(a) Pasteurization facilities: The facilities for pasteurization of egg products shall be adequate and of approved construction so that all products will be processed as provided for in this section. Pasteurization equipment for liquid egg product shall include a holding tube, an automatic flow diversion valve, thermal controls, and recording devices to determine compliance for pasteurization as set forth in paragraph (b) of this section. The temperature of the heated liquid egg product shall be continuously and automatically recorded during the process.
(b) Pasteurizing operations: Every particle of all products must be rapidly heated to the required temperature and held at that temperature for the required minimum holding time as set forth in this section. The temperatures and holding times listed in Table I of this section are minimum. The product may be heated to higher temperatures and held for longer periods of time. Pasteurization procedures shall assure complete pasteurization, and holding, packaging, facilities and operations shall be such as to prevent contamination of the product.
Table I--Pasteurization Requirements \1\------------------------------------------------------------------------
Minimum Minimum
temperature holding time
Liquid egg product requirements requirements
([deg]F.) (Minutes)------------------------------------------------------------------------Albumen (without use of chemicals).......... 134 3.5
132 6.2Whole egg................................... 140 3.5Whole egg blends (less than 2 percent added 142 3.5
nonegg ingredients)........................
140 6.2Fortified whole egg and blends (24-38 144 3.5
percent egg solids, 2-12 percent added
nonegg ingredients)........................
142 6.2Salt whole egg (with 2 percent or more salt 146 3.5
added).....................................
144 6.2Sugar whole egg (2-12 percent sugar added).. 142 3.5
140 6.2Plain yolk.................................. 142 3.5
140 6.2Sugar yolk (2 percent or more sugar added).. 146 3.5
144 6.2Salt yolk (2-12 percent salt added)......... 146 3.5
144 6.2------------------------------------------------------------------------\1\ Pasteurization of egg products not listed in this table shall be in
accordance with paragraph (c) of this section.
(c) Other methods of pasteurization may be approved by the Administrator when such treatments give equivalent effects to those specified in paragraph (b) of this section for those products or other products and results in a salmonella negative product.