California Code of Regulations
Title 3 - Food and Agriculture
Division 2 - Animal Industry
Chapter 1 - Dairies
Article 17 - Condemnation of Milk Products
Section 576.1 - Detection of Drug Residues in Milk Reporting
Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 38, September 20, 2024
Each processing facility shall have a program in place to screen all bulk raw milk pickup tankers for drug residues with approved tests as specified in United States Food and Drug Administration, Milk Safety Branch, Coded Memorandum M-a-85, effective January 22, 2001 (M-a-85).
(a) The following Federal and State testing procedures shall be applied by each processing facility on all drug residue screening tests performed on bulk raw milk pickup tankers of milk for human consumption using test methods approved by the Secretary and specified in M-a-85:
(b) Handlers with producer pools or cooperatives who have established a single approved M-a-85 test by policy or contract agreement with producers may upon application to the Secretary and upon approval be allowed to use confirmation testing by the same drug residue test method employed in screening at a State and Federal certified laboratory by State and Federal certified analysts.
(c) All drug residue samples required by subsections (a) and (b) shall be obtained by a licensed sampler and weigher or persons authorized pursuant to Section 32701 of the Food and Agricultural Code.
(d) Milk containing violative drug residues shall be condemned and disposed of in a manner approved by the Secretary.
1. New
section filed 1-30-95 as an emergency; operative 1-30-95 (Register 95, No. 5).
A Certificate of Compliance must be transmitted to OAL 5-30-95 or emergency
language will be repealed by operation of law on the following
day.
2. Certificate of Compliance as to 1-30-95 order transmitted to
OAL 5-26-95 and filed 7-11-95 (Register 95, No. 28).
3. Change
without regulatory effect amending first paragraph and subsection (a)(1) filed
1-8-2002 pursuant to section
100, title 1, California Code of
Regulations (Register 2002, No. 2).
4. Change without regulatory
effect amending subsection (a)(3) filed 4-2-2012 pursuant to section
100, title 1, California Code of
Regulations (Register 2012, No. 14).
Note: Authority cited: Sections 407, 32761.5 and 33083, Food and Agricultural Code. Reference: Sections 32701, 32731, 32811, 32814 and 33733, Food and Agricultural Code.