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Virginia Administrative Code › Title 2 - AGRICULTURE › Agency 5 - DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE AND CONSUMER SERVICES › Chapter 510 - RULES AND REGULATIONS GOVERNING THE PRODUCTION, PROCESSING, AND SALE OF ICE CREAM, FROZEN DESSERTS, AND SIMILAR PRODUCTS › Part III - Standards of Identity › Section 2VAC5-510-310 - Parevine; parevine mix

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A. Parevine
				  is the food prepared by freezing, while stirring, a pasteurized mix composed
				  of:
(i) one or more edible vegetable fats;
(ii) any optional sweetening
				  ingredient except lactose and
(iii)
				  protein or any other source of carbohydrate food solids. Parevine shall not
				  contain any milk or meat products or any derivatives of such
				  products.
Virginia Administrative Code › Title 2 - AGRICULTURE › Agency 5 - DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE AND CONSUMER SERVICES › Chapter 510 - RULES AND REGULATIONS GOVERNING THE PRODUCTION, PROCESSING, AND SALE OF ICE CREAM, FROZEN DESSERTS, AND SIMILAR PRODUCTS › Part III - Standards of Identity › Section 2VAC5-510-320 - Repealed

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Virginia Administrative Code › Title 2 - AGRICULTURE › Agency 5 - DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE AND CONSUMER SERVICES › Chapter 510 - RULES AND REGULATIONS GOVERNING THE PRODUCTION, PROCESSING, AND SALE OF ICE CREAM, FROZEN DESSERTS, AND SIMILAR PRODUCTS › Part III - Standards of Identity › Section 2VAC5-510-330 - Lowfat parevine; lowfat parevine mix

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A. Lowfat parevine is the food prepared by
				  freezing, while stirring, a pasteurized mix composed of:
(i) one or more edible vegetable fats;
(ii) any optional sweetening
				  ingredient except lactose; and
(iii) protein or any other source of
				  carbohydrate food solids. Lowfat parevine shall not contain any milk or meat
				  products nor any derivatives of such products.
Virginia Administrative Code › Title 2 - AGRICULTURE › Agency 5 - DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE AND CONSUMER SERVICES › Chapter 510 - RULES AND REGULATIONS GOVERNING THE PRODUCTION, PROCESSING, AND SALE OF ICE CREAM, FROZEN DESSERTS, AND SIMILAR PRODUCTS › Part III - Standards of Identity › Section 2VAC5-510-340 - Repealed

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Virginia Administrative Code › Title 2 - AGRICULTURE › Agency 5 - DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE AND CONSUMER SERVICES › Chapter 510 - RULES AND REGULATIONS GOVERNING THE PRODUCTION, PROCESSING, AND SALE OF ICE CREAM, FROZEN DESSERTS, AND SIMILAR PRODUCTS › Part III - Standards of Identity › Section 2VAC5-510-350 - Freezer made milk shake; identity; label statement of optional ingredients; freezer made milk shake mix

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A.
				  Freezer made milk shake means a pure, clean, wholesome semi-viscous drink
				  prepared by stirring while freezing in a dispensing freezer a pasteurized mix
				  obtained from an approved source consisting of milkfat, milk solids not fat,
				  water, optional sweetening ingredients, with or without egg or egg products,
				  with harmless flavoring, with or without harmless coloring and with or without
				  approved stabilizer or approved emulsifier. It shall contain not less than
				  three and one-fourth percent milkfat. It shall contain not less than 10% milk
				  solids not fat, it shall contain not more than one-half percent by weight of
				  stabilizer and not more than one-fifth of 1.0% of emulsifier. Freezer made milk
				  shakes may only be sold or served from a dispensing freezer and may not be sold
				  hard frozen.
B. Other freezer made
				  shakes including jumbo shake, thick shake, T.V. shake, or any coined or trade
				  name containing the word "shake" shall meet the requirements of subsection A of
				  this section, except that the minimum percent of milkfat may be less than three
				  and one-fourth percent.
C. "Shakes"
				  not meeting the requirement for "milk" shakes shall not be advertised, sold or
				  served as a milk shake.
D. Freezer
				  made milk shake mix is the pasteurized unfrozen combination of ingredients that
				  when frozen while stirring will produce a product conforming to the definition
				  of freezer made milk shake.
Statutory Authority
§§ 3.2-5201 and 3.2-5212 of the Code of
						Virginia.
Virginia Administrative Code › Title 2 - AGRICULTURE › Agency 5 - DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE AND CONSUMER SERVICES › Chapter 510 - RULES AND REGULATIONS GOVERNING THE PRODUCTION, PROCESSING, AND SALE OF ICE CREAM, FROZEN DESSERTS, AND SIMILAR PRODUCTS › Part III - Standards of Identity › Section 2VAC5-510-360 - Repealed

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Virginia Administrative Code › Title 2 - AGRICULTURE › Agency 5 - DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE AND CONSUMER SERVICES › Chapter 510 - RULES AND REGULATIONS GOVERNING THE PRODUCTION, PROCESSING, AND SALE OF ICE CREAM, FROZEN DESSERTS, AND SIMILAR PRODUCTS › Part III - Standards of Identity › Section 2VAC5-510-370 - Freezer made shake mix

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Freezer made shake mix is the pasteurized unfrozen
					 combination of ingredients which when frozen while stirring will produce a
					 product conforming to the definition of freezer made shake.
Statutory Authority
§§ 3.2-5201 and 3.2-5212 of the Code of
						Virginia.
Virginia Administrative Code › Title 2 - AGRICULTURE › Agency 5 - DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE AND CONSUMER SERVICES › Chapter 510 - RULES AND REGULATIONS GOVERNING THE PRODUCTION, PROCESSING, AND SALE OF ICE CREAM, FROZEN DESSERTS, AND SIMILAR PRODUCTS › Part III - Standards of Identity › Section 2VAC5-510-380 - Frozen desserts; identity

