3717-1-08(B) Special requirements: fresh juice production

3717-1 Ohio Uniform Food Safety Code

A food service operation or retail food establishment that packages fresh juice does not need to meet the requirements for labeling specified in paragraph (A)(2) of this rule if they produce juice that is:

(1)

Pasteurized; or

(2)

Treated under a HACCP plan to attain a five log reduction, which is equal to a 99.999 per cent reduction in microorganisms of a public health significance; and

(3)

A variance is obtained from the director of agriculture or director of health, whichever is applicable.