License and inspect all Manitoba milk producers. License all 22 dairy processing plants in the province, conduct regular monthly inspections and one annual in-depth inspection. Monitor milk for antibiotics and other drugs. Conduct over 100,000 bacterial and other analyses annually on raw milk, pasteurized milk and milk products to ensure that stringent quality requirements are met. Check truckloads of milk daily for the presence of antibiotics and other inhibitors.
Any milk testing positive is dumped.
Conduct comprehensive and regular evaluations of milk pasteurization equipment. Check processing equipment to ensure adequate sanitation. Provide technical assistance to producers in resolving milk quality problems. Maintain weekly microbiological checks of finished products to ensure consumer safety. Sample domestic milk and milk products for composition and microbial levels, including post-pasteurization contamination.