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Frozen desserts mean any or all of the following: Ice
					 Cream, Frozen Custard, French Ice Cream, French Custard Ice Cream, Ice Milk,
					 Fruit Sherbets, Water Ices, Non-Fruit Sherbets, Non-Fruit Water Ices,
					 Artificially Sweetened Ice Cream or Frozen Dietary Dairy Dessert, Artificially
					 Sweetened Ice Milk, Frozen Yogurt, Quiescently Frozen Confection, Quiescently
					 Frozen Dairy Confection, Mellorine, Parevine, Lowfat Parevine, Freezer Made
					 Milk Shakes and Freezer Made Shakes. Frozen desserts shall also mean the mix
					 used in the freezing of the preceding list of frozen desserts. Powder or dry
					 frozen dessert mixes are not required to be repasteurized when reconstituted
					 with water as described in
					 2VAC5-510-540 A.
Statutory Authority
§§ 3.2-5201 and 3.2-5212 of the Code of
						Virginia.
Virginia Administrative Code › Title 2 - AGRICULTURE › Agency 5 - DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE AND CONSUMER SERVICES › Chapter 510 - RULES AND REGULATIONS GOVERNING THE PRODUCTION, PROCESSING, AND SALE OF ICE CREAM, FROZEN DESSERTS, AND SIMILAR PRODUCTS › Part III - Standards of Identity › Section 2VAC5-510-400 - Repealed

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Virginia Administrative Code › Title 2 - AGRICULTURE › Agency 5 - DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE AND CONSUMER SERVICES › Chapter 510 - RULES AND REGULATIONS GOVERNING THE PRODUCTION, PROCESSING, AND SALE OF ICE CREAM, FROZEN DESSERTS, AND SIMILAR PRODUCTS › Part IV - Adulterated or Misbranded Milk, Milk Products, Frozen Desserts or Frozen Desserts Mix › Section 2VAC5-510-410 - Prohibition

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No person shall produce, provide, sell, offer, or expose
					 for sale, or have in possession with intent to sell any milk, milk product,
					 other frozen dessert ingredients, frozen dessert or frozen dessert mix which is
					 adulterated or misbranded.
Statutory Authority
§§ 3.2-5201 and 3.2-5212 of the Code of
						Virginia.
Virginia Administrative Code › Title 2 - AGRICULTURE › Agency 5 - DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE AND CONSUMER SERVICES › Chapter 510 - RULES AND REGULATIONS GOVERNING THE PRODUCTION, PROCESSING, AND SALE OF ICE CREAM, FROZEN DESSERTS, AND SIMILAR PRODUCTS › Part V - Permits › Section 2VAC5-510-420 - Issuing, suspension and revocation of permits

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A. It shall be unlawful for any person who
				  does not possess a permit from the Virginia Department of Agriculture and
				  Consumer Services to bring into, send into, or receive into the Commonwealth of
				  Virginia for sale, or to sell, or offer for sale therein, or to have in storage
				  with intent to offer for sale or sell frozen desserts or frozen desserts mix
				  identified in this chapter: Provided, that grocery stores, restaurants, soda
				  fountains, and similar establishments where frozen desserts or frozen desserts
				  mix are regularly served or sold at retail, but not processed, may be exempt
				  from the requirements of this chapter.
B. Only a person who complies with the
				  requirements of this chapter shall be entitled to receive and retain such a
				  permit. Permits shall not be transferable with respect to persons or
				  locations.
C. The State Regulatory
				  Authority may immediately temporarily suspend such permit, without notice of
				  hearing, whenever it has reason to believe that a public health hazard exists
				  or is imminent, or in case of willful refusal to permit authorized inspection;
				  provided that a formal notice and hearing shall be afforded such suspended
				  permit holder within 72 hours of such suspension. In all other cases of
				  violation of this chapter, the State Regulatory Authority may serve upon the
				  holder a written notice of intent to suspend permit. This notice shall specify
				  the violations in question and may afford the holder a reasonable opportunity
				  to correct the violations; or the State Regulatory Authority shall afford the
				  permit holder the opportunity for a formal hearing pursuant to § 2.2-4020
				  of the Code of Virginia before taking action to suspend or revoke a permit. A
				  suspension of permit shall remain in effect until the violation has been
				  corrected to the satisfaction of the State Regulatory Authority.
D. Upon gross or repeated violations, the
				  State Regulatory Authority may revoke the permit following reasonable notice to
				  the permit holder and an opportunity for a hearing. Part V (2VAC5-510-420 et seq.) of this
				  chapter is not intended to preclude the institution of court action.
Statutory Authority
§§ 3.2-5201 and 3.2-5212 of the Code of
						Virginia.
Virginia Administrative Code › Title 2 - AGRICULTURE › Agency 5 - DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE AND CONSUMER SERVICES › Chapter 510 - RULES AND REGULATIONS GOVERNING THE PRODUCTION, PROCESSING, AND SALE OF ICE CREAM, FROZEN DESSERTS, AND SIMILAR PRODUCTS › Part VI - Labeling › Section 2VAC5-510-430 - Name and address of manufacturer, statement of quantity, product identity and optional ingredients

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A. Any
				  frozen dessert or frozen dessert mix in which a standard of identity has been
				  established under Part III of this chapter (2VAC5-510-30 et seq.) shall be
				  deemed to be misbranded if in container or package form unless it bears a label
				  containing:
1. The name and address of the
				  frozen desserts plant or retail establishment in which the frozen dessert or
				  frozen dessert mix is manufactured, or the name and address of the
				  manufacturer's principal office and a code designation approved by the
				  Commissioner of Agriculture and Consumer Services identifying the plant or
				  establishment in which the food was manufactured.
2. An accurate statement of the quantity of
				  content in terms of liquid measure.
3. The name of the frozen dessert or frozen
				  dessert mix defined under the standards of identity of Part III of this chapter
				  (2VAC5-510-30 et seq.),
				  and
4. The label statement of
				  optional ingredients as required under Part III of this chapter (2VAC5-510-30 et seq.).
Virginia Administrative Code › Title 2 - AGRICULTURE › Agency 5 - DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE AND CONSUMER SERVICES › Chapter 510 - RULES AND REGULATIONS GOVERNING THE PRODUCTION, PROCESSING, AND SALE OF ICE CREAM, FROZEN DESSERTS, AND SIMILAR PRODUCTS › Part VII - Inspection of Frozen Desserts Plants and Frozen Desserts Retail Establishments › Section 2VAC5-510-440 - Frequency, filing of inspection reports and confidentiality

