 contain any fruit or fruit juice. Nonfruit water ice is prepared while stirring
					 a mix composed of all of the following:
(1)
					 Characterizing fruit like flavors.
(2) One or more nutritive
					 sweeteners.
(3) Any other safe and
					 suitable ingredient approved by the Department.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 7 - AGRICULTURE › Part III - Bureau of Food Safety and Laboratory Services › Subpart A - Solid Foods › Chapter 39 - FROZEN DESSERTS STANDARDS › STANDARDS FOR FROZEN DESSERTS › Section 39.22 - Mellorine

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(a)
Description
.
(1) Mellorine
					 is a food produced by freezing while stirring a pasteurized mix consisting of
					 safe and suitable ingredients including, but not limited to, milk derived
					 nonfat solids and animal or vegetable fat, or both, only part of which may be
					 milkfat. Mellorine is sweetened with nutritive carbohydrate sweetener and is
					 characterized by the addition of flavoring ingredients.
(2) Mellorine contains not less than 1.6
					 pounds of total solids to the gallon, and weighs not less than 4.5 pounds to
					 the gallon. Mellorine contains not less than 6.0% fat and 2.7% protein having a
					 protein efficiency ratio (PER) not less than that of whole milk protein-108% of
					 casein-by weight of the food, exclusive of the weight of any bulky flavoring
					 ingredients used. In no case shall the fat content of the finished food be less
					 than 4.8% or the protein content be less than 2.2%. The protein to meet the
					 minimum protein requirements shall be provided by milk solids, not fat, or
					 other milk derived ingredients.
(3)
					 When calculating the minimum amount of milkfat and protein required in the
					 finished food, the solids of chocolate or cocoa used shall be considered a
					 bulky flavoring ingredient. In order to make allowance for additional
					 sweetening ingredients needed when certain bulk ingredients are used, the
					 weight of chocolate or cocoa solids used may be multiplied by 2.5; the weight
					 of fruit or nuts used may be multiplied by 1.4; and the weight of partially or
					 wholly dried fruits or fruit juices may be multiplied by appropriate factors to
					 obtain the original weights before drying and this weight may be multiplied by
					 1.4.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 7 - AGRICULTURE › Part III - Bureau of Food Safety and Laboratory Services › Subpart A - Solid Foods › Chapter 39 - FROZEN DESSERTS STANDARDS › STANDARDS FOR FROZEN DESSERTS › Section 39.23 - Frozen yogurt

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(a) Frozen
					 yogurt is the food which is prepared by freezing while stirring a pasteurized
					 mix consisting of the ingredients permitted for ice cream in §
											39.12 (relating to ice cream and
					 frozen custard), except that a sweetner that has been affirmed as generally
					 recognized as safe or has been approved as a food additive for this use by the
					 FDA may be used in place of, or in combination with, nutritive carbohydrate
					 sweetners.
(1) The ingredients are cultured
					 after pasteurization by one or more strains of Lactobacillus bulgaricus and
					 Streptococcus thermophilus.
(2)
					 Fruit, nuts or other flavoring materials may be added before or after the mix
					 is pasteurized and cultured.
(3)
					 The standard plate count requirement for frozen desserts applies to the mix
					 prior to culturing.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 7 - AGRICULTURE › Part III - Bureau of Food Safety and Laboratory Services › Subpart A - Solid Foods › Chapter 39 - FROZEN DESSERTS STANDARDS › STANDARDS FOR FROZEN DESSERTS › Section 39.24 - Frozen lowfat yogurt or lowfat frozen yogurt

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(a) Frozen lowfat yogurt or lowfat frozen
					 yogurt is the food which is prepared by freezing while stirring a pasteurized
					 mix consisting of the ingredients permitted for ice cream in §
											39.12 (relating to ice cream and
					 frozen custard), except that a sweetner that has been affirmed as generally
					 recognized as safe or has been approved as a food additive for this use by the
					 FDA may be used in place of, or in combination with, nutritive carbohydrate
					 sweetners.
(1) The ingredients are cultured
					 after pasteurization by one or more strains of Lactobacillus bulgaricus and
					 Streptococcus thermophilus.
(2)
					 Fruit, nuts or other flavoring materials may be added before or after the mix
					 is pasteurized and cultured.
(3)
					 The standard plate count requirement for frozen desserts applies only to the
					 mix prior to culturing.
(4) The
					 food, exclusive of flavoring, contains at least 0.5% but not more than 2%
					 milkfat and at least 8.25% milk solids not fat, and has a titratable acidity of
					 at least 0.3% expressed as lactic acid. If the titratable acidity of the frozen
					 yogurt mix is less than 0.3%, the manufacturer may establish compliance with
					 this section by disclosing to the Department quality control records that
					 demonstrate as a result of bacterial culture fermentation at least a 0.15%
					 increase in titratable acidity, calculated as lactic acid, above the apparent
					 titratable acidity of the uncultured dairy ingredients in the frozen yogurt
					 mix. This characteristic acidity is developed as a result of the bacterial
					 activity, and no heat or bacteriostatic treatment, other than refrigeration,
					 which results in destruction or partial destruction of the organisms, shall be
					 applied to the product after the culturing.
(5) The finished food shall weigh at least 5
					 pounds per gallon. The name of the food is frozen lowfat yogurt or lowfat
					 frozen yogurt.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 7 - AGRICULTURE › Part III - Bureau of Food Safety and Laboratory Services › Subpart A - Solid Foods › Chapter 39 - FROZEN DESSERTS STANDARDS › STANDARDS FOR FROZEN DESSERTS › Section 39.25 - Frozen nonfat yogurt or nonfat frozen yogurt

