Current through Register Vol. 42, No. 5, February 29, 2024
(1)
Abnormal Milk
(a) Lactating
animals which show evidence of the secretion of milk with abnormalities in one
(1) or more quarters, based upon bacteriological, chemical, or physical
examination, shall be milked last or with separate equipment and the milk shall
be discarded. Lactating animals producing contaminated milk, that is, lactating
animals which have been treated with, have consumed chemical, medicinal, or
radioactive agents, which are capable of being secreted in the milk and which
in the judgment of the Health Officer may be deleterious to human health, shall
be milked last or with separate equipment and the milk disposed of as the
Health Officer may direct. For applicability to AMIs refer to Appendix
Q.
(b) Public Health Reason
1. The health of lactating animals is a very
important consideration because a number of diseases of lactating animals,
including salmonellosis, staphylococcal infection, may be transmitted to man
through the medium of milk.
The organisms of most of these diseases may get into the milk
either directly from the udder or indirectly through infected body discharges
which may drop, splash, or be blown into the milk.
2. Bovine mastitis is an inflammatory and,
generally, highly communicable disease of the bovine udder. Usually, the
inciting organism is a streptococcus of bovine origin (Type B), but the disease
is often caused by a staphylococcus or other infectious agent. Occasionally,
lactating animals' udders become infected with hemolytic streptococci of human
origin, which may result in milk borne epidemics of scarlet fever or septic
sore throat. The toxins of staphylococci, and possibly other organisms in milk
may cause severe gastroenteritis. Some of these toxins are not destroyed by
pasteurization.
(c)
Administrative Procedures - This item is deemed to be satisfied when:
1. Milk from lactating animals being treated
with medicinal agents which are capable of being secreted in the milk, is not
offered for sale for such period as is recommended by the attending
veterinarian or as indicated on the package label of the medicinal
agent.
2. Milk from lactating
animals treated with or exposed to insecticides not approved for use on dairy
cattle by the U.S. EPA is not offered for sale.
3. The Health Officer requires such
additional tests for the detection of abnormal milk as he/she deems
necessary.
4. Bloody, stringy,
off-colored milk or milk that is abnormal to sight or odor, is so handled and
disposed of as to preclude the infection of other cows and the contamination of
milk utensils.
5. Lactating animals
secreting milk with abnormalities are milked last or in separate equipment,
which effectively prevents the contamination of the wholesome supply. Milking
equipment used on animals with abnormalities in their milk is maintained clean
to reduce the possibility of reinfecting or cross infection of the dairy
animals.
6. Equipment, utensils,
and containers used for the handling of abnormal milk are not used for the
handling of milk to be offered for sale unless they are first cleaned and
effectively sanitized.
7. Processed
animal waste derivatives, used as a feed ingredient for any portion of the
total ration of the lactating dairy animal have been:
(a) Properly processed in accordance with at
least those requirements contained in the Model Regulations for
Processed Animal Wastes (MRPAW) developed by the Association of
American Feed Control (AAFC) officials; and
(b) Do not contain levels of deleterious
substances, harmful pathogenic organisms, or other toxic substances which are
secreted in the milk at any level which may be deleterious to human
health.
8. Unprocessed
poultry litter and unprocessed recycled animal body discharges are not fed to
lactating dairy animals.
(2)
Milking Barn or Parlor -
Construction
(a) A milking barn or
parlor shall be provided on all dairy farms in which the milking herd shall be
housed during milking time operations. For applicability to AMIs, refer to
Appendix Q. The areas used for milking purposes shall:
1. Have floors constructed of concrete or
equally impervious materials: Provided convalescent (maternity) pens located in
milking areas of stanchion-type barns may be used when they comply with the
guidelines specified in Appendix C.
2. Have walls and ceilings which are smooth,
painted or finished in an approved manner, in good repair, and ceiling dust
tight.
3. Have separate stalls or
pens for horses, calves, and bulls.
4. Be provided with natural and/or artificial
light, well distributed for day and/or night milking.
5. Provide sufficient air space and air
circulation to prevent condensation and excessive odors.
6. Not be overcrowded, and
7. Have dust-tight, covered boxes or bins, or
separate storage facilities for ground, chopped, or concentrated
feed.
(b) Public Health
Reason - When milking is done elsewhere than in a suitable place provided for
this purpose, the milk may be contaminated. Floors constructed of concrete or
other impervious materials can be kept clean more easily than floors
constructed of wood, earth, or similar materials; and are, therefore, more apt
to be kept clean. Painted or properly finished walls and ceilings encourage
cleanliness. Tight ceilings and feed rooms reduce the likelihood of dust and
extraneous material getting into the milk. Adequate light makes it more
probable that the barn will be clean and that the lactating animals will be
milked in a sanitary manner.
(c)
Administrative Procedures - This item is deemed to be satisfied when:
1. A milking barn or parlor is provided on
all dairy farms.
2. Gutters,
floors, and feed troughs are constructed of good quality concrete or equally
impervious material. Floors shall be easily cleaned (brushed surfaces
permitted) and shall be graded to drain and maintained in good repair and free
of excessive breaks or worn areas that may create pools.
3. Gravity flow manure channels in milking
barns, if used, shall be constructed in accordance with the specifications of
Appendix C.
4. Stall barns, when
used with gutter grates over manure storage pits, are designed and constructed
in accordance with the specifications of Appendix C.
5. Walls are finished with tile,
smooth-surfaced concrete, cement plaster, brick, or other equivalent materials
with light-colored surfaces; provided, existing barns with wood walls will not
be considered a violation provided they are properly maintained. Walls,
partitions, doors, shelves, windows, and ceilings shall be kept in good repair,
and surfaces shall be refinished whenever wear or discoloration is evident.
Ceilings are constructed of smooth dressed lumber, plywood, or similar
material. Whenever feed is stored overhead, ceilings shall be constructed to
prevent the sifting of chaff and dust into the milking barn or parlor. If an
opening is provided from a loft into the milking portion of the barn, such
opening shall be provided with a dust-tight door which shall be kept closed
during milking operations.
6.
Bullpens, maternity calf stalls, and horse stalls are partitioned from the
milking portion of the barn. Such portions of the barn that are not separated
by tight partitions shall comply with all requirements of this item.
7. The milking barn is provided with natural
and/or artificial light to ensure that all surfaces and particularly the
working areas will be plainly visible. The equivalent of at least 20
foot-candles (110 lux) of light in all working areas shall be
provided.
8. Air circulation is
sufficient to minimize odors and to prevent condensation upon walls and
ceilings.
9. Overcrowding is not
evidenced by the presence of calves, lactating animals, or other barnyard
animals in walks or feed alleys. Inadequate ventilation and excessive odors may
also be evidence of an overcrowded barn.
10. A dust-tight partition provided with
doors that are kept closed, except when in actual use, shall separate the
milking portion of the barn from any feed room or silo in which feed is ground
or mixed or in which sweet feed is stored. Feed may be stored in the milking
portion of the barn, only in such manner as will not increase the dust content
of the air, attract flies, or interfere with cleaning of the floor (as in
covered, dust-tight boxes or bins). Open feed dollies or carts may be used for
distributing the feed, but not storing feed in the milking barn. When
conditions warrant, the Health Officer may approve a barn without four walls
extending from floor to roof or a shed-type barn provided the requirement of
paragraph 3, prohibiting animals and fowl entering the barn is satisfied.
Animal housing areas (stables without stanchions, such as loose-housing
stables, pen stables, resting barns, free-stall barns, holding barns, loafing
sheds, wandering sheds) may be of shed-type construction provided no milking is
conducted therein. They are classified as part of the animal yard under Rule
430-3-16-.09(4).
(3)
Milking Barn/Stable or Parlor
Cleanliness
(a) The interior shall be
kept clean. Floors, walls, ceilings, windows, pipelines, and equipment shall be
free of filth and/or litter and shall be clean. Swine, fowl, and other animals
other than the milking herd shall be kept out of the milking barn area. Feed
shall be stored in a manner that will not increase the dust content of the air
or interfere with the cleaning of the floor (for applicability to AMIs, refer
to Appendix Q). Surcingles, or belly straps, milk stools, and anitkickers shall
be kept clean and stored above the floor.