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A. Each frozen
				  desserts plant or frozen desserts establishment in this state whose products
				  are intended for consumption within the Commonwealth of Virginia, shall be
				  inspected by the State Regulatory Authority prior to the issuance of a permit.
				  Following the issuance of a permit, each frozen desserts plant or retail
				  establishment shall be inspected at least once every three months. Should the
				  violation of any requirement set forth in Part VIII (2VAC5-510-450 et seq.) or Part X
				  (2VAC5-510-480 et seq.) of this
				  chapter be found on any inspection, a second inspection shall be required after
				  the time deemed necessary to remedy the violation, but not before three days
				  have passed. This second inspection shall determine compliance with the
				  requirements of Part VIII (2VAC5-510-450 et seq.)
				  and Part X (2VAC5-510-480 et seq.). Any
				  violation of the same requirement of Part VIII (2VAC5-510-450 et seq.) or Part X
				  (2VAC5-510-480 et seq.) on such
				  second inspection shall be cause for permit suspension according to Part V of
				  this chapter (2VAC5-510-420 et seq.), or court
				  action, or both.
B. One copy of
				  each inspection report shall be handed to the operator or other responsible
				  person, or be posted in a conspicuous place on an inside wall of the
				  establishment. This inspection report shall not be defaced, and shall be made
				  available to the State Regulatory Authority upon request. An identical copy of
				  the inspection report shall be filed with the State Regulatory Authority. Every
				  plant or frozen desserts establishment operator shall, upon request of the
				  State Regulatory Authority, permit access of officially designated persons to
				  all parts of his plant, establishment or facilities to determine compliance
				  with the provisions of this chapter.
C. It shall be unlawful for any person who in
				  an official capacity obtains any information under the provisions of this
				  chapter to use such information to his own advantage or to reveal it to any
				  unauthorized person.
Statutory Authority
§§ 3.2-5201 and 3.2-5212 of the Code of
						Virginia.
Virginia Administrative Code › Title 2 - AGRICULTURE › Agency 5 - DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE AND CONSUMER SERVICES › Chapter 510 - RULES AND REGULATIONS GOVERNING THE PRODUCTION, PROCESSING, AND SALE OF ICE CREAM, FROZEN DESSERTS, AND SIMILAR PRODUCTS › Part VIII - Product Test Procedures and Quality Requirements - The Examination of Frozen Desserts and Their Ingredients › Section 2VAC5-510-450 - Product test procedures and the examination of frozen desserts and their ingredients

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A. At
				  irregular intervals during any six month period, at least four samples of
				  frozen desserts and pasteurized mix from each plant shall be taken and examined
				  by the State Regulatory Authority. Samples of the frozen desserts or mix may be
				  taken at any time prior to final delivery.
B. Frozen desserts establishments operating
				  seasonally shall be sampled once every six weeks.
C. Freezer-made milk shakes and freezer-made
				  shakes shall be sampled once every three months, with check samples of
				  violations to be taken promptly.
D.
				  Frozen desserts and mixes imported and offered for sale in the Commonwealth of
				  Virginia shall be sampled and tested as deemed necessary for the State
				  Regulatory Authority.
E. The
				  products shall be tested in accordance with tests and examinations contained in
				  Standard Methods for the Examination of Dairy Products or Official Methods of
				  Analysis of the Association of Official Analytical Chemists.
F. The bacterial quality of commingled milk
				  and cream, and other dairy products for use in the manufacture of frozen
				  desserts and mix, shall comply with the Commonwealth of Virginia regulations
				  for Milk for Manufacturing Purposes and its Production and
				  Processing.
Statutory Authority
§§ 3.2-5201 and 3.2-5212 of the Code of
						Virginia.
Virginia Administrative Code › Title 2 - AGRICULTURE › Agency 5 - DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE AND CONSUMER SERVICES › Chapter 510 - RULES AND REGULATIONS GOVERNING THE PRODUCTION, PROCESSING, AND SALE OF ICE CREAM, FROZEN DESSERTS, AND SIMILAR PRODUCTS › Part VIII - Product Test Procedures and Quality Requirements - The Examination of Frozen Desserts and Their Ingredients › Section 2VAC5-510-460 - Quality standards for pasteurized dairy ingredients, pasteurized and unpasteurized mixes or frozen desserts

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Pasteurized5 mix, dairy
					 ingredients, frozen desserts and unpasteurized5
					 imitation mixes and imitation frozen desserts shall comply with the following
					 standards:
Bacteria Count
Standard Plate Count Not More
							 Than1
Coliform Determ Not More
							 Than1
Storage Temp.
Milk
50,000/ml
10/ml
45°F
Cream
50,000/ml
10/ml
45°F
Fluid Dairy Ingredient
50,000/ml
10/ml
45°F
Mix
50,000/gr
10/gr
45°F2, 3, 6
Frozen Dessert (plain)
50,000/gr
10/gr4
1In three out of the last five
					 consecutive samples taken by the Regulatory Agency.
2This does not preclude holding
					 mix at higher temperatures for a short period of time immediately prior to
					 freezing where applicable to particular manufacturing or processing
					 practices.
3This does not apply to
					 sterilized mix in hermetically sealed containers.
420/gr. for chocolate, fruit,
					 nuts, or other bulky flavored frozen desserts.
5The phenol value shall be no
					 greater than the minimum specified for the particular product, as determined by
					 the phosphatase test of the latest edition of "Standard Methods."
6This does not apply to powder
					 or dry frozen desserts mix.
Statutory Authority
§§ 3.2-5201 and 3.2-5212 of the Code of
						Virginia.
Virginia Administrative Code › Title 2 - AGRICULTURE › Agency 5 - DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE AND CONSUMER SERVICES › Chapter 510 - RULES AND REGULATIONS GOVERNING THE PRODUCTION, PROCESSING, AND SALE OF ICE CREAM, FROZEN DESSERTS, AND SIMILAR PRODUCTS › Part IX - Enforcement; Ice Cream and Frozen Desserts Bacteriological, Cooling and Pasteurization Standards › Section 2VAC5-510-470 - Written notices, removal of products from sale and permit suspension

