Electronic Code of Federal Regulations (eCFR)

The quality requirements for butter shall be in accordance with the U.S. Standards for Grades of Butter for U.S. Grade AA, U.S. Grade A, or U.S. Grade B, respectively.

(a) In addition, the butter is subject to the following specifications when sampled and tested in accordance with §§58.336 and 58.337.

(b) Proteolytic count, not more than 100 per gram; yeast and mold count, not more than 20 per gram; coliform count, not more than 10 per gram.

(c) Optional except when required or requested: Copper content, not more than 0.3 ppm; iron content, not more than 1.0 ppm; enterococci, not more than 10 per gram.

§58.346 Whipped butter.

(a) The quality requirements for whipped butter shall be in accordance with the U.S. Standards for Grades of Whipped Butter for U.S. Grade AA and U.S. Grade A, respectively.

(b) Whipped butter shall also be subject to the following specifications when sampled and tested in accordance with §58.336 and §58.337, respectively:

(1) Proteolytic count, not more than 50 per gram; yeast and mold count, not more than 10 per gram; coliform count, not more than 10 per gram; and keeping-quality test, satisfactory after 7 days at 72 °F.

(2) Optional except when required or requested: Copper content, not more than 0.3 ppm; iron content, not more than 1.0 ppm; enterococci, not more than 10 per gram.

[59 FR 1264, Jan. 10, 1994, as amended at 67 FR 48976, July 29, 2002]

§58.347 Butteroil or anhydrous milkfat.

The flavor shall be bland and free from rancid, oxidized, or other objectionable flavors.

(a) In addition, the finished products shall meet the following specifications when sampled and tested in accordance with §§58.336 and 58.337:

	Butteroil	Anhydrous milkfat
Milkfat	Not less than 99.6 percent	Not less than 99.8 percent.
Moisture	Not more than 0.3 percent	Not more than 0.1 percent.
Other butter constituents including salt	Not more than 0.1 percent	Not more than 0.1 percent.
Salt	Not more than 0.05 percent	Not more than 0.05 percent.
Antioxidants	Those permitted by standards of the Codex Alimentarius Commission and authorized for use by the Food and Drug Administration	Those permitted by standards of the Codex Alimentarius Commission and authorized for use by the Food and Drug Administration.
Free fatty acids	Not more than 0.5 percent (calculated as oleic acid)	Not more than 0.3 percent (calculated as oleic acid).
Peroxide value	Not more than 0.1 milliequivalent per kilogram of fat	Not more than 0.1 milliequivalent per kilogram of fat.
Iron content	Not more than 0.2 ppm	Not more than 0.2 ppm.
Copper content	Not more than 0.05 ppm	Not more than 0.05 ppm.

(b) [Reserved]

[60 FR 4826, Jan. 24, 1995]

§58.348 Plastic cream.

The flavor shall be sweet, pleasing and desirable but may possess the following flavors to a slight degree; aged, bitter, flat, smothered and storage; and cooked and feed flavors to a definite degree. It shall be free from rancid, oxidized or other objectionable flavors.

(a) In addition, the finished product shall meet the following specifications when sampled and tested in accordance with §§58.336 and 58.337.

(b) Standard plate count, not more than 30,000 per gram; coliform count, not more than 10 per gram; yeast and mold, not more than 20 per gram;

(c) Optional except when required or requested: Copper content not more than 0.3 ppm; iron content not more than 1.0 ppm.

§58.349 Frozen cream.

The flavor shall be sweet, pleasing and desirable, but may possess the following flavors to a slight degree: Aged, bitter, flat, smothered, storage; and cooked and feed flavors to a definite degree. It shall be free from rancid, oxidized or other objectionable flavors.

(a) In addition, the product shall meet the following specifications when sampled and tested in accordance with §§58.336 and 58.337. Samples for analysis should be taken prior to freezing of the product.

(b) Standard plate count, not more than 30,000 per ml.; coliform count, not more than 10 per ml.; yeast and mold, not more than 20 per ml.

(c) Optional except when required or requested: Copper content, not more than 0.3 ppm; iron content not more than 1.0 ppm.

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