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[SQF beginner]

Hi all, i am unable to locate any regulatory limits set by FDA/USDA/CDFA in regards of SPC testing for heavy cream.

Can someone please direct me if they know where i can find this info?

Thank you so much for your help!!

[kingstudruler1]

Raw or pasteurized?   

 

For USA, the PMO should have both -as I recall

 

https://www.fda.gov/...114169/download

[SQF beginner]

Sorry, I meant Pasteurized Heavy Cream. I was not able to find in PMO...

[kingstudruler1]

Sorry, I meant Pasteurized Heavy Cream. I was not able to find in PMO...

From memory, I believe 20,000 cfu /ml TPC.   <10cfu/ml coliform

[AltonBrownFanClub]

@kingstudruler1, right as usual!

From memory, I believe 20,000 cfu /ml TPC.   <10cfu/ml coliform

 

I found this USDA document. I cannot find anything for heavy cream specifically.

The bacterial limits for multiple product begin on page 58.

 

https://www.ams.usda...MO_IDFA_340.pdf

 

They group "pasteurized milk products" and cream together in multiple spots. 

I think you should be okay to use this as a starting point.

If you need something more concrete, you could try reaching out to a collegiate branch of the USDA.

I've had good luck with the one at NDSU. They're used to students asking questions.

[SQF beginner]

Thank you all for your help!

[kingstudruler1]

@kingstudruler1, right as usual!

 

I found this USDA document. I cannot find anything for heavy cream specifically.

The bacterial limits for multiple product begin on page 58.

 

https://www.ams.usda...MO_IDFA_340.pdf

 

They group "pasteurized milk products" and cream together in multiple spots. 

I think you should be okay to use this as a starting point.

If you need something more concrete, you could try reaching out to a collegiate branch of the USDA.

I've had good luck with the one at NDSU. They're used to students asking questions.

Yes table 1 of the PMO (attached doc).   They do not have different standrards for individual products.