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A. Whenever two of
				  the last four consecutive bacteria counts, coliform determinations, or cooling
				  temperatures taken on separate days exceed the limit of the standard for milk,
				  cream, fluid dairy ingredients, frozen dessert mix, or frozen desserts, the
				  State Regulatory Authority shall send a written notice thereof to the person
				  concerned. This notice shall be in effect so long as two of the last four
				  consecutive samples exceed the limit of the standard. An additional sample
				  shall be taken within 14 days of the sending of such notice, but not before the
				  lapse of three days. Immediate suspension of permit or court action shall be
				  instituted whenever the standard is violated by three of the last five bacteria
				  counts, coliform determinations, or cooling temperatures.
B. The State Regulatory Authority may forego
				  suspension of the permit, provided that the product or products in violation
				  are not sold or offered for sale.
C. Whenever a phosphatase test is positive,
				  the cause shall be determined. Where the cause is improper pasteurization, it
				  shall be corrected, and any product involved shall not be offered for
				  sale.
Statutory Authority
§§ 3.2-5201 and 3.2-5212 of the Code of
						Virginia.
Virginia Administrative Code › Title 2 - AGRICULTURE › Agency 5 - DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE AND CONSUMER SERVICES › Chapter 510 - RULES AND REGULATIONS GOVERNING THE PRODUCTION, PROCESSING, AND SALE OF ICE CREAM, FROZEN DESSERTS, AND SIMILAR PRODUCTS › Part X - Specifications for Permitted Frozen Dessert Plants Premises, Buildings, Facilities, Equipment and Utensils › Section 2VAC5-510-480 - Plant premises

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The plant area and surroundings shall be kept clean,
					 orderly and free from refuse and rubbish, smoke, excessive dust and air
					 pollution, and strong or foul odors. A drainage system shall be provided for
					 rapid drainage of all water from plant buildings, including surface water
					 around the plant and on the premises.
Statutory Authority
§§ 3.2-5201 and 3.2-5212 of the Code of
						Virginia.
Virginia Administrative Code › Title 2 - AGRICULTURE › Agency 5 - DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE AND CONSUMER SERVICES › Chapter 510 - RULES AND REGULATIONS GOVERNING THE PRODUCTION, PROCESSING, AND SALE OF ICE CREAM, FROZEN DESSERTS, AND SIMILAR PRODUCTS › Part X - Specifications for Permitted Frozen Dessert Plants Premises, Buildings, Facilities, Equipment and Utensils › Section 2VAC5-510-490 - Building

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A. Construction,
				  maintenance, and plants.
1. Buildings shall
				  be of sound construction. The exterior and interior shall be kept clean and in
				  good repair to protect against dust, dirt and mold, and to prevent the entrance
				  or harboring of insects, rodents, vermin and other animals.
2. In processing areas, outside doors,
				  windows, skylights, and transoms shall be screened or otherwise covered. Such
				  outside doors shall not open inward and shall be self-closing; and doors
				  leading to processing rooms shall be sound and tight fitting. Windowsills on
				  new construction shall be sloping. Outside conveyor openings and other special
				  type outside openings for sanitary pipelines shall be covered when not in use;
				  and service-pipe openings shall be completely cemented around the pipe opening
				  or have tight metal collars.
3. All
				  rooms, compartments, coolers, freezers and dry storage space in which any raw
				  material packaging, ingredient supplies, or finished products are handled,
				  processed, manufactured, packaged, or stored shall be designed and constructed
				  to assure clean and orderly operations. Rooms for receiving milk shall be
				  separated from the processing area by a partition or suitable arrangement of
				  equipment or facilities to avoid contamination of milk or dairy products.
				  Boiler and tool rooms shall be separated from other rooms. Toilet and dressing
				  rooms shall be conveniently located and shall not open directly into any room
				  in which milk, dairy products, or ingredients are handled, processed, packaged,
				  or stored. Doors of all toilet rooms shall be self-closing; and fixtures shall
				  be kept clean and in good repair.
4. Plans for new plant construction or major
				  remodeling of existing plants shall be submitted to the State Regulatory
				  Authority for approval prior to such new construction or remodeling.
Virginia Administrative Code › Title 2 - AGRICULTURE › Agency 5 - DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE AND CONSUMER SERVICES › Chapter 510 - RULES AND REGULATIONS GOVERNING THE PRODUCTION, PROCESSING, AND SALE OF ICE CREAM, FROZEN DESSERTS, AND SIMILAR PRODUCTS › Part X - Specifications for Permitted Frozen Dessert Plants Premises, Buildings, Facilities, Equipment and Utensils › Section 2VAC5-510-500 - Facilities