(b) Public Health Reason - A clean interior
reduces the chances of contamination of the milk or milk equipment during
milking. The presence of other animals increases uncleanliness and the
potential for spread of disease. Clean milk stools and surcingles reduce the
likelihood of contamination of the milker's hands between the milking of one
(1) lactating animal and the milking of another.
(c) Administrative Procedures - This item is
deemed to be satisfied when:
1. The interior
of the milking barn or parlor is kept clean.
2. Leftover feed in feed mangers appears
fresh and is not wet or soggy.
3.
The bedding material, if used, does not contain more manure than has
accumulated since the previous milking.
4. Outside surfaces of pipeline systems
located in milking barn or parlor are reasonably clean.
5. Gutter cleaners are reasonably
clean.
6. All pens, calf stalls,
and bullpens, if not separated from the milking barn, stable, or parlor, are
clean.
7. Swine, fowl, and animals
other than the milking herd are kept out of the milking barn.
8. Gravity flow manure channels in milking
barns, if used, shall be maintained in accordance with Appendix C.
9. Stall barns, when used with gutter grates
over manure storage pits, are operated and maintained in accordance with the
specifications of Appendix C.
10.
Milk stools are not padded and are constructed to be easily cleaned. Milk
stools, surcingles, and antikickers are kept clean and are stored above the
floor in a clean place in the milking barn, stable, parlor, or milkhouse when
not in use.
11. In barns in which
water under pressure is not available, the floors may be brushed dry and limed.
In the latter event, care should be exercised to prevent caking of the lime.
When lime or phosphate is used, it shall be spread evenly on the floor as a
thin coating. If clean floors are not maintained by this method, the sanitarian
should require cleaning with water.
(4)
Lactating Animal Yard
(a) The lactating animal yard shall be graded
and drained and shall have no standing pools of water or accumulations of
organic waste. Provided, that in loafing or lactating animal housing areas,
lactating animal droppings and soiled bedding shall be removed, or clean
bedding added, at sufficiently frequent intervals to prevent the soiling of the
lactating animal's udder and flanks. Cooling ponds shall be allowed provided
they are constructed and maintained in a manner that does not result in the
visible soiling of flanks, udders, bellies, and tails of lactating animals
exiting the pond. Waste feed shall not be allowed to accumulate. Manure packs
shall be properly drained and shall provide a reasonable firm footing. Swine
shall be kept out of the lactating animal yard.
(b) Public Health Reason - The lactating
animal yard is interpreted to be that enclosed or unenclosed area in which the
lactating animals are apt to congregate, approximately adjacent to the barn
including lactating animal's housing areas. This area is, therefore,
particularly apt to become filthy with manure droppings, which may result in
the soiling of the lactating animal's udders and flanks. The grading and
drainage of the lactating animal yard as far as practicable is required because
wet conditions are conducive to fly breeding and make it difficult to keep
manure removed and the lactating animals clean. If manure and barn sweepings
are allowed to accumulate in the lactating animal yard, fly breeding will be
promoted; and the lactating animals, because of their habit of lying down, will
be more apt to have manure-soiled udders. Lactating animals should not have
access to piles of manure, in order to avoid the soiling of udders and the
spread of diseases among dairy animals.
(c) Administrative Procedures - This item is
deemed to be satisfied when:
1. The animal
yard, which is the enclosed or unenclosed area adjacent to the milking barn in
which the lactating animals may congregate, including animal housing areas and
feed lots, is graded and drained; depressions and soggy areas are filled;
lactating animal lanes are reasonably dry.
2. Approaches to the barn door and the
surroundings of stock watering and feeding stations are solid to the footing of
the animal.
3. Wastes from the barn
or milkhouse are not allowed to pool in the cowyard. Cowyards which are muddy
due to recent rains should not be considered as violating this item.
4. Manure, soiled bedding, and waste feed are
not stored or permitted to accumulate therein in such a manner as to permit the
soiling of lactating animal's udders and flanks. Animal-housing areas (stables
without stanchions, such as loose-housing stables, pen stables, resting barns,
and holding barns, shall be considered a part of the cowyard. Manure packs
shall be solid to the footing of the animal (see Appendix C).
5. Cowyards are kept reasonably free of
animal droppings. Animal droppings shall not be allowed to accumulate in piles
that are accessible to the animals.
(5)
Milkhouse or Room - Construction
and Facilities
(a) A milkhouse or room
of sufficient size shall be provided in which the cooling, handling, and
storing of milk and the washing, sanitizing, and storing of milk containers and
utensils shall be conducted except as provided for in Rule
420-3-16.09(12).
(b) The milkhouse
shall be provided with a smooth floor constructed of concrete or equally
impervious material graded to drain and maintained in good repair. Liquid waste
shall be disposed of in a sanitary manner. All floor drains shall be accessible
and shall be trapped, if connected to a sanitary sewer system.
(c) The walls and ceilings shall be
constructed of smooth material, in good repair, well painted, or finished in an
equally suitable manner.
(d) The
milkhouse shall have adequate natural and/or artificial light and be
well-ventilated.
(e) The milkhouse
shall be used for no other purpose than milkhouse operations. There shall be no
direct opening into any barn, stable, or parlor, or into a room used for
domestic purposes; provided, a direct opening between the milkhouse and milking
barn or parlor is permitted with a tight-fitting, self-closing, solid door(s)
hinged to be single or double acting is provided. Screened vents in the wall
between the milkhouse and a breezeway, which separates the milkhouse from the
milking parlor, are permitted, provided; animals are not housed within the
milking facility.
(f) Water under
pressure shall be piped into the milkhouse.
(g) The milkhouse shall be equipped with a
two (2) compartment wash vat and adequate hot water heating
facilities.
(h) When a
transportation tank is used for the cooling and/or storage of milk on the dairy
farm, such tank shall be provided with a suitable shelter for the receipt of
milk. Such shelter shall be adjacent to, but not a part of, the milkroom and
shall comply with the requirements of the milkroom with respect to
construction, light, drainage, insect and rodent control, and general
maintenance. In addition, the following minimum criteria shall be met:
1. An accurate, accessible
temperature-recording device shall be installed in the milk line downstream
from an effective cooling device, which cools the milk to 7°C (45°F) or
less. Electronic records that comply with Appendix H, IV. Temperature-recording
devices used in storage tanks and V., Criteria 4, 7, 8, 9, 11, and 12 with or
without hard copy, may be used in place of temperature-recording records (refer
to the Note: on page 51). An indicating
thermometer shall be installed as close as possible to the recording device for
verification of recording temperatures. This indicating thermometer shall
comply with all applicable requirements in Appendix H. This thermometer shall
be used to check the temperature-recording device during the regulatory
inspection and the results recorded on the recording record or into the
electronic data collection, storage, and reporting system.
2. Temperature-recording charts shall be
maintained on the premises for a period of a minimum of six (6) months and are
available for review by the Health Officer. Except that, the electronic storage
of required temperature records, with or without hard copy, shall be
acceptable, provided the computer and computer generated temperature records
are readily available for review by the Health Officer.
3. The milk shall be sampled at the direction
of the Health Officer in a manner so as to preclude contaminating the milk tank
truck or sample, by a permitted milk sample collector.
4. The milk tank truck shall be effectively
agitated in order to collect a representative sample.
(i) When the Health Officer determines
conditions exist whereby the direct loading of a milk tank truck (through
by-passing the use of a farm bulk milk tank[s] and/or silo[s]) can be
adequately protected and sampled without contamination, a shelter need not be
provided if the following minimum criteria are met:
(I) The milk hose connection is accessible
to, and made from within, the milkhouse. The milk hose connection to the milk
tank truck is completely protected from the outside environment at all times.
