Other changes have resulted as scientific data became available indicating where improvement could be made. Once again the report is being changed to reflect changes in the scientific evidence available. They are designed to reflect the relative importance of farm inspection deficiencies to the quality of the milk produced on that farm. The old report with 21 sections is shown in Figure 1. The new report contains 19 sections and is shown in Figure 2.
First glance shows few changes other than a reduction in the number of sections.
Closer examination, however, reveals that there were some very significant changes. The following is a summary of the most significant changes made in the new report. The handling of abnormal milk was decreased from 10 points to 5 points. This does not indicate that it is less important, just that it was not generally a problem and was used as a source of points for other areas. Procedures for preventing the contamination of salable milk are also handled in another area of the inspection.