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than 1 per milliiiter Of capacity,
and equipment not more than
per square eentimeter Of milk
contact surface. A bscteriolOgical
rinse-and-swab examination shall
be conducted at least times
accordance with the procedures
contained in the latest edition of
the Standard Methods for the
Examination Of Dairy Products
current at the time Of the
adoption Of these regulations
SO .5O3.3. Storage Of Containers
and Equipment After bac-
tericidal treatment. all bottles,
cans, and other multiuse milk
ment shall be transported and
stored in such manner as to be
protected from contamination.
Material and equipment not
routinely used in q given room
shall not be stored therein. but
shall be stored in q special stor-
age room or room In which
eonducted. All bottles, cans, and
other multiuse containers and
equipment shall be transported
and stored in clean crates or on
racks in q clean place, protected
from splash. flies. and dust. Such
containers as can practically be
inverted shall be stored in an in
vysrted position. Storage racks
Which snail s'I Be Protected aTssg O. aFainst I5s
rusting. Crates in which clean
bottles are stored shall have metal
bottoms protected against rustinR,
ano shall be elevated above the
moor. Floors OF any room shall
not be flushed when crates Of
cleaned bottles are stacked thereon
o-6.5O3.4 Handling OF Contain
bactericidal treatment and usage,
and during usage. containers and
equipment shall not be handled
or operated in such manner as
70 permit contamination OF milk
Pasteurized milk or milk products
Shall not be permitted to come in
contact with equipment with
which unpaSteuriZed milk or milk
pIoouets have been in contact,
been thoroughly cleaned and ef-
teetively subjected 10 q bacteri-
eidal process. Plant employees
snail use every reasonable pre-
caution 70 prevent the milk
contact surfaces Of containers and
eouipmenl from coming into con-
tact with their person and cloth
eAA9 aAkNA NIEaEIuENNEI
or while IN use, S-6.5035. Stor-
age OF Cars, Parchment Paper,
and Single-Serviee Containers.
hllk-bottle caps, cap stock, paTeh-
ment paper for milk cans, single
service containers, and Faskets
shsll be purchased and stored in
sanitary tubes, wrappings. and
cartons. and shall be kept therein
and shall be handled in a SANITARY
manner All bottle caps shall be
purchased in tubes, and All cap
stock. parchment paper for milk
cans, single-service containers,
and gaskets shall be purchased
only in sanitary tubes, wrappings,
ana cartons. and shall be kept
tnereln until used. The tubes and
cartons SHAH be stored so as 70
pc kept clean and dry, and shall
be handled in a sanitary manner.
suitable cabinets shall be provided
tor the storage Of tubes or cartons
aiter removal from the large outer
poN. After removal from the
tubes or cartons, Single-ssrvice
articles articles shall be so handled as to
Tubes or cartons shall not be be- ipe pe.
flled with spilled caps, gaskets,
or parchment papers. SO 500
PAS STEUR1HATION. Pasteurization
shall be performed as described
m the MIX Act of 1925, as
amended The definition Of pas
teurization' in the Mix Act, as
amenoed. reads as follows. ''The
term PaSteurized' as used in this
Act shall be held to mean the
process Of heating every particle
OF milk or milk products n to
q temperature Of not less than
i43 degrees Fahrenheit and, II
heated to not more than l59 de-
grees Fahrenheit holding at such
temperature for at least 80 min
uteS, or t2) to a temperature of
heit and holding at such tempera-
ture for at least fifteen seconds"
All pasteurized milk and milk
products shall be completely pas
teurized as determined by the
cumulative residual phoSphatase
method prescribed in the latest
edition OF the Standard Methods
ISI no the Examination Of Dairy
American Public Health AsSocia-
ton. SO .504. j. Specifications for
Iemperature-Control instruments
ana Devices Used on PasteuriZa-
ton Equipment. All temperature
control instruments ana devices
used IN connection with the pas
teurization Of milk or milk prod
ncts shall comply with the fol-
Indicating Thermometers Tor pas
teurization vats and pockets.