Provided, based on the Health Officer's acceptance, the direct loading of milk
from the milkhouse to the milk tank truck may be conducted through a properly
designed hose port that adequately protects the milkhouse opening or by
studding the milk transfer and associated CIP cleaned lines outside the
milkhouse wall in accordance with Rule
420-3-16-.09
Administrative Procedures 13.
(II)
To assure continued protection of the milk, the milk tank truck manhole shall
be sealed after the truck has been cleaned and sanitized.
(III) The milk tank truck shall be washed and
sanitized at the permitted milk plant, receiving station, or transfer station
receiving the milk, or a permitted milk tank truck cleaning facility.
(IV) An accurate, accessible
temperature-recording device shall be installed in the milk line downstream
from an effective cooling device, which cools the milk to 7°C (45°F) or
less. Electronic records that comply with the applicable provisions of Appendix
H, IV. Temperature-recording devices used in storage tanks and V., Criteria 4,
7, 8, 9, 11, and 12 with or without hard copy, may be used in place of
temperature-recording records (refer to the Note: on page 51). An
indicating thermometer shall be installed as close as possible to the recording
device for verification of recording temperatures. This indicating thermometer
shall comply with all applicable requirements in Appendix H. This thermometer
shall be used to check the temperature-recording device during the regulatory
inspection and the results recorded on the recording record or into the
electronic data collection, storage, and reporting system.
(V) Temperature-recording records shall be
maintained on the premises for a period of a minimum of six (6) months and are
available for review by the Health Officer. Except that, the electronic storage
of required temperature records, with or without hard copy, shall be
acceptable, provided the computer and computer generated temperature records
are readily available for review by the Health Officer.
(VI) The milk shall be sampled at the
direction of the Health Officer, in a manner so as to preclude contaminating
the milk tank truck or sample, by a permitted milk sample collector. The milk
in the milk tank truck shall be effectively agitated in order to collect a
representative sample.
(VII) The
milk tank truck shall be parked on a self-draining concrete or equally
impervious surface during filling and storage.
(VIII) When direct loading of a milk tank
truck using either a hose port, as addressed above, or stubbing the milk
transfer and associated CIP cleaned lines outside the milkhouse wall in
accordance with Rule
420-3-16-.10(5),
Administrative Procedures 13, overhead protection of the milk hose connection
to the milk tank truck shall be provided.
(j) Public Health Reason - Unless a suitable,
separate place is provided for the cooling, handling, and storing of milk and
for the washing, sanitizing, and storage of milk utensils, the milk or the
utensils may become contaminated. Construction which permits easy cleaning
promotes cleanliness. A well-drained floor of concrete or other impervious
material promotes cleanliness. Ample light promotes cleanliness, and proper
ventilation reduces the likelihood of odors and condensation. A well-equipped
milkhouse, which is separated from the barn, stable or parlor, and the living
quarters, provides a safeguard against the exposure of milk, milk equipment,
and utensils to contamination.
(k)
Administrative Procedures - This item is deemed to be satisfied when:
1. A separate milkhouse of sufficient size is
provided for the cooling, handling, and storing of milk and the washing,
sanitizing, and storing of milk containers and utensils; except as provided for
in Rule
420-3-16-.10(12).
2. The floors of all milkhouses are
constructed of good quality concrete (float finish permissible) or equally
impervious tile or brick laid closely with impervious material, or metal
surfacing with impervious joints or other material the equivalent of concrete
and maintained free of breaks, depressions, and surface peelings.
3. The floor slopes to drain so that there
are no pools of standing water. The joints between the floor and the walls
shall be water tight.
4. The liquid
wastes are disposed of in a sanitary manner. All floor drains are accessible
and are trapped and grated, if connected to a sanitary sewer.
5. Walls are finished with tile, smooth,
surfaced concrete, cement plaster, cement block, or other equivalent materials
with light-colored surfaces. The surfaces and joints shall be smooth. Ceilings
are constructed of smooth dressed lumber, plywood, or similar materials. Walls,
partitions, doors, shelves, windows, and ceilings shall be kept in good repair;
and surfaces shall be refinished whenever wear or discoloration is evident.
Walls (other than tile) and ceilings are well-painted with a light-colored,
washable paint. Sheet metal, tile, cement block, brick, concrete, cement
plaster, or similar materials of light color may be used and the surfaces and
joints shall be smooth.
6. A
minimum of 20 foot-candles (220 lux) of light is provided at all working areas
from natural and/or artificial light for milkhouse operations.
7. The milkhouse is adequately ventilated to
minimize condensation on floors, walls, ceilings, and clean utensils. Windows
and solid doors are closed during dusty weather.
8. The milkhouse is adequately ventilated to
minimize odors and condensation on floors, walls, ceilings, and clean
utensils.
9. Vents, if installed,
and lighting fixtures are installed in a manner to preclude the contamination
of bulk milk tanks or clean utensil storage areas.
10. The milkhouse is used for no other
purpose than milkhouse operations.
11. There is no direct opening into any barn
or room used for domestic purposes; except that an opening between the
milkhouse and milking barn or parlor is permitted with a tight-fitting,
self-closing solid door(s) hinged to be single or double acting is provided.
Except that screened vents are permitted in the wall between the milkhouse and
a breezeway, which separates the milkhouse from the milking parlor, provided
animals are not housed within the milking facility.
12. A vestibule, if used, complies with the
applicable milkhouse construction requirements.
13. The transfer of milk from a bulk milk
tank to a bulk milk pickup tanker is through a hose port located in the
milkhouse wall. The hose port shall be fitted with a tight door, which shall be
in good repair. It shall be kept closed except when the hose port is in use. An
easily cleanable surface shall be constructed under the hose port, adjacent to
the outside wall and sufficiently large to protect the milk hose from
contamination.
(l)
Provided, milk can be transferred from a bulk milk tank to a bulk milk pickup
tanker by stubbing the milk transfer and associated CIP cleaned lines outside
the milkhouse wall, provided:
1. A concrete
slab of adequate size, to protect the transfer hose, shall be provided under
the stubbed sanitary milk and CIP cleaned lines.
2. The outside wall of the milkhouse, where
the sanitary piping and concrete slab are located shall be properly maintained
and kept in good repair.
3. The
sanitary piping, stubbed outside the milkhouse, shall be properly sloped to
assure complete drainage and the ends of the piping, which are located outside,
shall be capped when the transfer hose is disconnected.
4. After the completion of milk transfer, the
milk lines, and transfer hose shall be properly CIP cleaned.
5. After the CIP cleaning process has been
completed; the transfer hose shall be disconnected, drained, and stored in the
milkhouse. Proper storage of the transfer hose includes capping the ends and
storing the entire hose up off the floor. The sanitary piping outside the
milkhouse shall be capped at all times, except when transferring milk or being
CIP cleaned. When the caps are not being used, they shall be properly cleaned
and sanitized after each use and stored in the milkhouse to protect them from
contamination. A transfer hose manufactured with permanent hose end fittings,
attached in such a manner that will assure a crevice-free joint between the
hose and the fitting, may be stored outside of the milkhouse, provided, it is
CIP cleaned; the stubbed piping and hose length are of sufficient design to
allow complete drainage after cleaning and sanitizing; and the hose remains
connected to the stubbed piping when not in use.
6. Means shall be provided to sanitize the
milk-contact surfaces of the transfer hose and bulk milk pickup tanker fittings
prior to the connection of the transfer hose to the bulk milk pickup
tanker.
7. At all times, the bulk
milk pickup tanker manhole opening(s) shall remain closed, except for brief
periods for sampling and examination, when environmental conditions
permit.
8. Water under pressure is
piped into the milkhouse.
9. Each
milkhouse is provided with facilities for heating water in sufficient quantity
and to such temperatures for the effective cleaning of all equipment and
utensils (see Appendix C).
