21 CFR § 1210.16 - Method of bacterial count.

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title: "21 CFR § 1210.16 - Method of bacterial count."
title_number: 21
title_name: "Food and Drugs"
section_number: "1210.16"
section_name: "Method of bacterial count."
chapter_name: "FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES"
subchapter_number: "L"
subchapter_name: "REGULATIONS UNDER CERTAIN OTHER ACTS ADMINISTERED BY THE FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION"
part_number: "1210"
part_name: "REGULATIONS UNDER THE FEDERAL IMPORT MILK ACT"
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currency: "2026-04-05"
last_updated: "2026-04-05"
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authority: "21 U.S.C. 141-149."
regulatory_source: "38 FR 32104, Nov. 20, 1973, unless otherwise noted."
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# 1210.16 Method of bacterial count.

The bacterial count of milk and cream refers to the number of viable bacteria as determined by the standard plate method of the American Public Health Association in use at the time of the examination.