410 Ind. Admin. Code 7-24-3

Current through October 23, 2024

Section 410 IAC 7-24-3 - "Acidified foods" defined

Authority: IC 16-42-5-5

Affected: IC 16-42-5

Sec. 3.

(a) "Acidified foods" means low-acid foods to which acid or acid food is added. The term includes, but is not limited to:

(1) beans;

(2) cucumbers;

(3) cabbage;

(4) artichokes;

(5) cauliflower;

(6) puddings;

(7) peppers;

(8) tropical fruits; and

(9) fish;

singly or in any combination. These foods have an a_w greater than eighty-five hundredths (0.85), a finished equilibrium pH of 4.6 or below, and may be called pickled, such as "pickled cauliflower".

(b) The term does not include:

(1) carbonated beverages;

(2) jams;

(3) jellies;

(4) preserves; and

(5) acid foods;

including such foods as standardized and nonstandardized food dressings and condiment sauces, that contain small amounts of low-acid food and have a resultant finished equilibrium pH that does not significantly differ from that of the predominant acid or acid food, and foods that are stored, distributed, and retailed under refrigeration.

410 IAC 7-24-3

Indiana State Department of Health; 410 IAC 7-24-3; filed Oct 13, 2004, 12:30 p.m.: 28 IR 822; readopted filed Jul 15, 2010, 12:12 p.m.: 20100728-IR-410100261RFA

Readopted filed 11/10/2016, 8:45 a.m.: 20161207-IR-410160371RFA

Readopted filed 9/15/2022, 10:01 a.m.: 20221012-IR-410220206RFA