7 CFR 58.528
§ 58.528 Microbiological requirements.
United States · 7 CFR — Agriculture · Status: effective
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- 7 CFR 58.528, § 58.528 Microbiological requirements, United States, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-09, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/16221
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Compliance shall be based on 3 out of 5 consecutive samples taken at the time of packaging.
(a) Coliform. Not more than 10 per gram.
(b) Psychrotrophic. No more than 100 per gram.
(c) Yeasts and molds. Not more than 10 per gram.
Legislative history
This is a federal regulation, adopted through agency rulemaking under the Administrative Procedure Act — not enacted by a recorded vote of Congress.