Montana § 81-22-413 Pasteurization Required

Montana Statutes

§ 81-22-413 — Pasteurization Required

Montana·Title 81 LIVESTOCK·Ch. 22 MANUFACTURED DAIRY PRODUCTS·Part 4 Sanitation, Quality, and Labeling Requirements

81-22-413 . Pasteurization required.

(1)All milk and cream used in the manufacture of any dairy product or products made in semblance or imitation of dairy products sold, offered for sale, purveyed, stored, displayed, or transported in Montana must be pasteurized. However, cheese held, stored, or aged for at least 60 days at not less than 35 degrees F is not required to be made from pasteurized milk or cream but must be labeled "made from raw or unpasteurized milk or unpasteurized cream", as the case may be. Other cultured raw or unpasteurized dairy products that can be made safe by aging must be similarly aged and labeled as required above.

(2)The pasteurization and labeling requirements of this section do not apply to milk or cream sold as homemade food or a homemade food product pursu

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81-22-413 . Pasteurization required. (1) All milk and cream used in the manufacture of any dairy product or products made in semblance or imitation of dairy products sold, offered for sale, purveyed, stored, displayed, or transported in Montana must be pasteurized. However, cheese held, stored, or aged for at least 60 days at not less than 35 degrees F is not required to be made from pasteurized milk or cream but must be labeled "made from raw or unpasteurized milk or unpasteurized cream", as the case may be. Other cultured raw or unpasteurized dairy products that can be made safe by aging must be similarly aged and labeled as required above.
(2) The pasteurization and labeling requirements of this section do not apply to milk or cream sold as homemade food or a homemade food product pursuant to Title 50, chapter 49, part 2.

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