10. The
milkhouse is equipped with a wash-and-rinse vat having at least two (2)
compartments. Each compartment must be of sufficient size to accommodate the
largest utensil or container used. The cleaning-in-place vat for milk pipelines
and milk machines may be accepted as one part of the two-compartment vat;
provided, the cleaning-in-place station rack in or on the vat and the milking
machine inflations and appurtenances are completely removed from the vat during
the washing, rinsing, and/or sanitizing of other utensils and equipment. Where
CIP cleaning/re-circulated systems eliminate the need for hand washing of
equipment, the presence of the second wash vat compartment may be optional, if
so determined by the Health Officer on an individual basis. Hot and cold water
is piped to each compartment.
11. A
transportation tank may be used for cooling and/or storing milk on the dairy
farm. Such tank shall be provided with a suitable shelter for the receipt of
milk. Such shelter shall be adjacent to, but not a part of, the milkhouse and
shall comply with the requirements of the milkhouse with respect to
construction items; lighting; drainage; insect and rodent control; and general
maintenance. In addition, the following minimum criteria shall be met:
(i) An accurate, accessible
temperature-recording device shall be installed in the milk line downstream
from an effective cooling device, which cools the milk to 7°C (45°F) or
less. Electronic records that comply with the applicable provisions of Appendix
H, IV, and V, with or without hard copy, may be used in place of
temperature-recording records. An indicating thermometer shall be installed as
close as possible to the recording device for verification of recording
temperatures. This indicating thermometer shall comply with all applicable
requirements in Appendix H. This thermometer shall be used to check the
temperature recording device during the regulatory inspection and the results
recorded on the recording records or into the electronic data collection,
storage, and reporting system.
(ii)
Temperature-recording records shall be maintained on the premises for a period
of a minimum of six (6) months and are available for review by the Health
Officer. Except that, the electronic storage of required temperature records,
with or without hard copy, shall be acceptable, provided the computer and
computer generated temperature records are readily available for review by the
Health Officer.
(iii) The milk
shall be sampled at the direction of the Health Officer in a manner so as to
preclude contaminating the milk tank truck or sample by an acceptable milk
sample collector.
(iv) The milk
tank truck shall be effectively agitated in order to collect a representative
sample.
(m)
When the Health Officer determines conditions exist whereby the direct loading
of a milk tank truck (through by-passing the use of a farm bulk milk tank[s]
and/or silo[s]) can be adequately protected and sampled without contamination,
a shelter need not be provided if the following minimum criteria are met:
1. The milk hose connection is accessible to,
and made from within, the milkhouse. The milk hose connection to the milk tank
truck is completely protected from the outside environment at all times.
Provided, based on Health Officer acceptance, the direct loading of milk from
the milkhouse to the milk tank truck may be conducted through a properly
designed hose port that adequately protects the milkhouse opening or by
stubbing the milk transfer and associated CIP cleaned lines outside the
milkhouse wall in accordance with Rule
420-3-16-.10(05),
Administrative Procedures 13.
2. To
assure continued protection of the milk, the milk tank truck manhole shall be
sealed after the truck has been cleaned and sanitized.
3. The milk tank truck shall be washed and
sanitized at the permitted milk plant, receiving station, or transfer station
receiving the milk or at a permitted milk tank truck cleaning
facility.
4. An accurate,
accessible temperature-recording device shall be installed in the milk line
downstream from an effective cooling device, which cools the milk to 7°C
(45°F) or less. Electronic records that comply with Appendix H, IV, and V,
Criteria 4, 7, 8, 9, 11, and 12 with or without hard copy, may be used in place
of temperature-recording records (refer to the
Note: on page 51). An indicating
thermometer shall be installed as close as possible to the recording device for
verification of recording temperatures. This indicating thermometer shall
comply with all applicable requirements in Appendix H. This thermometer shall
be used to check the temperature-recording device during the regulatory
inspection and the results recorded on the recording records or into the
electronic data collection, storage, and reporting system.
5. Temperature-recording records shall be
maintained on the premises for a period of a minimum of six (6) months and are
available for review by the Health Officer. Except that, the electronic storage
of required temperature records, with or without hard copy, shall be
acceptable, provided the computer and computer generated temperature records
are readily available for review by the Health Officer.
6. The milk shall be sampled at the direction
of the Health Officer, in a manner so as to preclude contaminating the milk
tank truck or sample, by a permitted milk sample collector. The milk in the
milk tank truck shall be effectively agitated in order to collect a
representative sample.
7. The milk
tank truck shall be parked on a self-draining concrete or equally impervious
surface during filling and storage.
8. When direct loading of a milk tank truck
using either a hose port, as addressed above, or stubbing the milk transfer and
associated CIP cleaned lines outside the milkhouse wall in accordance with Rule
420-3-16-.10(05),
Administrative Procedures 13, overhead protection of the milk hose connection
to the milk tank truck shall be provided.
Note: With the identified
Criteria 4, 7, 8, 9, 11, and 12 cited within Appendix H, V, the words "dairy
farm" shall be substituted for "milk plant" wherever the words "milk plant"
appears.
(6)
Milkhouse or Room
Cleanliness
(a) The floors, walls,
ceilings, port holes, windows, tables, shelves, cabinets, wash vats,
nonproduct-contact surfaces of milk containers, utensils, and other milkroom
equipment shall be clean. Only articles directly related to milkroom activities
shall be permitted in the milkroom. The milkroom shall be free of trash,
animals, and fowl.
(b) Public
Health Reason - Cleanliness in the milkroom reduces the likelihood of
contamination of the milk.
(c)
Administrative Procedures - This item is deemed to be satisfied when:
1. The milkroom structure, equipment, and
other milkroom facilities used in its operation or maintenance are clean at all
times.
2. Incidental articles such
as desks, refrigerators, and storage cabinets may be in the milkroom provided
they are kept clean and ample space is available to conduct the normal
operations in the milkroom and will not cause contamination of the
milk.
3. Vestibules, if provided,
are kept clean.
4. Animals and fowl
are kept out of the milkroom.
(7)
Toilet
(a) Every dairy farm shall be provided with
one or more toilets, conveniently located and properly constructed, operated,
and maintained in accordance with the Rules of the State Board of Health. The
waste shall be inaccessible to flies and shall not pollute the soil surface or
contaminate any water supply.
(b)
Public Health Reason - The organisms of typhoid fever, dysentery, and
gastrointestinal disorders may be present in the body wastes of persons who
have these diseases. In the case of typhoid fever, well persons (carriers) also
may discharge the organisms in their body wastes. If a toilet is not fly-tight
and so constructed as to prevent overflow, infection may be carried from the
excreta to the milk, either by flies or through the pollution of ground water
supplies or streams to which the lactating animals have access.
(c) Administrative Procedures - This item is
deemed to be satisfied when:
1. There is at
least one (1) flush toilet connected to a public sewer system or to an
individual sewage-disposal system. Such sewage systems shall be constructed and
operated in accordance with plans and instructions of the State Board of
Health.
2. A toilet is convenient
to the milking barn and the milkroom. There shall be no evidence of human
defecation or urination about the premises.
3. No toilet opens directly into the
milkroom.
4. The toilet room,
including all fixtures and facilities, is kept clean and free of flies and
odors.
5. Where flush toilets are
used, doors to toilet rooms are tight and self-closing. All outer openings in
toilet rooms shall be screened or otherwise protected against the entrance of
insects.
6. All new or extensively
remodeled barns must be provided with a flush type toilet connected to a public
sewer or an individual sewage disposal system.
(8)
Water Supply
(a) Water for milkhouse and milking
operations shall be from a supply properly located, protected, and operated and
shall be easily accessible, adequate, and of a safe, sanitary
quality.
(b) Public Health Reason
1. A dairy farm water supply should be
accessible in order to encourage its use in ample quantity in cleaning
operations. It should be adequate so that cleaning and rinsing will be thorough
and it should be of safe, sanitary quality in order to avoid the contamination
of milk utensils.
