7 CFR 58.405
§ 58.405 Meaning of words.
United States · 7 CFR — Agriculture · Status: effective
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- 7 CFR 58.405, § 58.405 Meaning of words, United States, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-09, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/16160
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For the purpose of the regulations in this subpart, words in the singular form shall be deemed to impart the plural and vice versa as the case may demand. Unless the context otherwise requires, the following terms shall have the following meaning:
(a) Cheese. The fresh or matured product obtained by draining after coagulation of milk, cream, skimmed, or partly skimmed milk or a combination of some or all of these products and including any cheese that conforms to the requirements of the Food and Drug Administration for cheeses and related cheese products (21 CFR part 133).
(b) Milkfat from whey. The fat obtained from the separation of cheese whey.
Legislative history
This is a federal regulation, adopted through agency rulemaking under the Administrative Procedure Act — not enacted by a recorded vote of Congress.