(a) No person, firm, or corporation shall manufacture, transport, sell, offer, or expose for sale or have in possession with intent to sell at retail to a consumer any cheese that has not been (1) manufactured from milk or milk products that have been pasteurized; (2) subjected to a heat treatment equivalent to pasteurization during the process of manufacturing or processing; or (3) subjected to an aging process where it has been kept for at least 60 days after manufacture at a temperature no lower than 35 degrees Fahrenheit.
(b) Any cheese described in paragraph (a), clause (3), that has been made from unpasteurized milk must be labeled with a statement that the cheese has been aged for 60 days or more.
2017 c 88 art 3 s 27; 2019 c 38 s 19
Structure Minnesota Statutes
Chapters 17 - 43 — Agriculture
Section 32D.02 — Inspection And Enforcement; Authority And Duties.
Section 32D.03 — Bulk Milk Hauler And Sampler License.
Section 32D.04 — Milk Tank Trucks.
Section 32D.05 — Grade A Dairy Farm Permitting; Water Well Distance Requirement.
Section 32D.06 — Grade A Dairy Farm Inspection; Fees.
Section 32D.07 — Manufacturing Grade Dairy Farm Certification.
Section 32D.08 — Manufacturing Grade Dairy Farm Inspection; Fees.
Section 32D.09 — Dairy Plant Licensing And Permitting.
Section 32D.11 — Procurement Fee.
Section 32D.12 — Selected Products Fee.
Section 32D.13 — Milk Quality Standards.
Section 32D.14 — Official Producer Samples.
Section 32D.15 — Monthly Reporting.
Section 32D.17 — Laboratory Certification.
Section 32D.18 — Milk Bought By Weight; Testing Methods.
Section 32D.19 — Adulterated Dairy Products.
Section 32D.20 — Limitation On Sale.
Section 32D.21 — Cooling After Pasteurization.
Section 32D.22 — Manufacture Of Cheese; Requirements In Process.
Section 32D.23 — Recombinant Bovine Growth Hormone Labeling.
Section 32D.24 — Dairy Trade Practices; Definitions.
Section 32D.25 — Duties And Powers Of Commissioner; Data Privacy.
Section 32D.26 — Sales Below Cost Prohibited; Exceptions.
Section 32D.27 — Redress For Injury Or Threatened Injury.
Section 32D.28 — Annual Suspension Of Dairy Trade Practices Act.
Section 32D.30 — Dairy Development And Profitability Enhancement.