$4,000 III. Type. Mercury
actuated; direct-reading: con-
tained in n-resistant case
protecting against breakage and
permitting easy observation of
eiS1 eoiSmn and scale; reference line
hsit with Is otSer at msFkiprs ARK rahTsq- Dea-
missible; filling above mercury,
nitrogen, or equally suitable gas.
S-6.5O4.112. Magnification OF
TidtS miedEeS1ry column To apparent
sixteenth Of an inch S-6.bO4 .iI3.
scale. Range Of 1902 TO 2IOo
kahrenheit, extension either side
sions Of not more than between ,yl1
1902 and 1902 Fahrenheit, with
not more than 49, per inch OF
scale; protected against damage
at 220o Fahrenheit. S-6.5O4,ll4
accuracy. Within, 0.5' Fahren-
n1s!sS 1s5sS Plus es minus; between
Ior temperature accuracy shall be
Health upon installation. and at
s-6.5O4 lis. Submerged stem 1T
tings. Pressure-tight seat against
inside wall Of holder; no threads
exposed to milk: location Of seat
70 conform to 3-A Standards wall
type fitting. S-6.504 .ll6. Bulb.
Corning Siaang normal, or thermometric
the Director of Public Health.
So .504 10. Indicating thermom-
eterS iocated on pasteurization
pipelines. So .504 .121. Type. Mer-
cury-actuated: direct-readine; con-
tanned in corrosion-resistant case
protecting against breakage and
column and scale: reference line
etched at l43s and for l6lo Fahr-
enheit: filling above mercury.
nitrogen, or equally suitable gas.
SO .5O4 .122. Magnification of mer-
curry column. To apparent width of
not less than one-siKteenth Of an
not less than S5 80 fSfbe FabeenSeIts Sehse 6 of
Guiding the pasteurization tenn
peTature, plus or minus 5' Fahr-
enheit, graduated in 0.5o Fahren-
nett divisions with not more than
y per inch Of scale. Sc .504 .l24.
Accuracy. Within 0.5o Fahrenheit,
Plus or minus. throughout specified
scale range; Tests for temperature
accuracy shall be made by the
Director of Public Health upon
installation, and at least monthly
thereafter. Sc. .504 1875. Stem fit-
tingS. Pressure-tight seat against
inside wall Of fittings, no threads
exposed to milk; distance from
bulb not less than 2 inches.
S,s.5O4 l26. Thermometric lag.
When thermometer is at room
temperature and then immersed
in a well-stirred water bath main
tained at or above pasteurizing
temperature, the time required for
the reading to increase from
Fahrenheit TO water-bath tempera-
ture minus 70 Fahrenheit shall
not exceed 4 seconds. The ther-
mometric lag shall be tested by
the Director Of Public Health upon
and at least every 6
months thereafter. S-6.504 1877.
Bulb. Corning normal, or thermom-
the Director Of Public Health
S-6.504 IL. Airspace indicating
thermometers for pasteuri2ation
vats or pockets. SO. .5O4. .l3l. Tyne.
Mercury y-actuated; direct-reading;
in eorrosion-resistantl
case protecting against breakage
ano permitting easy observation
bulb chamber not less than 2
inches, and not more than 3l7i
inches, below -2der side Of cover
hlling above mercury, nitrogen, or
equally suitable gas S-6 .504 1872
MsEnification OF mercury column
To apparent width of not less
thar o1e-sixteenth OF an irch
SIS 504 3d. Scale. Range Of 1909
to 2lOo Fahrenheit, extension
either side permissive; graduated
in not more than . divisions, and
not more than l6' per inch Of
scale: protected against damage
at 220s Fahrenheit. S-6 .504 1874
Accuracy. Within IL Fahrenheit.
plus or minus. throughout the
specified scale range. Temperature
accuracy shall be tested BY the
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