La. Admin. Code tit. 51 § VII-363

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 11, November 20, 2024

Section VII-363 - Grade B Pasteurized Milk and Milk Products

A. Grade B pasteurized milk or milk products are products resulting from Grade A raw milk for pasteurization and may not meet the requirements for Grade A pasteurized milk and milk products or have been pasteurized or ultra-pasteurized and placed in the final container in a dairy plant that may violate one or more of the requirements contained in this Part for Grade A dairy plants provided, further that any violation thereof does not constitute an imminent hazard to the public's health as determined by the state health officer.

B. The milk or milk products shall conform to the standards of identity prescribed by this Part.

C. The milk or milk products shall conform with the following bacteriological, chemical and temperature standards:

1. standard plate count not to exceed 50,000 cfu per ml.;

2. coliform count not to exceed 10 per ml.;

3. phosphatase less than 350 milliunits/L., for fluid products and other milk products by the Fluorophos ALP system or equivalent;

4. cryoscope reading not higher than -0.525 ° Hortvet;

5. no positive results from drug residue detection test method as performed in accord with Appendix G, Part V, Detection of Drug Residues in Milk of the PMO; and

6. no pathogenic microorganisms of human significance.

D. Grade B pasteurized milk or milk products may be sold only from supplies that were Grade A and have been degraded to Grade B for a period not to exceed 30 days and only upon authorization from the state health officer.

La. Admin. Code tit. 51, § VII-363

Promulgated by the Department of Health and Hospitals, Office of Public Health, LR 37:2660 (September 2011).

AUTHORITY NOTE: Promulgated in accordance with the provisions of R.S. 40:4(A)(1)(a). Also see R.S. 40:5(2)(3)(5)(7)(15)(17) and R.S. 40:922.