The fieldmen will monitor these records to insure that proper practices are being followed on the farm. All the processes and equipment at the milk plant are designed to maintain the quality of the milk. The plant is inspected by county, state and federal regulators. Trained quality control personnel will monitor all operations in the plant. They are responsible for ensuring sanitation, quality, and proper pasteurization of the milk.
Laboratory technicians analyze both the raw and finished products.
Packaged dairy products must pass laboratory tests for pasteurization, keeping quality, butterfat content and flavor. Since much of the work in the modern dairy plant is automated, each process is documented. From cleaning and sanitizing, to processing, to proper storage carefull adherence to well designed processes is monitored. Dairy processing and quality control is the most sophisticated in the food industry. Milk is a product used by almost every household.