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 III - Dairy Plants
Section ATCP 65.30 - C-I-P systems

(a) A dairy plant operator shall clean and sanitize all C-I-P systems in compliance with s. ATCP 65.28(7). Surfaces that cannot be cleaned and sanitized by C-I-P procedures shall be cleaned and sanitized manually or by a clean-out-of-place mechanical process.

(b) A dairy plant operator shall keep records on the cleaning and sanitizing of all C-I-P systems. The records shall identify every C-I-P system that has been cleaned and sanitized, the date and time when each C-I-P system was cleaned and sanitized, the temperature of the cleaning and sanitizing solutions, and the length of time for which the C-I-P system was exposed to the cleaning and sanitizing solutions. Records shall be made at the time the cleaning and sanitizing process is completed. Records shall be signed or initialed by a responsible person at the dairy plant. The division shall review the records as part of every routine inspection of the dairy plant.

(a) Before installing a C-I-P system or adding equipment to any existing C-I-P system, the dairy plant operator shall submit to the division a plan for the installation or addition. The plan shall clearly describe each C-I-P circuit at a level of detail sufficient to permit review by the division within the time periods specified under this subsection.

(b) Plans for a C-I-P system, under par. (a), shall include the manufacturer's specifications for the system, including the manufacturer's specifications for operating, maintaining, cleaning, and sanitizing the system.

(c) Within 20 business days after any person files plans with the division under this subsection, the division shall return its comments or objections, if any, in writing.