Kansas Statutes 65-771a. Milk standards; content requirements
Terms Used In Kansas Statutes 65-771a
- Dairy products: includes butter, cheese, dry whole milk, nonfat dry milk, dry buttermilk, dry whey, evaporated milk, whole or skim, condensed whole milk, condensed skim milk, sweetened or plain, frozen dairy dessert, and frozen dairy dessert mixes and such other products as may be otherwise designated by rules and regulations. See Kansas Statutes 65-771
- Grade A pasteurized milk: means pasteurized milk that has at least a 90% survey rating, as determined by a survey of the source conducted by the secretary pursuant to the survey rating methods for conducting surveys of the status of milk sanitation. See Kansas Statutes 65-771
- Milk: means the lacteal secretion, practically free from colostrum, obtained by the complete milking of one or more healthy hooved mammals. See Kansas Statutes 65-771
- Milk inspection and regulatory services: means the inspection, sampling, laboratory testing and the administrative procedures relating thereto, necessary to determine that the production, processing, distribution and sale of grade A milk, milk products, and dairy products comply with the requirements of this act and any rules and regulations adopted hereunder. See Kansas Statutes 65-771
- Milk or cream for manufacturing purposes: means raw milk or raw cream that is not subject to grade A standards and produced for processing and manufacturing into dairy products for human consumption. See Kansas Statutes 65-771
- Milk products: includes those dairy foods made by modifying the federally standardized products listed in this section in accordance with 21 C. See Kansas Statutes 65-771
- Pasteurized: means the same as provided in 21 C. See Kansas Statutes 65-771
- Secretary: means the secretary of the Kansas department of agriculture, or the secretary's designee. See Kansas Statutes 65-771
(a) Except as provided in article 7 of chapter 65 of the Kansas Statutes Annotated, and amendments thereto, and in rules and regulations adopted by the secretary hereunder, the secretary shall apply the definitions and standards of identity ascribed to milk and dairy products by the federal food and drug administration.
(b) Goat milk sold in retail packages shall contain not less than 2.5% milkfat and not less than 7.5% milk solids not fat. Goat milk shall be produced according to the sanitary standards of this act and may have been adjusted by separating part of the milkfat therefrom or by adding cream, concentrated milk, dry whole milk, skim milk, concentrated skim milk or nonfat dry milk thereto. Goat milk may be homogenized.
(c) Milk that is not goat milk shall contain not less than 3.25% milkfat and not less than 8.25% milk solids not fat. Milk may have been adjusted by separating part of the milkfat therefrom or by adding cream, concentrated milk, dry whole milk, skim milk, concentrated skim milk or nonfat dry milk thereto. Milk may be homogenized.
(d) Milk or cream for manufacturing purposes may contain less than 3.25% butterfat and shall be delivered pure, sweet and clean.
(e) Grade A pasteurized milk, grade A pasteurized milk products and grade A milk for pasteurization shall meet the requirements for grade A under the rules and regulations adopted pursuant to this act. The secretary may authorize the use of the grade A designation for a temporary time period on grade A pasteurized milk within the statewide system of milk inspection and regulatory services, even if such grade A pasteurized milk does not have at least a 90% survey rating.