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(a) Frozen nonfat yogurt or nonfat frozen
					 yogurt is the food which is prepared by freezing while stirring a pasteurized
					 mix consisting of the ingredients permitted for ice cream in §
											39.12 (relating to ice cream and
					 frozen custard), except that a sweetner that has been affirmed as generally
					 recognized as safe or has been approved as a food additive for this use by the
					 FDA may be used in place of, or in combination with, nutritive carbohydrate
					 sweetners.
(1) The ingredients are cultured
					 after pasteurization by one of more strains of Lactobacillus bulgaricus and
					 Streptococcus thermophilus.
(2)
					 Fruit, nuts or other flavoring materials may be added before or after the mix
					 is pasteurized and cultured.
(3)
					 The standard plate count requirement for frozen desserts applies only to the
					 mix prior to culturing.
(4) The
					 food, exclusive of flavoring, contains less than 0.5% milkfat, not less than
					 8.25% milk solids not fat and has a titratable acidity of at least 0.3%
					 expressed as lactic acid. If the titratable acidity of the frozen yogurt mix is
					 less than 0.3%, the manufacturer may establish compliance with this section by
					 disclosing to the Department quality control records that demonstrate as a
					 result of bacterial culture fermentation at least a 0.15% increase in
					 titratable acidity, calculated as lactic acid, above the apparent titratable
					 acidity of the uncultured dairy ingredients in the frozen yogurt mix. This
					 characteristic acidity is developed as a result of the bacterial activity, and
					 no heat or bacteriostatic treatment, other than refrigeration, which results in
					 destruction or partial destruction of the organisms, may be applied to the
					 product after culturing.
(5) The
					 finished food shall weigh at least 5 pounds per gallon. The name of the food is
					 "Frozen Nonfat Yogurt or Nonfat Frozen Yogurt."
Pennsylvania Code › Title 7 - AGRICULTURE › Part III - Bureau of Food Safety and Laboratory Services › Subpart A - Solid Foods › Chapter 39 - FROZEN DESSERTS STANDARDS › STANDARDS FOR FROZEN DESSERTS › Section 39.26 - Quiescently frozen confection

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Quiescently frozen confection is the frozen product made
						from a sweetening agent, harmless natural or artificial flavoring and water. It
						may contain milk solids, harmless coloring, organic acids, and any safe and
						suitable functional ingredient approved by the Department. The finished product
						shall contain not less than 17% by weight of total solids. The name of the food
						is quiescently frozen confection. In the manufacture of this product, freezing
						has not been accomplished by stirring or agitation-generally known as quiescent
						freezing. In the production of this quiescently frozen confection, no
						processing or mixing prior to quiescent freezing shall be used that develops in
						the finished confection mix any physical expansion in excess of 10%. This
						confection must be manufactured in the form of servings, individually packaged,
						bagged or otherwise wrapped, properly labeled and purveyed to the customer in
						its original factory filled package. The individually wrapped confection need
						not be labeled if it is contained in a multiple package which is properly
						labeled and is purveyed unopened to the consumer. In addition to all other
						required information, the label shall contain a complete list of ingredients,
						in accordance with 21 CFR
						101.4 and
						101.22 (relating to food;
						designation of ingredients and foods; labeling of spices, flavorings, colorings
						and chemical preservatives).
Pennsylvania Code › Title 7 - AGRICULTURE › Part III - Bureau of Food Safety and Laboratory Services › Subpart A - Solid Foods › Chapter 39 - FROZEN DESSERTS STANDARDS › STANDARDS FOR FROZEN DESSERTS › Section 39.27 - Quiescently frozen dairy confection

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Quiescently frozen dairy confection is the frozen product
						made from milk products, sweetening agents, harmless natural or artificial
						flavoring and water. It may contain harmless coloring, and any safe and
						suitable functional ingredient approved by the Department. The finished product
						contains not less than 13% by weight of total milk solids and not less than 33%
						by weight of total solids. The name of the food is quiescently frozen dairy
						confection. In the manufacture of this product, freezing has not been
						accomplished by stirring or agitation-generally known as quiescently freezing.
						In the production of this quiescently frozen dairy confection, no processing or
						mixing prior to quiescent freezing shall be used that develops in the finished
						confection mix any physical expansion in excess of 10%. This confection must be
						manufactured in the form of servings, individually packaged, bagged or
						otherwise wrapped, properly labeled and purveyed to the consumer in its
						original factory filled package. The individually wrapped confection need not
						be labeled if it is contained in a multiple package which is properly labeled
						and is purveyed unopened to the consumer. In addition to all other required
						information, the label shall contain a complete list of ingredients, in
						accordance with 21 CFR
						101.4 and
						101.22 (relating to food;
						designation of ingredients and foods; labeling of spices, flavorings, colorings
						and chemical preservatives).