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A. Water supply.
1. Both hot and cold water of safe and
				  sanitary quality shall be available in sufficient quantity for all plant
				  operations and facilities. Water from other lines, when officially approved,
				  may be used for boiler feed water and condenser water, if such water lines are
				  completely separated from the water lines carrying the sanitary water supply,
				  and if the equipment is constructed and controlled to prevent contamination of
				  any product or product contact surface. There shall be no cross-connections
				  between safe and unsafe water lines or between private and public
				  supply.
2. Bacteriological
				  examination shall be made of the plant sanitary water supply at least once
				  every six months by the appropriate State Regulatory Authority to determine
				  purity and safety for use in processing or manufacturing dairy
				  products.
Virginia Administrative Code › Title 2 - AGRICULTURE › Agency 5 - DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE AND CONSUMER SERVICES › Chapter 510 - RULES AND REGULATIONS GOVERNING THE PRODUCTION, PROCESSING, AND SALE OF ICE CREAM, FROZEN DESSERTS, AND SIMILAR PRODUCTS › Part X - Specifications for Permitted Frozen Dessert Plants Premises, Buildings, Facilities, Equipment and Utensils › Section 2VAC5-510-510 - Equipment and utensils

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A.
				  Construction and installation.
1. New
				  equipment shall meet applicable 3-A Sanitary Standards. Equipment and utensils
				  coming in contact with milk, dairy products, mix or frozen desserts, including
				  sanitary pumps, piping, fittings, and connections, shall be constructed of
				  stainless steel or other equally corrosion-resistant material. Where the use of
				  stainless steel is not practicable, or in old equipment, other properly coated
				  or plated metals may be approved temporarily. Nonmetallic parts having product
				  contact surfaces shall be of materials that meet 3-A Sanitary Standards,
				  "Multiple-Use Rubber and Rubber-Like Materials Used as Product Contact Surfaces
				  in Dairy Equipment," Number 18-03, and "Multiple-Use Plastic Materials Used as
				  Product Contact Surfaces for Dairy Equipment," Number 20-21 (3-A Sanitary
				  Standards, Incorporated).
2. Bulk
				  storage and distribution equipment for handling liquid sweetening agents shall
				  consist of suitable metals, alloys, or other materials which will withstand
				  corrosive action by the ingredient; and the equipment and ingredients shall be
				  protected from contamination.
3.
				  All equipment and piping shall be designed and installed to be easily
				  accessible for cleaning, shall be kept in good repair, and free from cracks and
				  corroded surfaces. Milk pumps shall be of a sanitary type and easily
				  dismantled, for cleaning or shall be of specifically approved construction to
				  allow cleaning in place. New or rearranged equipment shall be set away from any
				  wall or spaced in such a manner as to facilitate proper cleaning and to
				  maintain good housekeeping. All parts or interior surfaces or equipment, pipes
				  (except certain piping cleaned-in-place), or fittings, including valves and
				  connections, shall be accessible for inspection. Cleaned-in-place sanitary
				  piping and welded sanitary pipeline systems will be acceptable if properly
				  engineered and installed according to 3-A Accepted Practices, "Permanently
				  Installed Product and Solution Pipelines and Cleaning Systems Used in Milk and
				  Milk Product Processing Plants," Number 605-04 (3-A Sanitary Standards,
				  Incorporated).
Virginia Administrative Code › Title 2 - AGRICULTURE › Agency 5 - DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE AND CONSUMER SERVICES › Chapter 510 - RULES AND REGULATIONS GOVERNING THE PRODUCTION, PROCESSING, AND SALE OF ICE CREAM, FROZEN DESSERTS, AND SIMILAR PRODUCTS › Part XI - Vehicles; Frozen Dessert Retail Establishments; Reconstitution of Powder or Dry Frozen Desserts Mix › Section 2VAC5-510-520 - Vehicles

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A. All vehicles
				  used to transport mix, frozen desserts, cream, milk and dairy products shall be
				  constructed and operated to protect their contents from heat, sun, and
				  contamination. Such vehicles shall be kept clean; and no substance capable of
				  contaminating mix, frozen desserts, cream, milk and dairy products shall be
				  transported in them. Vehicles transporting frozen desserts or mix to wholesale
				  or retail outlets shall have the name of the distributor prominently displayed
				  on them.
B. A covered or enclosed
				  dock for loading, unloading, and washing tank trucks, and other facilities
				  shall be available at all plants that receive or ship milk, fluid dairy
				  ingredients, or frozen desserts mix in tanks. A plant shall provide approved
				  equipment when deemed necessary by the State Regulatory Authority to prevent
				  contamination of products while being loaded or unloaded in tank
				  trucks.
C. Milk transport tanks,
				  sanitary piping, fittings and pumps shall be cleaned and sanitized after each
				  use. Tanks and equipment shall be washed promptly after use and given
				  bactericidal treatment immediately before use. After being washed and
				  sanitized, each tank shall be identified by a tag attached to the outlet valve,
				  having the following information:
(i) plant
				  and specific location where cleaned,
(ii) date and time of day of washing and
				  sanitizing, and
(iii) name of
				  persons who washed and sanitized the tank. The tag shall not be removed until
				  the tank is again washed and sanitized.
Virginia Administrative Code › Title 2 - AGRICULTURE › Agency 5 - DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE AND CONSUMER SERVICES › Chapter 510 - RULES AND REGULATIONS GOVERNING THE PRODUCTION, PROCESSING, AND SALE OF ICE CREAM, FROZEN DESSERTS, AND SIMILAR PRODUCTS › Part XI - Vehicles; Frozen Dessert Retail Establishments; Reconstitution of Powder or Dry Frozen Desserts Mix › Section 2VAC5-510-530 - Frozen desserts retail establishments

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Frozen desserts retail establishments, including
					 commissaries and depots, shall comply with applicable provisions of Part X of
					 this chapter (2VAC5-510-480 et
					 seq.).
Statutory Authority
§§ 3.2-5201 and 3.2-5212 of the Code of
						Virginia.
Virginia Administrative Code › Title 2 - AGRICULTURE › Agency 5 - DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE AND CONSUMER SERVICES › Chapter 510 - RULES AND REGULATIONS GOVERNING THE PRODUCTION, PROCESSING, AND SALE OF ICE CREAM, FROZEN DESSERTS, AND SIMILAR PRODUCTS › Part XI - Vehicles; Frozen Dessert Retail Establishments; Reconstitution of Powder or Dry Frozen Desserts Mix › Section 2VAC5-510-540 - Frozen desserts retail establishments which reconstitute powder or dry frozen desserts mix