2. A polluted
water supply used in the rinsing of the dairy utensils and containers may be
more dangerous than a similar water supply which is used for drinking purposes
only. Bacteria grows much faster in milk than in water and the severity of an
attack of a given disease depends largely upon the size of the dose of disease
organisms taken into the system. Therefore, a small number of disease organisms
consumed in a glass of water from a polluted well may possibly result in no
harm, whereas, if left in a milk utensil which has been rinsed with the water,
they may, after several hours, grow in the milk, increase in such numbers as to
cause disease when consumed.
(c) Administrative Procedures - This item is
deemed to be satisfied when:
1. The water
supply for milkhouse and milking operations is approved as safe by the
appropriate regulatory agency and, in the case of individual water systems,
complies with the specifications outlined in Appendix D, and the
bacteriological standards outlined in Appendix G.
2. No cross-connection exists between a safe
water supply and any unsafe or questionable water supply or any other source of
pollution.
3. There are no
submerged inlets through which a safe water supply may be
contaminated.
4. The well or other
source of water is located and constructed in such a manner that neither
underground or surface contamination from any sewerage system, privy, or other
source of pollution can reach such water supply.
5. New individual water supplies and water
supply systems which have been repaired or otherwise become contaminated are
thoroughly disinfected before being placed in use. The supply shall be made
free of the disinfection by pumping the waste before any sample for
bacteriological testing shall be collected.
6. All containers and tanks used in the
transportation of water are sealed and protected from possible contamination.
These containers and tanks shall be subjected to a thorough cleaning and a
bacteriological treatment prior to filling with potable water to be used at the
dairy farm. To minimize the possibility of contamination of the water during
its transfer from the potable tanks to the elevated or ground-water storage at
the dairy farm, a suitable pump, hose, and fittings shall be provided. When the
pump, hose, and fittings are not being used, the outlets shall be capped and
stored in a suitable dust-proof enclosure so as to prevent their contamination.
The storage tank at the dairy farm shall be constructed of impervious material
provided with a dust and rainproof cover, and also provided with an
approved-type vent and roof hatch. All new reservoirs or reservoirs which have
been cleaned shall be disinfected prior to placing them into service (see
Appendix D).
7. Samples for
bacteriological examination are taken upon the initial approval of the physical
structure based upon the requirements of these rules; and when any repair or
alteration of the water supply system has been made, and at least every three
(3) years; provided, that water supplies with buried well casing seals,
installed prior to the adoption of this section, shall be tested at intervals
no greater than six (6) months apart. Whenever such samples indicate either the
presence of E. coli bacteria or the coliform group or whenever the well casing,
pump, or seal needs replacing or repair, the well casing and seal shall be
brought above the ground surface and shall comply with all other applicable
construction criteria of this paragraph; provided, that when water is hauled to
the dairy farm, such water shall be sampled for bacteriological examination at
the point of use and submitted to a laboratory at least four (4) times in
separate months during any consecutive six (6) months. Bacteriological
examinations shall be conducted in a laboratory acceptable to the Health
Officer.
8. Current records of
water test results shall be retained on file with the Health Department;
provided, that when water is hauled to the dairy farm, such water shall be
sampled for bacteriological examination at the point of use and submitted to a
laboratory at least four (4) times in separate months during any consecutive
six (6) months. Bacteriological examinations shall be conducted in a laboratory
acceptable to the Health Officer. To determine if water samples have been taken
at the frequency established in this section, the interval shall include the
designated period plus the remaining days of the month in which the sample is
due.
(9)
Utensils and Equipment - Construction
(a) All multi-use containers, equipment, and
utensils used in the handling, storage, or transportation of milk shall be made
of smooth, nonabsorbent, corrosion-resistant, nontoxic materials, and shall be
so constructed as to be easily cleaned. All containers, utensils, and equipment
shall be in good repair. All milk pails used for hand milking and stripping
shall be seamless and of the hooded type. Multiple-use woven material shall not
be used for straining milk. All single-service articles shall have been
manufactured, packaged, transported, and handled in a sanitary manner and shall
comply with the applicable requirements of Rule 420-3-16.10(11). Articles
intended for single-service use shall not be reused.
(b) Farm holding/cooling tanks, welded
sanitary piping, and transportation tanks shall comply with the applicable
requirements of Rule
420-3-16-.10(10)
and 420-3-16.10(11).
(c) Public
Health Reason
1. Milk containers and other
utensils without flush joints and seams, without smooth, easily cleaned, and
accessible surfaces, and not made of durable, non-corrodible material, are apt
to harbor accumulations in which undesirable bacterial growth is supported.
Single-service articles which have not been manufactured and handled in a
sanitary manner may contaminate the milk.
2. Milk pails of small-mouth design, known as
hooded milk pails, decrease the possibility of hairs, dust, chaff, and other
undesirable foreign substances getting into the milk at the time of
milking.
(d)
Administrative Procedures - This item is deemed to be satisfied when:
1. All multi-use containers, equipment, and
utensils which are exposed to milk or milk products, or from which liquids may
drip, drain, or be drawn into milk or milk products, are made of smooth,
impervious, nonabsorbent, safe materials of the following types:
(i) Stainless steel of the American Iron and
Steel Institute (AISI) 300 series; or
(ii) Equally corrosion-resistant, nontoxic
metal; or
(iii) Heat-resistant
glass; or
(iv) Plastic or rubber
and rubber-like materials which are relatively inert, resistant to scratching,
scoring, decomposition, crazing, chipping, and distortion under normal use
conditions; are nontoxic, fat resistant, relatively nonabsorbent, relatively
insoluble, do not release component chemicals, or impart flavor or odor to the
product, and which maintain their original properties under repeated use
conditions.
2.
Single-service articles have been manufactured, packaged, transported, and
handled in a sanitary manner and comply with the applicable requirements of
Rule
420-3-16-.10(11).
3. Articles intended for single-service use
are not reused.
4. All containers,
equipment, and utensils are free of breaks and corrosion.
5. All joints in such containers, equipment,
and utensils are smooth and free from pits, cracks, or inclusions.
6. Cleaned-in-place milk pipelines and
return-solution lines are self-draining. If gaskets are used, they shall be
self-positioning and of material meeting specifications described in 1.(iv)
above and shall be of such design, finish, and application as to form a smooth,
flush interior surface. If gaskets are not used, all fittings shall have
self-positioning faces designed to form a smooth, flush interior surface. All
interior surfaces of welded joints in pipelines shall be smooth and free of
pits, cracks, and inclusions.
7.
Detailed plans for cleaned-in-place pipeline systems are submitted to the
Health Officer for written approval prior to installation. No alteration or
addition shall be made to any milk pipeline system without prior written
approval of the Health Officer.
8.
Strainers, if used, are of perforated metal design or so constructed as to
utilize single-service strainer media.
9. Seamless hooded pails having an opening
not exceeding one-third the area of that of an open pail of the same size are
used for hand milking and hand stripping.
10. All milking machines, including heads,
milk claws, milk tubing, and other milk-contact surfaces can be easily cleaned
and inspected. Pipelines, milking equipment, and appurtenances, which require a
screwdriver or special tool, shall be considered easily accessible for
inspection providing the necessary tools are available at the milkhouse.
Milking systems shall not have components incorporated in the return solution
lines, which by design do not comply with the criteria for product-contact
surfaces. Some examples of these are:
(i) Ball
type plastic valves;
(ii) Plastic
tees with barbed ridges to better grip the plastic or rubber hoses;
and
(iii) The use of polyvinyl
chloride (PVC) water type piping for return solution lines.
11. Milk cans have umbrella-type
lids.
12. Farm holding-cooling
tanks, welded sanitary piping, and transportation tanks comply with the
applicable requirements of Rule
420-3-16-.10(10)
and 420-3-16-.1 0 (11).
13. During
filling, flexible plastic/rubber hoses may be used between the fill valves of
bottom fill and top fill bulk milk storage tanks, when needed for functional
purposes. Such hoses shall be drainable, be as short as practical, have
sanitary fitting, and be supported to maintain uniform slope and alignment. The
end fittings of such hoses shall be permanently attached in such a manner that
will assure a crevice-free joint between the hose and the fitting, which can be
cleaned by mechanical means. The hoses shall be included as part of a CIP
cleaning system.
