Current through Register Vol. XLI, No. 50, December 13, 2024
Section 61-4A-3 - Minimum Quality Standards3.1. Acceptable milk for manufacturing purposes shall meet the following requirements: 3.1.1. Sight and odor. The milk shall be free from visible foreign matter. It shall not be curdled, ropy, bloody, or mastitic as indicated by sight or odor. It shall be free from feed or other objectionable odors.3.1.2. Temperature. Milk in farm tanks shall be cooled to 45 degrees Farenheit or lower within two hours after milking and shall be maintained at 45 degrees Farenheit or lower until transferred to the bulk tank truck.3.1.3. Bacterial Limits. Commingled milk shall not exceed 3,000,000 bacterial count per ml at the time of delivery. Individual producer milk shall not exceed 1,000,000 bacterial count per ml at the time of delivery.3.1.4. Inhibitory Substances. No inhibitory substances shall be permitted in milk.3.1.5. Sediment. Milk should not have more than 1.5 mg (sediment) as determined by the Standard Methods for the Examination of Dairy Products.3.1.6. Water. The milk from each producer shall be tested for the presence of extraneous water as often as the plant or commissioner determines necessary using the Cryoscopic test according to the current edition of the "Standards Methods for Examination of Dairy Products" or other tests accepted by the commissioner. Evidence of adulteration by water shall constitute cause for exclusion of the producer until the plant is satisfied the condition has been corrected.