901:11-1-01 Definitions.

 

 

 

901:11-1-01                 Definitions.

 

 

 

As used in chapters 901:3 and 901:11 of the Administrative Code and the materials incorporated under rule 901:11-1-02 of this chapter:

 

(A)"Aseptically processed milk and milk products" means products hermetically sealed in a container and thermally processed, in conformance with 21 C.F.R. Part 113 and rules 901:11-1-01 to 901:11-1-05 of the Administrative Code, so as to render the product free of microorganisms capable of reproducing in the product under normal nonrefrigerated conditions of storage and distribution. The product shall be free of viable microorganisms (including spores) of public health significance.

 

(B)"Director" means the director of agriculture or an official, employee, or contractor of the department of agriculture designated by the director of agriculture.

 

(C)"Drug" means:

 

(1)Articles recognized in the official United States Pharmacopoeia, Official Homeopathic Pharmacopoeia of the United States, or Official National Formulary, or any supplement to any of them; and,

 

(2)Articles  intended  for  use  in  the  diagnosis,  cure,  mitigation,  treatment,  or prevention of disease in man or other animals; and,

 

(3)Articles (other than food) intended to affect the structure or any function of the body of man or other animals; and,

 

(4)Articles intended for use as a component of any articles specified in paragraphs (C)(1), (C)(2), or (C)(3) of this rule, but does not include devices or their components, parts, or accessories.

 

(D)"Hermetically sealed container" means a container that is designed and intended to be secure against the entry of microorganisms, thereby maintaining the commercial sterility of its contents after processing.

 

(E)"PMO" means the 2001 revision of the Grade "A" Pasteurized Milk Ordinance and its appendices, publication 299, United States department of health and human services, public health service/food and drug administration.

 

(F) "Sterilized", when used in reference to piping, equipment and containers used for milk and milk products, means rendering the piping, equipment, and containers free of viable microorganisms by application of heat, a chemical sterilant or other appropriate treatments.

 

(G)"Ultra-pasteurized" when used to describe grade A milk or a grade A milk product, means that the product has been thermally processed at or above two hundred eighty degrees fahrenheit (one hundred thirty-eight degrees celsius) for at least two seconds, either before or after packaging, so as to produce a product with an

 

 

extended shelf life under refrigerated conditions.

Replaces:                                                     901:3-10-01

Effective:                                                     04/26/2005

R.C. 119.032 review dates:                         04/05/2010

CERTIFIED ELECTRONICALLY

Certification

04/13/2005

Date

Promulgated Under:                           119.03

Statutory Authority:                           917.02

Rule Amplifies:                                  917.01

Prior Effective Dates:                         12/1/95