HB 2178 Summary

• Amends Arizona Revised Statutes section 3-607 to exempt certain food establishments from obtaining a milk processing license when manufacturing frozen desserts using pasteurized milk or pasteurized milk-based products.

• The exemption applies only when frozen desserts are manufactured and sold at the same food establishment for on-premises consumption and the establishment has submitted an approved plan to the regulatory authority demonstrating compliance with pasteurization requirements under title 36.

• Authorizes the division or regulatory authority to require food establishments manufacturing frozen desserts to provide samples for verification that the product meets pasteurization standards.

• Makes minor grammatical and stylistic corrections to existing statute language regarding milk processing licensing, inspection, fees, and revocation procedures.