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Michigan Compiled Laws, Chapter 288. Dairy Industry § 288.538

Current as of January 01, 2025 | Updated by Findlaw Staff

Sec. 68. (1) Only pasteurized milk and milk products shall be offered for sale or sold, directly or indirectly, to the final consumer or to restaurants, grocery stores, or similar establishments.

(2) All milk and milk products shall be pasteurized according to the requirements of the pasteurized milk ordinance and the time-temperature relationships described in the pasteurized milk ordinance.

(3) All dairy plant by-products used for feeding purposes for farm animals shall be pasteurized or be derived from pasteurized products when specified by the director.

(4) Milk and milk products may be aseptically processed as low-acid foods provided they comply with the following requirements:

(a) All thermally processed milk and milk products that are packaged in hermetically sealed containers shall be processed in a milk processing facility licensed under this act, the manufacturing milk law of 2001,  1 or the food law of 2000.  2

(b) All processors of acidified milk and milk products packaged in hermetically sealed containers shall comply with the regulations of the U.S. food and drug administration in 21 CFR part 108, 21 CFR part 110, and 21 CFR part 114.

(c) All thermally processed milk and milk products that are packaged in hermetically sealed containers shall comply with the regulations of the U.S. food and drug administration in 21 CFR part 108, 21 CFR part 110, and 21 CFR part 113.

(d) Hermetically sealed packages shall be handled to maintain product and container integrity.

1 M.C.L.A. § 288.561 et seq.
2 M.C.L.A. § 289.1101 et seq.
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