Code of Massachusetts Regulations
330 CMR - DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURAL RESOURCES
Title 330 CMR 27.00 - Standards and Sanitation Requirements for Grade A Raw Milk
Section 27.05 - Standards for Grade "A" Raw Milk for Pasteurization, Ultra Pasteurization and Aseptic Processing
All Grade A raw milk for pasteurization, ultra pasteurization or aseptic processing shall be produced to conform with the following chemical, bacteriological, and temperature standards, and the sanitation requirements of 330 CMR 27.07.
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GRADE A RAW MILK FOR PASTEURIZATION, ULTRA PASTEURIZATION ASEPTIC PROCESSING |
Temperature.... |
Cooled to 40°F (4.45°C) or less within two hours after milking, provided that the blend temperature after the first and subsequent milkings does not exceed 50°F(10°C). |
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Bacterial Limits......... |
Individual producer milk shall not exceed 100,000 per ml. prior to commingling with other producer milk. Individual producer milk shall not exceed 2,500 per ml. after laboratory pasteurization. |
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Optional Preliminary Incubation Count when used...... |
Individual producer milk shall not exceed 100,000 per ml. |
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Drugs.......... |
No zone greater than or equal to 16mm with Bacillus Sterothermophilus disc assay method specified in Appendix G of the most recent edition of the PMO or any other method approved by the Department. No Individual producer milk shall have a positive result for drug residue in excess of the allowable level in the most recent edition of the PMO. |
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Somatic Cell... |
Individual producer milk shall not exceed 1,000,000 per ml. Beginning July 1, 1993 individual producer milk shall not exceed 750,000 per ml. |
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Cryoscope...... |
(-)0.525°C unless proved to be free of added water. |