Current through Register Vol. 40, No. 24, July 15, 2024
A. Powder or dry
				  frozen desserts mix shall be reconstituted with potable water in one of the
				  following ways:
1. If the retail establishment
				  possesses and uses a mechanical means capable of cooling the reconstituted mix
				  to 45°F within four hours, cold tap water may be used.
2. If the retail establishment does not
				  possess or use a mechanical means capable of cooling the reconstituted mix to
				  45°F within four hours, only potable water at a temperature of 40°F or
				  below shall be used.
Virginia Administrative Code › Title 2 - AGRICULTURE › Agency 5 - DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE AND CONSUMER SERVICES › Chapter 510 - RULES AND REGULATIONS GOVERNING THE PRODUCTION, PROCESSING, AND SALE OF ICE CREAM, FROZEN DESSERTS, AND SIMILAR PRODUCTS › Part XII - Plant Operations › Section 2VAC5-510-550 - Pasteurization of frozen dessert mix

Current through Register Vol. 40, No. 24, July 15, 2024
Except for flavoring ingredients, the entire mix shall be
					 pasteurized after formulation. Pasteurized mix or frozen desserts shall not be
					 permitted to come in contact with equipment or containers with which
					 unpasteurized mix, frozen desserts, milk or milk products have been in contact,
					 unless such equipment has first been properly washed and subjected to a
					 satisfactory bactericidal treatment. Powdered or dry frozen dessert mixes are
					 not required to be re-pasteurized after being reconstituted with water as
					 described in
					 2VAC5-510-540 of this
					 chapter.
Statutory Authority
§§ 3.2-5201 and 3.2-5212 of the Code of
						Virginia.
Virginia Administrative Code › Title 2 - AGRICULTURE › Agency 5 - DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE AND CONSUMER SERVICES › Chapter 510 - RULES AND REGULATIONS GOVERNING THE PRODUCTION, PROCESSING, AND SALE OF ICE CREAM, FROZEN DESSERTS, AND SIMILAR PRODUCTS › Part XII - Plant Operations › Section 2VAC5-510-560 - Cooling

Current through Register Vol. 40, No. 24, July 15, 2024
After heat treatment or pasteurization, processed fluid
					 milk products including mix (except for sterilized mix in hermetically sealed
					 containers) shall be cooled promptly to 45°F or lower and maintained there
					 until used. Fluid milk products may be held at higher temperatures for a short
					 time immediately prior to freezing when applicable to particular manufacturing
					 or processing practices.
Statutory Authority
§§ 3.2-5201 and 3.2-5212 of the Code of
						Virginia.
Virginia Administrative Code › Title 2 - AGRICULTURE › Agency 5 - DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE AND CONSUMER SERVICES › Chapter 510 - RULES AND REGULATIONS GOVERNING THE PRODUCTION, PROCESSING, AND SALE OF ICE CREAM, FROZEN DESSERTS, AND SIMILAR PRODUCTS › Part XII - Plant Operations › Section 2VAC5-510-570 - Storage

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A. Utensils and
				  portable equipment used in processing operations shall be stored above the
				  floor in clean, dry locations, and in self-draining positions on racks
				  constructed of impervious, corrosion-resistant material.
B. Dripped or spilled products or ingredients
				  shall not be sold for human consumption.
C. Dairy products, mix or frozen dessert
				  ingredients in dry storage shall be arranged in aisles, rows, sections, or
				  lots, or in such other manner as to be orderly and easily accessible for
				  inspection, and to permit adequate cleaning of the room. Dunnage or pallets
				  shall be used when appropriate. Dairy products, mix or frozen dessert
				  ingredients shall not be stored with any product that would damage them or
				  impair their quality. Open containers shall be carefully protected from
				  contamination.
D. All products
				  requiring refrigeration, except where otherwise specified, shall be stored
				  under optimum temperatures and humidity to maintain their quality and
				  condition. Products shall not be placed directly on wet floors or be exposed to
				  foreign odors, or to conditions such as dripping or condensation, that might
				  cause package or product damage.
E.
				  Items in supply rooms shall be kept clean and protected, and be arranged to
				  permit inspection of supplies and cleaning and spraying of the room.
				  Insecticides and rodenticides shall be properly labeled, segregated, and stored
				  in a separate room or cabinet away from milk or dairy products or packaging
				  supplies. Caps, parchment papers, wrappers, liners, gaskets, and single service
				  sticks, spoons, covers, and containers for frozen desserts, mix or their
				  ingredients shall be purchased and stored only in sanitary tubes, wrappings, or
				  cartons. These shall be kept in a clean, dry place until used; and shall be
				  handled in a sanitary manner.
Statutory Authority
§§ 3.2-5201 and 3.2-5212 of the Code of
						Virginia.
Virginia Administrative Code › Title 2 - AGRICULTURE › Agency 5 - DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE AND CONSUMER SERVICES › Chapter 510 - RULES AND REGULATIONS GOVERNING THE PRODUCTION, PROCESSING, AND SALE OF ICE CREAM, FROZEN DESSERTS, AND SIMILAR PRODUCTS › Part XII - Plant Operations › Section 2VAC5-510-580 - Packaging and labeling

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Frozen desserts and mix shall be packaged in commercially
					 acceptable containers made of packaging material that will protect the quality
					 of the contents in regular channels of trade. Metal containers shall be free
					 from rust, cracks, or unsanitary conditions. Prior to use, closures, covers,
					 wrappers, and containers shall be protected against dust, mold, and other
					 possible contamination. The packaging, cutting, molding, dispensing, and other
					 handling or preparation of mix or frozen desserts and their ingredients shall
					 be done in a sanitary manner.
Statutory Authority
§§ 3.2-5201 and 3.2-5212 of the Code of
						Virginia.
Virginia Administrative Code › Title 2 - AGRICULTURE › Agency 5 - DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE AND CONSUMER SERVICES › Chapter 510 - RULES AND REGULATIONS GOVERNING THE PRODUCTION, PROCESSING, AND SALE OF ICE CREAM, FROZEN DESSERTS, AND SIMILAR PRODUCTS › Part XII - Plant Operations › Section 2VAC5-510-590 - Returns

