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TITLE 25HEALTH SERVICES
PART 1DEPARTMENT OF STATE HEALTH SERVICES
CHAPTER 228RETAIL FOOD ESTABLISHMENTS
SUBCHAPTER CFOOD
RULE §228.62Specifications for Receiving

(a) Temperature.

  (1) Grade A pasteurized milk shall be received in refrigerated equipment that maintains an ambient air temperature of seven degrees Celsius (45 degrees Fahrenheit) or less.

  (2) Molluscan shellfish shall be received in refrigerated equipment or on ice that maintains a temperature of seven degrees Celsius (45 degrees Fahrenheit) or less, as required in the Texas Molluscan Shellfish Rules, §241.61(a) of this title (relating to Molluscan Shell Stock Temperature Control).

(b) Chicken Eggs. Chicken eggs shall be received clean and sound and may not exceed the restricted egg tolerances for U.S. Consumer Grade B as specified in 7 CFR 56, Voluntary Grading of Shell Eggs and United States Standards, Grades, and Weight Classes for Shell Eggs, and 9 CFR 590, Inspection of Eggs and Egg Products.

(c) Frozen milk products. Frozen milk products, such as ice cream, shall be obtained pasteurized in accordance with the Frozen Desserts Manufacturer Licensing Act, Texas Health and Safety Code, Chapter 440, and 21 CFR 135, Frozen Desserts.

(d) Shell stock identification. Shell stock shall be obtained in containers bearing legible source identification tags or labels that are affixed by the harvester or dealer that depurates, ships, or reships the shell stock, as specified in §§241.50 - 241.71 of this title (relating to Molluscan Shellfish).


Source Note: The provisions of this §228.62 adopted to be effective August 8, 2021, 46 TexReg 4686

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