Wisconsin Administrative Code
Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection
ATCP 55-89 - Food, Lodging, and Recreation Safety
Chapter ATCP 65 - Milk And Milk Products
Subchapter II - Dairy Farms
Section ATCP 65.20 - Abnormal milk; milking diseased animals

(1)Milking animals that appear to be secreting abnormal milk from one or more quarters shall be milked last or with separate equipment, and their milk shall be discarded.

(2)If milking animals consume or are treated with chemical, medicinal, or radioactive agents which may be secreted in milk and that may be deleterious to human health, the milking animals shall be milked last or with separate equipment, and their milk shall be discarded.

(3)Milk that is bloody, stringy, off-colored, visibly abnormal, abnormal in odor, or abnormal in any other respect shall be discarded.

(4)Equipment and utensils used to handle abnormal milk shall not be used to handle milk produced for human consumption unless the equipment and utensils are first thoroughly cleaned and sanitized.

(5)Drugs prescribed by a veterinarian for use on milking animals shall be clearly labeled with the name of the drug, each active ingredient, directions for use, the length of time for which milk must be withheld following the cessation of drug therapy, any applicable warnings or precautions to be observed by the milk producer, and the name and complete address, including zip code, of the prescribing veterinarian. No drug or medicinal item may be used in a manner inconsistent with label directions or the veterinarian's prescription, or in a negligent manner.

(6)Abnormal milk or milk from diseased animals shall not be stored or held in the milkhouse or milking parlor after being collected. The milk shall be immediately removed and discarded.