| Category | Finished product (common name) |
Public health comments |
|---|---|---|
| Extracts | Homemade | Homemade extracts sold and not used as an ingredient are not permitted due to Federal Standards of Identity regulations. |
| Fillings – pies and pastries | Cream | Exceeds allowed pH and Aw values. |
| Low acid pie filling (e.g., banana) | Must not contain low acid fruits | |
| Freeze-dried/fermented/ dehydrated/dried |
Meat | BOAH (Board of Animal Health) regulated product |
| Dairy (e.g., cheesecake varieties and ice cream) | Subject to additional regulatory requirements (Special Process) | |
| Fruit | Products cannot be larger than the size of a small marble (e.g., blueberry), or processed further | |
| Vegetables | Subject to additional regulatory requirements (Special Process) | |
| Fruits (select) | Bananas, cantaloupe, cucumbers, elderberries, mangoes, melons (honeydew), mulberries, papaya, pawpaw, peppers, pickles, pumpkins, watermelon | These are low acid fruits with pH ranges above 4.6, and do not meet pH requirements. Finished products must not contain ingredients from these identified fruits with the exception of baked bread (e.g., banana bread) |
| Fruit tarts | All varieties | Includes pastry cream (TCS food product) |
| Icings (select) | Homemade buttercream | If TCS food products are used as an ingredient, buttercream is not permitted to be used |
| Meat | All varieties including tallow | Outside scope of HBV rule. |
| Milk | Raw (cow, goat, human, sheep, etc.) | Not an approved food/food ingredient and must not be added to food Reference: IC 15-18-1-21 |
| Mushrooms (processed) | All varieties | Must not be processed (cut, sliced, diced, etc.) post-harvest field cut. |
| Nuts and seeds | Boiled peanuts | Cooked plant-food requires temperature control. |
| Pet treats and animal feed | All varieties | Pet food is regulated by the Indiana Office of State Chemist |