Illinois Administrative Code
Title 77 - PUBLIC HEALTH
Part 785 - MANUFACTURED DAIRY PRODUCTS
Subpart K - ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEDURES
Section 785.1190 - Supervision - Department
Current through Register Vol. 48, No. 12, March 22, 2024
The Illinois Department of Public Health to insure compliance with the provisions of the Act and the rules and regulations shall:
a) Inspect each dairy farm, dairy plant, receiving station, and transfer station whose milk or milk products are intended for consumption within the State of Illinois or its jurisdiction and each milk hauler/sampler who collects samples of raw milk for processing, for bacterial, chemical, or temperature standards and hauls milk from dairy farm to a dairy plant, transfer station, or receiving station and his bulk milk pickup tank and its appurtenances shall be inspected by the Department prior to the issuance of a license. Following the issuance of a license the Department will inspect all facilities and operators at the following minimum frequencies:
Sampling Procedures - 24 Months
b) Four times every six months the Department will collect samples of dairy products from each licensed dairy plant. Samples will be taken any time prior to final delivery and delivered to an official State of Illinois laboratory. Samples will be tested in accordance with tests and examinations contained in the 15th edition of Standard Methods for the Examination of Dairy Products or the 14th edition of the Official Methods of Analysis of the Association of Official Analytical Chemists.
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d) All plans for the construction, reconstruction, or alterations other than those to repair or perform maintenance on existing facilities of a dairy farm's milking facilities, transfer stations, receiving stations, cleaning and sanitizing facilities, and dairy plants regulated under these rules must be submitted to the Department for approval before work is begun. The Department shall approve plans which meet the requirements of the Act and this Part within 30 days of submission.