the milk transfer and associated CIP cleaned lines outside the milkhouse wall in accordance with Item 5r, ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEDURES #15.

  • To assure continued protection of the milk, the milk tank truck manhole shall be sealed after the truck has been cleaned and sanitized.
  • The milk tank truck shall be washed and sanitized at the permitted milk plant, receiving station or transfer station receiving the milk or at a permitted milk tank truck cleaning facility.
  • An accurate, accessible temperature-recording device shall be installed in the milk line downstream from an effective cooling device, which cools the milk to 7circC (45\circF) or less. Electronic records that comply with Appendix H., IV. Temperature-Recording Devices Used in Storage Tanks and V., Criteria 4, 7, 8, 9, 11 and 12 of this Ordinance, with or without hard copy, may be used in place of temperature-recording records. (Refer to the NOTE on page 45.) An indicating thermometer shall be installed as close as possible to the recording device for verification of recording temperatures. This indicating thermometer shall comply with all applicable requirements in Appendix H. of this Ordinance. This thermometer shall be used to check the temperature- recording device during the regulatory inspection and the results recorded on the recording records or into the electronic data collection, storage and reporting system.
  • Temperature-recording records shall be maintained on the premises for a period of a minimum of six (6) months and are available for review by the Regulatory Agency. Except that, the electronic storage of required temperature records, with or without hard copy, shall be acceptable, provided the computer and computer generated temperature records are readily available for review by the Regulatory Agency.
  • The milk shall be sampled at the direction of the Regulatory Agency, in a manner so as to preclude contaminating the milk tank truck or sample, by a permitted milk sample collector. The milk in the milk tank truck shall be effectively agitated in order to collect a representative sample.
  • The milk tank truck shall be parked on a self-draining concrete or equally impervious surface during filling and storage.
  • When direct loading of a milk tank truck using either a hose port, as addressed above, or stubbing the milk transfer and associated CIP cleaned lines outside the milkhouse wall in accordance with Item 5r, ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEDURES #15, overhead protection of the milk hose connection to the milk tank truck shall be provided.

NOTE: With the identified Criteria 4, 7, 8, 9, 11 and 12 cited within Appendix H., V. of this Ordinance, the words "dairy farm" shall be substituted for "milk plant" wherever the words "milk plant" appear.

ITEM 6r. MILKHOUSE – CLEANLINESS

The floors, walls, ceilings, windows, tables, shelves, cabinets, wash vats, non-product- contact surfaces of milk containers, utensils and equipment and other milkhouse equipment shall be clean. Only articles directly related to milkhouse activities shall be permitted in the milkhouse. The milkhouse shall be free of trash, animals and fowl.