scope:

This Standard contains requirements for the following equipment: dispensing freezers that process and freeze previously pasteurized product (e.g., soft ice cream, ice milk, yogurt, malts, custards) and dispense it directly into the consumer's container; dispensing freezers that dispense premanufactured frozen product (e.g., ice cream) directly into the consumer's container; and batch dispensing freezers. The materials, design, and construction requirements of this Standard may also apply to an item that is manufactured as a component of a dispensing freezer.

Dispensing freezer components and materials covered under other NSF or NSF/ANSI Standards or criteria shall also comply with the requirements therein. This Standard is not intended to restrict new unit design, provided such design meets the minimum specifications described herein.