14. Transparent
flexible plastic tubing (up to 150 feet in length) used in connection with milk
transfer stations shall be considered acceptable if it meets the "3-A Sanitary
Standards for Multiple-Use Plastic Materials Used as Product Contact Surfaces
for Dairy Equipment, Number 20#" and if it remains sufficiently clear that the
interior surfaces can be properly inspected. Short lengths of flexible plastic
tubing (8 feet or less) may be inspected for cleanliness by sight or by use of
a "rod." The transparency or opacity of such tubing under this condition is not
a factor in determining cleanliness.
15. AMIs shall comply with all applicable
PMO requirements and/or 3-A
Standards.
(10)
Utensils and Equipment-Cleaning
(a) The product-contact surfaces of all
multi-use containers, equipment, and utensils used in the handling, storage, or
transportation of milk shall be cleaned after each usage.
(b) Public Health Reason - Milk cannot be
kept clean or free of contamination if permitted to come into contact with
unclean containers, utensils, or equipment.
(c) Administrative Procedures - This item is
deemed to be satisfied when:
1. There shall
be a separate wash manifold for all CIP cleaned milk pipelines in all new or
extensively remodeled facilities.
2. The product-contact surface of all
multi-use containers, equipment, and utensils used in the handling, storage or
transportation of milk are cleaned after each milking or once every twenty-four
(24) hours for continuous operations.
3. There shall not be any partial removal of
milk from milk storage/holding tanks by the bulk milk hauler/sampler, except
partial pickups may be permitted when the milk storage/holding tank is equipped
with a seven (7) day recording device complying with the specifications of
Appendix H or other recording device acceptable to the Health Officer, provided
the milk storage/holding tank shall be clean and sanitized when empty and shall
be emptied at least every seventy-two (72) hours. In the absence of a
temperature-recording device, partial pickups may be permitted as long as the
milk storage/holding tank is completely empty, clean, and sanitized prior to
the next milking. In the event of an emergency situation, such as inclement
weather, natural disaster, etc., a variance may be permitted at the discretion
of the Health Officer.
(11)
Utensils and
Equipment-Sanitization
(a) The
product-contact surfaces of all multi-use containers, equipment, and utensils
used in the handling, storage or transportation of milk shall be sanitized
before each usage.
(b) Public
Health Reason - Mere cleaning of containers, equipment, and utensils does not
ensure the removal or destruction of all disease organisms which may have been
present. Even very small numbers remaining may grow to dangerous proportions,
since many kinds of disease bacteria grow rapidly in milk. For this reason, all
milk containers, equipment, and utensils must be treated with an effective
sanitizer before each usage.
(c)
Administrative Procedures - This item is deemed to be satisfied when: All
product-contact surfaces of multi-use containers, utensils, and equipment used
in the handling, storage, or transportation of milk are sanitized before each
usage by one of the following methods or by any method which has been
demonstrated to be equally effective:
1.
Complete immersion in hot water at a temperature of at least 170°F
(77°C) for at least five (5) minutes or exposure to a flow of hot water at
a temperature of at least 170°F (77°C) as determined by use of a
suitable accurate thermometer (at the outlet) for at least five (5)
minutes.
2. Certain chemical
compounds are effective for the sanitization of milk utensils, containers, and
equipment. These are contained in
40
CFR 180.940 and shall be used in accordance
with label directions or the electro-chemical activation (ECA) device
manufacturer's instructions, if produced onsite in accordance with Appendix F
for further discussion of approved sanitizing procedures.
(12)
Utensils and
Equipment-Storage
(a) All containers,
utensils, and equipment used in the handling, storage, or transportation of
milk, unless stored in sanitizing solutions, shall be stored to assure complete
drainage and shall be protected from contamination prior to use; provided, that
pipeline milking equipment, such as, milker claws, inflations, weigh jars,
meters, milk hoses, milk receivers, tubular coolers, plate coolers, and milk
pumps which are designed for mechanical cleaning and other equipment, as
accepted by FDA, which meets these criteria may be stored in the milking barn
or parlor provided this equipment is designed, installed, and operated to
protect the product and solution-contact surfaces from contamination at all
times. Some of the parameters to be considered in determining protection are:
1. Proper location of equipment.
2. Proper drainage of equipment.
3. Adequate and properly located lighting and
ventilation.
(b) Public
Health Reason - Careless storage of milk utensils which previously have been
properly treated is apt to result in recontamination of such utensils, thus
rendering them unsafe.
(c)
Administrative Procedures - This item is deemed to be satisfied when:
1. All milk containers, utensils, and
equipment, including milking machine vacuum hoses, are stored in the milkhouse
in a sanitizing solution or on racks until used. Milk pipelines and pipeline
milking equipment, such as, milker claws, inflations, weigh jars, meters, milk
hoses, milk receivers, tubular coolers, plate coolers, and milk pumps which are
designed for mechanical cleaning and other equipment as accepted by FDA, which
meet these criteria may be mechanically cleaned, sanitized, and stored in the
milking barn or parlor, provided this equipment is designed, installed, and
operated to protect the product and solution contact surface from contamination
at all times. Some of the parameters to be considered in determining protection
are proper location of equipment, proper drainage of equipment, and adequate
and properly located lighting and ventilation. The milking barn or parlor must
be used only for milking. Concentrates may be fed in the barn during milking,
but the barn shall not be used for the housing of animals. When manual cleaning
of product-contact surfaces is necessary, the cleaning shall be done in the
milkhouse.
2. Means are provided to
effect complete drainage of equipment when such equipment cannot be stored to
drain freely.
3. Clean cans or
other containers are stored in the milkhouse within a reasonable time after
delivery to the dairy farm.
4.
Strainer pads, parchment papers, gaskets, and similar single-service articles
are stored in a suitable container or cabinet and protected against
contamination.
(13)
Utensils and
Equipment-Handling
(a) After
sanitization, all containers, utensils, and equipment shall be handled in such
manner as to prevent contamination of any product-contact surface.
(b) Public Health Reason - Handling milk
pails by inserting the fingers under the hood, carrying an armful of milk can
covers against a soiled shirt, or jacket or similar handling of utensils will
nullify the effect of sanitization.
(c) Administrative Procedures - This item is
deemed to be satisfied when:
1. Sanitized
product-contact surfaces, including farm cooling holding tank openings and
outlets, are protected against contact with unsanitized equipment and utensils,
hands, clothing, splash, condensation, and other sources of
contamination.
2. Any sanitized
product-contact surface which has been otherwise exposed to contamination is
again cleaned and sanitized before being used.
(14)
Milking Flanks, Udders, and
Teats
(a) Milking shall be done in the
milking barn, stable, or parlor. The flanks, udders, bellies, and tails of all
milking lactating animals shall be free from visible dirt. All brushing shall
be completed prior to milking. The udders and teats of all milking lactating
animals shall be clean and dry before milking. Teats shall be treated with a
sanitizing solution just prior to the time of milking and shall be dry before
milking. Wet hand milking is prohibited.
(b) Public Health Reason - If milking is done
elsewhere than in a suitable place provided for this purpose, the milk may
become contaminated. Cleanliness of the lactating animals is one of the most
important factors affecting the bacterial count of the milk. Under usual farm
conditions, lactating animals contaminate their udders by standing in polluted
water or by lying down in the pasture or animal yard. Unless the udders and
teats are carefully cleaned just before milking, particles of filth or
contaminated water are apt to drop or be drawn into the milk. Such
contamination of the milk is particularly dangerous because manure may contain
the organisms of brucellosis, tuberculosis, and polluted water may contain the
organisms of typhoid fever and other intestinal diseases. Application of
sanitizing solutions to the teats, followed by thorough drying just prior to
the time of milking, has the advantage of giving an additional margin of safety
with reference to such disease organisms as they are not removed by ordinary
cleaning and it is helpful in the control of mastitis.
