N.M. Code R. § 21.34.5.7 – Definitions

A. "Cultured product" means the product resulting from the souring by lactic acid producing bacteria or similar culture of a milk product.
B. "Dairy dessert mixes" means a product in fluid form intended to be used for dessert purposes and shall include, but not be limited to ice cream mix, mellorine mix, yogurt mix, eggnog or other product of similar nature.
C. "Director" means the director of the New Mexico department of agriculture.
D. "Hermetically sealed product" means a product packaged in such a way as to be impervious to air and gasses, thus preventing microbial spoilage.
E. "Pull date" means the last day on which a product is to be sold or offered for sale for human consumption.
F. "Sterilized product" means a product that has been heated to a temperature of two hundred twelve (212) degrees fahrenheit or higher for a length of time sufficient to kill all organisms present.
G. "Ultra-pasteurized" means a product thermally processed at two hundred eighty (280) degrees fahrenheit or higher for at least two (2) seconds so as to produce a product which has an extended shelf life under refrigerated conditions.
[7/15/97; 1/1/98; 1/1/98; 21.34.5.7 NMAC - Rn, 21 NMAC 34.5.7, 05/29/09]