§ 34002 Dairy Product Cooling Requirements

• •Milk and cream used to make butter or cheese must be cooled just enough to start the process.
• •Don't cool them more than needed—just enough to begin ripening or starting the process.
• •This rule is for pasteurized milk and cream only.

A dairy farm is making cheese and butter.

The farm must cool the pasteurized milk and cream just enough to start making cheese or butter, but not colder than necessary.