(c) Administrative Procedures - This item is
deemed to be satisfied when:
1. Milking is
done in a milking barn or parlor.
2. Brushing is completed prior to
milking.
3. Flanks, bellies, tails,
and udders are clipped as often as necessary to facilitate cleaning of these
areas and are free from dirt. The hair on the udders shall be of such length
that it is not incorporated with the teat in the inflation during
milking.
4. Udders and teats of all
milking animals are clean and dry before milking. Teats shall be cleaned,
treated with a sanitizing solution, and dry just prior to milking. Provided
that the sanitizing of teats shall be required if the udder is dry and the
teats have been thoroughly cleaned (not dry wiped) and dried (manually wiped
dry) prior to milking. The determination of what constitutes a dry udder and
cleaned and dried teats shall be made by the Health Officer.
Note: Additional
alternative udder preparation methods may also be used once they have been
evaluated by FDA and found acceptable.
5. Wet hand milking is prohibited.
(16)
Protection from
Contamination
(a) Milking, milkhouse
operations, equipment, and facilities shall be located and conducted to prevent
any contamination of milk, container, utensils, and equipment.
1. Milk shall not be strained, poured,
transferred, or stored unless it is properly protected from
contamination.
2. After
sanitization, all containers, utensils, and equipment shall be handled in such
a manner as to prevent the contamination of any milk product-contact
surface.
3. Vehicles used to
transport milk from the dairy farm to the milk plant, receiving station, or
transfer station shall be constructed and operated to protect their contents
from sun, freezing, and contamination. Such vehicles shall be kept clean,
inside and out, and any substance capable of contaminating the milk shall not
be transported with the milk.
(b) Public Health Reason - Because of the
nature of milk and its susceptibility to contamination by disease producing
bacteria and other contaminants, every effort should be made to provide
adequate protection for the milk at all times. This should include the proper
placement of equipment so that work areas in the milking barn and milkhouse are
not overcrowded. The quality of any air which is used for the agitation or
movement of milk or is directed at a milk product-contact surface should be
such that it will not contaminate the milk. The effect of sanitization of
equipment can be mollified if the equipment is not protected after
sanitization. To protect milk during transportation, delivery vehicles shall be
properly constructed and operated.
(c) Administrative Procedures - This item is
deemed to be satisfied when:
1. Equipment and
operations are so located within the milking barn and milkhouse as to prevent
overcrowding and contamination of cleaned and sanitized containers, equipment,
and utensils by splash, condensation, or manual contact.
2. During processing, pipelines and equipment
used to contain or conduct milk and milk products shall be effectively
separated from tanks or circuits containing cleaning and/or sanitizing
solutions.
3. All milk which has
overflowed, leaked, been spilled, or improperly handled is discarded.
4. All product-contact surfaces of
containers, equipment, and utensils are covered or otherwise protected to
prevent the access of insects, dust, condensation, and other contamination. All
openings, including valves and piping attached to milk storage and transport
tanks, pumps, or vats shall be capped or otherwise properly protected. Gravity
type strainers used in the milkhouse do not have to be covered. Milk pipelines
used to convey milk from pre-coolers to the farm bulk tank must be fitted with
effective drip deflectors.
5. The
receiving receptacle is raised above the floor (as on a dolly or cart) or
placed at a distance from the lactating animals to protect it against manure
and splash when milk is poured and/or strained in the milking barn. Such
receptacle shall have a tight-fitting cover, which shall be closed except when
milk is being poured.
6. Each pail
or container of milk is transferred immediately from the milking barn, stable,
or parlor to the milkhouse.
7.
Pails, cans, and other equipment containing milk are properly covered during
transfer and storage.
8. Whenever
air under pressure is used for the agitation or movement of milk or is directed
at a milk-contact surface, it is free of oil, dust, rust, excessive moisture,
extraneous materials, and odor, and shall otherwise comply with the applicable
standards of Appendix H.
9.
Sanitized product-contact surfaces, including bulk milk tank openings and
outlets, are protected against contact with unsanitized utensils and equipment,
hands, clothing, splash, condensation, and other sources of
contamination.
10. Any sanitized
product-contact surface, which has been otherwise exposed to contamination, is
again cleaned and sanitized before being used.
11. Vehicles used to transport milk from the
dairy farm to the milk plant, receiving station, or transfer station are
constructed and operated to protect their contents from sun, freezing, and
contamination.
12. Vehicles have
bodies with solid enclosures and tight, solid doors.
13. Vehicles are kept clean, inside and
out.
14. No substance capable of
contaminating milk is transported with the milk (refer to Items 10 and 11 and
Appendix B for information on the construction of milk tank trucks).
(17)
Drug and
Chemical Control
(a) Cleaners and
sanitizers used on dairy farms shall be purchased in containers from the
manufacturer or distributor which properly identify the contents or if bulk
cleaners and sanitizers are transferred from the manufacturer's or
distributor's container, that the transfer only occur into a dedicated end-use
container which is specifically designed and maintained according to the
manufacturer's specifications for that specific product. The label on the
dedicated end-use container shall include the product name, chemical
description, use directions, precautionary and warning statement, first aid
instructions, and the name and address of the manufacturer or
distributor.
(b) Equipment used to
administer medicinals/drugs is not cleaned in the wash vats and is stored so as
not to contaminate the milk or milk contact surfaces of equipment.
(c) Drugs intended for the treatment of
non-lactating dairy animals are segregated from those drugs used for lactating
dairy animals. Separate shelves in cabinets, refrigerators, or other storage
facilities satisfy this Item. This required storage system shall also be
followed for drugs intended for use in goats, sheep, and other dairy
animals.
(d) The only drugs that
shall be stored with the lactating drugs are drugs that are specifically
indicated on the drug label or on a veterinarian's label for extra-label drug
use to be used in a specific class/species of lactating dairy animals. For the
purpose of complying with this item "lactating dairy animals" shall mean those
dairy animals that are currently producing milk.
1. The name and address of the manufacturer
or distributor (for O.T.C. medicinals/drugs) or veterinary practitioner
dispensing the product (for Rx and extra-label use medicinals/drugs) and, if
the drug is dispensed by a pharmacy on the order of a veterinarian, the
labeling shall include the name of the prescribing veterinarian and the name
and address of the dispensing pharmacy, and may include the address of the
prescribing veterinarian.
2.
Directions for use and prescribed holding times.
3. Cautionary statements, if
needed.
4. Active ingredient(s) in
the drug product.
5. Unapproved
and/or improperly labeled medicinals/drugs are not used to treat dairy animals
and are not stored in the milkhouse, milking barn, stable, or parlor.
Medicinals/drugs intended for treatment of non-lactating dairy animals are
segregated from those medicinals/drugs used for lactating animals (separate
shelves in cabinets, refrigerators, or other storage facilities satisfied this
item).
Note: Topical
antiseptics, wound dressings, (unless intended for direct injection into the
teat) vaccines, and other biologies and dosage form vitamins and/or mineral
products are exempt from labeling and storage requirements, except when it is
determined that they are stored in such a manner that they may contaminate the
milk or milk product surfaces of containers or utensils.
(18)
Personnel-Handwashing Facilities
(a) Adequate handwashing facilities shall be
provided, including a lavatory fixture with hot and cold or warm running water,
soap or detergent, and individual sanitary towels in the milkhouse and in/or
convenient to the milking barn, parlor, or flush toilet.
(b) Public Health Reason - The hands of the
milker in his preparation for milking come into contact with almost identically
the same kind of material as may have contaminated the udders. During the
course of his duties and natural habits outside of the milking barn, the
dairyman's hands must be assumed to have been exposed to body discharges.
Washing facilities are required in order to increase the assurance that
milker's and bulk milk hauler's or sampler's hands will be washed.
(c) Administrative Procedures - This item is
deemed to be satisfied when:
1. Handwashing
facilities are located in the milkhouse and in/or convenient to the milking
barn, parlor, or flush toilet.
