---
kind: "section"
citation: "7 C.F.R. § 58.346"
title: "7"
number: "58.346"
heading: "Whipped butter."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/7/58.346"
---

# §58.346. Whipped butter.

- (a) The quality requirements for whipped butter shall be in accordance with the U.S. Standards for Grades of Whipped Butter for U.S. Grade AA and U.S. Grade A, respectively.
- (b) Whipped butter shall also be subject to the following specifications when sampled and tested in accordance with §§ [58.336](/cfr/7/58.336.md) and [58.337](/cfr/7/58.337.md), respectively:
  - (1) Proteolytic count, not more than 50 per gram; yeast and mold count, not more than 10 per gram; coliform count, not more than 10 per gram; and keeping-quality test, satisfactory after 7 days at 72 °F.
  - (2) **Optional except when required or requested—** Copper content, not more than 0.3 ppm; iron content, not more than 1.0 ppm; enterococci, not more than 10 per gram.

## Notes

### Amendments

[59 FR 1264, Jan. 10, 1994, as amended at 67 FR 48976, July 29, 2002]

### Source

Source: 40 FR 47911, Oct. 10, 1975, unless otherwise noted. Redesignated at 42 FR 32514, June 27, 1977, and further redesignated at 46 FR 63203, Dec. 31, 1981.

### Authority

Authority: 7 U.S.C. 1621-1627.

### Source

Source: 23 FR 9410, Dec. 5, 1958, unless otherwise noted. Redesignated at 42 FR 32514, June 27, 1977, and further redesignated at 46 FR 63203, Dec. 31, 1981.

### Amendments

[59 FR 1264, Jan. 10, 1994, as amended at 67 FR 48976, July 29, 2002]