7 Pa. Code § 59a.309
Pasteurized, ultrapasteurized or aseptically processed and packaged products must conform with § 59a.2 (relating to definitions). When pasteurization or sterilization is intended or required, or when a product is designated ‘‘pasteurized’’ or ‘‘sterilized,’’ every particle of the product shall be subjected to temperatures and holding periods that assure proper pasteurization or sterilization of the product. The heat treatment by either process must be sufficient to insure public health safety and to assure adequate keeping quality, yet retaining the most desirable flavor and body characteristics of the finished product. The phenol value of test samples of pasteurized finished product may be no greater than the maximum specified for the particular product as determined and specified by the phosphatase test method prescribed in the latest edition of ‘‘Official Methods of Analysis of the Association of Official Agricultural Chemists’’ (a publication of the Association of Official Analytical Chemists International, 481 North Frederick Avenue, Suite 500, Gaithersburg, MD 20877-2417).