Sec.22-133-119. Ricotta cheese, definitions for the purposes of section 22-133-120 of the Regulations of Connecticut State Agencies

(1) Whole milk ricotta cheese is the cheese prepared from milk, whey or a blend of such products, heated to a minimum temperature of one hundred eighty (180) degrees Fahrenheit. Salt and acidifying agents may be added to whole milk ricotta cheese, as well as other generally recognized safe and suitable ingredients as defined in 21 CFR 184. The finished whole milk ricotta cheese shall not contain more than eighty (80) percent moisture and shall contain not less than eleven (11) percent of milkfat.

(2) Part-skim ricotta cheese is the cheese prepared from milk, whey or a blend of these products, heated to a minimum temperature of one hundred eighty (180) degrees Fahrenheit. Salt and acidifying agents may be added to part-skim ricotta cheese, as well as other generally recognized safe and suitable ingredients as defined in 21 CFR 184. The finished part-skim ricotta cheese shall not contain more than eighty (80) percent moisture and shall contain between six (6) and ten percent (10) milkfat.

(3) Skim milk ricotta (Ricotone) is the cheese prepared from skim milk, whey or a blend of these products, heated to a minimum temperature of one hundred eighty (180) degrees Fahrenheit. Salt and acidifying agents may be added to ricotta cheese from whey or skim milk, as well as other generally recognized safe and suitable ingredients as defined in 21 CFR 184. The finished ricotta from whey or skim milk shall not contain more than eighty two point five (82.5) percent moisture and shall contain less than one percent (1) milkfat.

(Adopted effective October 1, 2005)