Current through Register Vol. 40, No. 24, July 15, 2024
Mix or frozen desserts in broken, opened or partially full
					 containers may be returned to the plant for inspection after delivery, but
					 shall not be sold or used for making mix or frozen desserts.
Statutory Authority
§§ 3.2-5201 and 3.2-5212 of the Code of
						Virginia.
Virginia Administrative Code › Title 2 - AGRICULTURE › Agency 5 - DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE AND CONSUMER SERVICES › Chapter 510 - RULES AND REGULATIONS GOVERNING THE PRODUCTION, PROCESSING, AND SALE OF ICE CREAM, FROZEN DESSERTS, AND SIMILAR PRODUCTS › Part XII - Plant Operations › Section 2VAC5-510-600 - Lubricants

Current through Register Vol. 40, No. 24, July 15, 2024
Lubricants approved for use on milk product contact
					 surfaces that are applied to filling machine pistons, cylinders, pumps, and
					 valves shall be sterile, and shall be applied in a sanitary
					 manner.
Statutory Authority
§§ 3.2-5201 and 3.2-5212 of the Code of
						Virginia.
Virginia Administrative Code › Title 2 - AGRICULTURE › Agency 5 - DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE AND CONSUMER SERVICES › Chapter 510 - RULES AND REGULATIONS GOVERNING THE PRODUCTION, PROCESSING, AND SALE OF ICE CREAM, FROZEN DESSERTS, AND SIMILAR PRODUCTS › Part XIII - Personnel Cleanliness and Health › Section 2VAC5-510-610 - Cleanliness

Current through Register Vol. 40, No. 24, July 15, 2024
A. Plant employees
				  shall wash their hands before beginning work, and upon returning to work after
				  using toilet facilities, eating, smoking, or otherwise soiling their hands.
				  They shall keep their hands clean and follow good hygienic practices while on
				  duty. Expectorating or use of tobacco in any form shall be prohibited in rooms
				  and compartments where milk, dairy products, mix or frozen desserts are
				  unpacked or exposed. Clean white or light colored washable outer-garments and
				  caps (paper caps or hairnets are acceptable) shall be worn by all persons
				  engaged in processing milk, dairy products, mix or frozen desserts.
B. In addition, employees engaged in manual
				  molding, wrapping, and touching any product contact surface shall treat their
				  clean hands with a bactericide of approved strength before beginning such work
				  and after each interruption. Rubber or plastic gloves may be used if sanitized
				  as above.
Statutory Authority
§§ 3.2-5201 and 3.2-5212 of the Code of
						Virginia.
Virginia Administrative Code › Title 2 - AGRICULTURE › Agency 5 - DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE AND CONSUMER SERVICES › Chapter 510 - RULES AND REGULATIONS GOVERNING THE PRODUCTION, PROCESSING, AND SALE OF ICE CREAM, FROZEN DESSERTS, AND SIMILAR PRODUCTS › Part XIII - Personnel Cleanliness and Health › Section 2VAC5-510-620 - Health

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A. No person
				  afflicted with a communicable disease shall be permitted in any room or
				  compartment where milk, dairy products, mix or frozen desserts are prepared,
				  processed, or otherwise handled. No person who has a discharging or infected
				  wound, sore, or lesion on hands, arms, or other exposed portions of the body
				  shall work in any plant processing or packaging rooms or in any other capacity
				  resulting in contact with milk, dairy products, mix or frozen
				  dessert.
B. Each employee whose
				  work brings him in contact with the processing or handling of milk, dairy
				  products, mix or frozen desserts, containers or equipment shall have a medical
				  and physical examination by a registered physician or by the local department
				  of health, and shall furnish a satisfactory medical certificate prior to
				  employment. An employee returning to work following illness from a communicable
				  disease shall have a certificate from his attending physician to establish
				  proof of complete recovery.
Statutory Authority
§§ 3.2-5201 and 3.2-5212 of the Code of
						Virginia.
Virginia Administrative Code › Title 2 - AGRICULTURE › Agency 5 - DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE AND CONSUMER SERVICES › Chapter 510 - RULES AND REGULATIONS GOVERNING THE PRODUCTION, PROCESSING, AND SALE OF ICE CREAM, FROZEN DESSERTS, AND SIMILAR PRODUCTS › Part XIV - Records Required to be Kept by Plants › Section 2VAC5-510-630 - Availability

Current through Register Vol. 40, No. 24, July 15, 2024
All records herein required to be kept by plants shall be
					 available for examination by the State Regulatory Authority at reasonable
					 times.
Statutory Authority
§§ 3.2-5201 and 3.2-5212 of the Code of
						Virginia.
Virginia Administrative Code › Title 2 - AGRICULTURE › Agency 5 - DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE AND CONSUMER SERVICES › Chapter 510 - RULES AND REGULATIONS GOVERNING THE PRODUCTION, PROCESSING, AND SALE OF ICE CREAM, FROZEN DESSERTS, AND SIMILAR PRODUCTS › Part XIV - Records Required to be Kept by Plants › Section 2VAC5-510-640 - Water supply test records

Current through Register Vol. 40, No. 24, July 15, 2024
The results of all plant water supply tests shall be kept
					 on file at the plant for at least one year.
Statutory Authority
§§ 3.2-5201 and 3.2-5212 of the Code of
						Virginia.
Virginia Administrative Code › Title 2 - AGRICULTURE › Agency 5 - DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE AND CONSUMER SERVICES › Chapter 510 - RULES AND REGULATIONS GOVERNING THE PRODUCTION, PROCESSING, AND SALE OF ICE CREAM, FROZEN DESSERTS, AND SIMILAR PRODUCTS › Part XIV - Records Required to be Kept by Plants › Section 2VAC5-510-650 - Pasteurization and C-I-P recorder charts