2.
Handwashing facilities include soap or detergent, hot and cold running water,
individual sanitary towels, and a lavatory fixture. Utensil wash and rinse vats
shall not be considered as handwashing facilities.
(19)
Personnel-Cleanliness
(a) Hands
shall be washed clean and dried with an individual sanitary towel immediately
before milking, before performing any milkhouse function, and immediately after
the interruption of any of these activities. Milkers and milk haulers or
samplers shall wear clean outer garments while milking or handling milk, milk
containers, utensils, or equipment.
(b) Public Health Reason - The reasons for
clean hands of the persons doing the milking are similar to those for
cleanliness of the animal's udders. The milker's hands must be assumed to have
been exposed to contamination during the course of his/her normal duties on the
farm and at milking time. Because the hands of all workers frequently come into
contact with their clothing, it is important that the clothes worn during
milking and the handling of milk be clean.
(c) Administrative Procedures - This item is
deemed to be satisfied when:
1. Hands are
washed clean and dried with an individual sanitary towel immediately before
milking, before performing any milkhouse function, and immediately after the
interruption of any of these activities.
2. Milkers, milk haulers, or samplers wear
clean outer garments while milking or handling milk, milk containers, utensils,
or equipment.
(20)
Cooling
(a) Raw Milk for pasteurization,
ultra-pasteurization, aseptic processing, and packaging or retort processed
after packaging shall be cooled to 10°C (50°F) or less within four (4)
hours or less of the commencement of the first milking and to 7°C
(45°F) or less, within two (2) hours after the completion of milking;
provided, that the blend temperature after the first milking and subsequent
milkings does not exceed 10°C (50°F).
(b) Public Health Reason
1. Milk produced by disease-free animals and
under clean conditions usually contains relatively few bacteria immediately
after milking. These multiply to enormous numbers in a few hours unless the
milk is cooled. When the milk is cooled quickly to 45°F (7°C) or less,
there is only a slow increase in numbers of bacteria. In order to understand
this, it is necessary to recall merely that bacteria are actually infinitesimal
plants and that most plants do not grow in cold weather.
2. Usually, the bacteria in milk are
harmless, and if this were always true, there would be no reason to cool milk
except to delay souring. There is however, no way for the dairyman or Health
Officer to be absolutely sure that no disease bacteria have entered the milk
even though observance of the other items of these rules will greatly reduce
this likelihood. The likelihood of transmitting disease is much increased then
the milk contains large numbers of disease bacteria. Therefore, it is extremely
important for milk to be cooled quickly so that small numbers of bacteria which
may have entered will not multiply.
(c) Administrative Procedures - This item is
deemed to be satisfied when:
1. Raw milk for
pasteurization is cooled to 10°C (50°F) or less within two (2) hours of
the commencement of the first milking; provided that the blend temperature
after the first milking and subsequent milkings does not exceed 10°F
(50°F).
2. Recirculated cold
water which is used in plate or tubular coolers or heat exchanges is from a
safe source and protected from contamination. Such water shall be tested
semi-annually and shall comply with the current bacteriological standards
established by the EPA for drinking water.
3. All farm bulk tanks manufactured after
January 1, 2000, shall be equipped with an approved temperature-recording
device.
(i) The temperature-recording device
shall be operated continuously and be maintained in a properly functioning
manner. Circular charts shall not overlap. Electronic records that comply with
the applicable provisions of Appendix H, IV, and V, with or without hard copy,
may be used in place of temperature-recording records.
(ii) The temperature-recording device shall
be verified every six (6) months and documented in a manner acceptable to the
Health Officer using an accurate (+/- 1°C [2°F] thermometer that has
been calibrated by a traceable standard thermometer, within the past six (6)
months, with the results and date recorded, and the thermometer being properly
identified or by using a traceable standard thermometer that has been
calibrated within the last year.
(iii) Temperature-recording records shall be
maintained on the premises for a period of a minimum of six (6) months and are
available for review by the Health Officer. Except that the electronic storage
of required temperature records, with or without hard copy, shall be
acceptable, provided the computer and computer generated temperature records
are readily available for review by the Health Officer.
(iv) The temperature-recording device should
be installed in an area convenient to the milk storage tank and acceptable to
the Health Officer.
(v) The
temperature-recording device sensor shall be located to permit the registering
of the temperature of the contents when the tank contains no more than 2 0
percent of its calibrated capacity.
(vi) The temperature-recording device shall
comply with the current technical specifications for tank recording
thermometers.
(vii) A
temperature-recording device and/or any other device that meets the intent of
these Administrative Procedures and technical specifications and is acceptable
to the Health Officer can be used to monitor/record the bulk tank
temperature.
(viii) The
temperature-recording records shall properly identify the producer, date
installed, tank or silo identification, if more than one (1), and signature or
initials of the person installing the record.
(22)
Insect and Rodent Control
(a) Effective measures shall be taken to
prevent the contamination of milk, containers, equipment, and utensils by
insects and rodents, and by chemicals used to control such vermin. Milkrooms
shall be free of insects and rodents. Surroundings shall be kept neat, clean,
and free of conditions which might harbor or be conducive to the breeding of
insects and rodents. Feed shall be stored in such a manner that it will not
attract birds, rodents, or insects.
(b) Public Health Reason - Proper manure
disposal reduces the breeding of flies, which are considered capable of
transmitting infection by physical contact or through excreta to milk or milk
containers, utensils, or equipment. Insects that visit unsanitary places may
carry pathogenic organisms on their bodies and may carry living bacteria for as
long as four (4) weeks within their bodies, and may pass them on to succeeding
generations by infecting their eggs. Effective screening tends to prevent the
presence of flies, which are a public health menace. Flies may contaminate the
milk with disease germs, which may multiply and become sufficiently numerous to
present a public health hazard. The surroundings of a dairy should be kept neat
and clean to encourage cleanliness and reduce insect and rodent
harborages.
(c) Administrative
Procedures - This item is deemed to be satisfied when:
1. Surroundings are kept neat, clean, and
free of conditions which might harbor or be conducive to the breeding of
insects and rodents. Manure shall be spread directly on the fields or stored
for not more than four (4) days in a pile on the ground surface and then spread
on the fields or stored for not more than seven (7) days in a
impervious-floored bin or on an impervious-curbed platform and then spread or
stored in a tight-screened and trapped manure shed or effectively treated with
larvicides or disposed of in any other manner which controls insect
breeding.
2. Manure packs in
loafing areas, stables without stanchions, pen stables, resting barns,
wandering sheds, and free-stall housing are properly bedded and managed to
prevent fly breeding.
3. Milkrooms
are free of insects and rodents.
4.
Milkrooms are effectively screened or otherwise protected against the entrance
of vermin.
5. Outer milkhouse doors
are tight and self-closing. Screen doors shall open outward.
6. Effective measures are taken to prevent
the contamination of milk, containers, utensils, and equipment by insects and
rodents, and by chemicals used to control such vermin. Insecticides and
rodenticides not approved for use in the milkhouse shall not be stored in the
milkhouse.
7. Only insecticides and
rodenticides approved for use by the Health Officer and/or registered with the
EPA are used for insect and rodent control (see Appendix C).
8. Insecticides and rodenticides are used
only in accordance with the manufacturer's label directions and are used so as
to prevent the contamination of milk, milk containers, equipment, utensils,
feed, and water.
9. Covered boxes,
bins, or separate storage facilities for ground, chopped, or concentrated feeds
are provided.
10. Feed may be
stored in the milking portion of the barn only in such a manner as will not
attract birds, insects, or rodents. Open feed dollies or carts may be used for
distributing the feed, but not storing feed, in the milking barn. Feed dollies,
carts, fully automated feeding systems, or other feed containers, may be exempt
from the use of covers, provided they do not attract birds, insects, or
rodents.
Note: A convenient
inspection form for producer dairy farms which summarizes the applicable
sanitation requirements is found in Appendix M.