C-M-1730B
April 8, 1980
SUPERSEDING
FEDERAL
Fed. Spec. C-M-1730
July 24, 1972 and
c-M-oo1730A(Army-GL)
May 28, 1974
SPECIFICATION
MILK AND MILK PRODUCTS, FLUID, FRESH; ULTRA-PASTEURIZEDAND ASEPTIC
PRocEssED AND pACIGIGED(COhfPfRRCIALSTERILITY)
This s edification was approved by the Secretary,
Y
United States Department of
Agricu ture,
for use by all Federal agencies.
1.
SCOPE AND CLASSIFICATION
1.1 Scope. This specification covers the requirements for all listed milk
and milk products, processed and packaged in a manner which will provide for an
extended shelf life beyond that of the conventionally pasteurized, fresh dairy
product counterparts, requiring refrigeration unconditionally (see 3.4). The
products described in this specification are grouped under two main categories
representing processing under different levels of temperature treatment using
presterilized containers (hermeticallyand non-hermetically sealed) and stored
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under different temperature conditions.
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1.2 Classification.
The products covered
‘ the following groups, types, and classes, as
Group A
Group B
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Type I
Type II
Class 1
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Class 2
Class 3
Class 4
- Ultra-pasteurized (see
by this specification shall be of
specified (see 5.3).
footnote 1/, table II) ‘“
- Aseptic processed and packaged (~ee item 5, table 11)
- Milk
- Milk, skim and lowfat
- Skim milk (less than 0.5 percent milkfat) with added
Vitamin A
- Skim milk (less than 0.5 percent milkfat) with added
Vitamin A-and nonfat milk solids
- Low fat milk “(notless than 0.5 percent milkfat at 0.5
percent fat increments, not to exceed 2.0 percent) with
added Vitamin A
- Low fat milk (same fat levels as for class 3) with added
Vitamin A and nonfat milk solids
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