Texas Administrative Code
Title 25 - HEALTH SERVICES
Part 1 - DEPARTMENT OF STATE HEALTH SERVICES
Chapter 217 - MILK AND DAIRY
Subchapter B - GRADE A RAW FOR RETAIL MILK AND MILK PRODUCTS
Section 217.27 - Standards for Grade A Raw Milk and Raw Milk Products
Current through Reg. 49, No. 38; September 20, 2024
All Grade A raw milk and Grade A raw milk products must be produced and handled in conformity with the following chemical, bacteriological, and temperature standards, and the sanitation requirements stated in § 217.28 of this title (relating to Sanitation Requirements for Grade A Raw Milk and Raw Milk Products).
(1) Temperature: Cooled to 45 degrees Fahrenheit (7 degrees Celsius) or less within two hours after milking.
(2) Antibiotics: No positive results on drug residue detection methods.
(3) Somatic Cells: Individual raw milk shall not exceed 750,000 cell count per milliliter (ml). Goat milk shall not exceed 1,500,000 per ml.
(4) Bacteria Limits: 20,000 per ml. Cultured products are exempt from this standard.
(5) Coliform: Not to exceed 10 per ml.
(6) Pathogen: Zero.
(7) Aflatoxin: less than 0.5 parts per billion (ppb).
(8) Water Adulteration: cryoscope reading of -0.524 or above.