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Recorder charts showing the pasteurization record for each
					 day shall be appropriately marked with the name of the product, date, and
					 signature of the operator. Recorder charts showing the C-I-P record for each
					 day shall be appropriately marked. The charts shall be kept on file at the
					 plant for at least six months.
Statutory Authority
§§ 3.2-5201 and 3.2-5212 of the Code of
						Virginia.
Virginia Administrative Code › Title 2 - AGRICULTURE › Agency 5 - DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE AND CONSUMER SERVICES › Chapter 510 - RULES AND REGULATIONS GOVERNING THE PRODUCTION, PROCESSING, AND SALE OF ICE CREAM, FROZEN DESSERTS, AND SIMILAR PRODUCTS › Part XIV - Records Required to be Kept by Plants › Section 2VAC5-510-660 - Employee medical certificates

Current through Register Vol. 40, No. 24, July 15, 2024
Current-employee medical certificates shall be kept on
					 file at the plant.
Statutory Authority
§§ 3.2-5201 and 3.2-5212 of the Code of
						Virginia.
Virginia Administrative Code › Title 2 - AGRICULTURE › Agency 5 - DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE AND CONSUMER SERVICES › Chapter 510 - RULES AND REGULATIONS GOVERNING THE PRODUCTION, PROCESSING, AND SALE OF ICE CREAM, FROZEN DESSERTS, AND SIMILAR PRODUCTS › Part XIV - Records Required to be Kept by Plants › Form - FORMS (2VAC5-510)

Current through Register Vol. 40, No. 24, July 15, 2024
Virginia Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services
					 Permit Application.
Virginia Administrative Code › Title 2 - AGRICULTURE › Agency 5 - DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE AND CONSUMER SERVICES › Chapter 510 - RULES AND REGULATIONS GOVERNING THE PRODUCTION, PROCESSING, AND SALE OF ICE CREAM, FROZEN DESSERTS, AND SIMILAR PRODUCTS › Part XIV - Records Required to be Kept by Plants › Section - DOCUMENTS INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE (2VAC5-510)

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3-A Accepted Practices, Method of Producing Steam of
					 Culinary Quality, Number 609-02, 3-A Sanitary Standards, Inc.
3-A Sanitary Standards, Multiple-Use Rubber and Rubber-Like
					 Materials Used as Product Contact Surfaces in Dairy Equipment, Number 18-03,
					 3-A Sanitary Standards, Inc.
3-A Sanitary Standards, Multiple-Use Plastic Materials Used
					 as Product Contact Surfaces for Dairy Equipment, Number 20-21, 3-A Sanitary
					 Standards, Inc.
3-A Accepted Practices, Permanently Installed Product and
					 Solution Pipelines and Cleaning Systems Used in Milk and Milk Product
					 Processing Plants, Number 605-04, 3-A Sanitary Standards, Inc.
3-A Accepted Practices, Sanitary Construction,
					 Installation, Testing, and Operation of High Temperature Short-Time and
					 Higher-Heat Shorter-Time Pasteurizer Systems, Number 603-06, 3-A Sanitary
					 Standards, Inc.
3-A Sanitary Standards, Non-Coiled Type Batch Pasteurizers
					 for Milk and Milk Products, Number 24-02, 3-A Sanitary Standards, Inc.
Virginia Administrative Code › Title 2 - AGRICULTURE › Agency 5 - DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE AND CONSUMER SERVICES › Chapter 520 - RULES AND REGULATIONS GOVERNING TESTING OF MILK FOR MILKFAT, PROTEIN, AND LACTOSE CONTENT BY AUTOMATED INSTRUMENT METHODS › Section 2VAC5-520-10 - Definitions

Current through Register Vol. 40, No. 24, July 15, 2024
The following words and terms, when used in this chapter,
				  shall have the following meaning, unless the context clearly indicates
				  otherwise:
"AOAC" means the Association of Official Analytical
				  Chemists.
"Automated instrument methods" means any contrivance,
				  machine, or device manufactured for the purpose of automating the determination
				  of the fat, protein, or lactose content of milk or milk products.
"Calibration" means the adjustment of the automated
				  instrument so that it will reproduce the test results obtained by the reference
				  method.
"Infrared milk analyzer method" means the automated
				  instrument method that determines the fat, protein, and lactose content of milk
				  by determining the amount of infrared rays of different lengths absorbed by a
				  portion of a sample of milk.
"Light scattering methods" means the automated instrument
				  that determines the fat content of milk by measuring the amount of light
				  diffused by a portion of a sample of milk placed between a light source and a
				  photometer.
"Permit to calibrate and operate" means a permit authorizing
				  a person to test milk by the reference methods, calibrate, adjust, operate,
				  perform maintenance, and maintain official records when automated instruments
				  are in use.
"Permit to operate" means a permit authorizing a person to
				  prepare samples, present the samples to the automated instrument, record test
				  results, and perform routine maintenance.
"Permit to test milk by the reference methods" means a
				  permit authorizing a person to test milk by the Babcock method or other methods
				  approved by the State Regulatory Authority and the Association of Official
				  Analytical Chemists for the purpose of calibrating automated testing
				  instruments.
"Person" means any individual, plant operator, partnership,
				  corporation, company, firm, trustee, or associate.
"Reference methods" means the method approved by the State
				  Regulatory Authority to be used to determine the fat, protein, or lactose
				  content of samples of milk to be used as a basis of calibrating the automated
				  instruments.
"State Regulatory Authority" means the Virginia Department
				  of Agriculture and Consumer Services.
Statutory Authority
§§ 3.2-5223 and 3.2-5224 of the Code of
					 Virginia.