Evening star., 1959-12-11
OFFICIAL NOTICES

PIping. s-6.5O2 81. Sanitary
milk piping. AL piping used TO
conduct milk or milk PRODUCTS
shall be sanitary milk piping"
Of q type which can he easily
from one piece Of equipment TO
ANOTHER only through sanitary
milk piping. SO. .502 c.. Milk
contact surfaces. All milk contact
surfaces Of milk pipes and con-
neetions shall consist Of smooth
tmpervious, not readily eorrodible
nontoXic material. and all Joints
shall be Soldered or welded flush .
The use Of rubber and similar
materials is permitted only when
other materials are impraeticablei 4
in preventing leakage The milk
contact surfaces Of piping, fittings
and connections shall be OF such I
a diameter and SO designed as TO 4
permit easy cleaning: kept IN
good repair and free Of breaks or .
eorroded places and so assembled 4
as to be Self-draininE. All con- \
nections, valves. and fittings shall 4
be OF such design as TO avoid
sharp corners or creviees which 4
are dificult to clean. SO .502. .63. /
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All parts Of interior surfaces Of
demountable piping and Of 1T
tings, including valves. fittings, |
and connections shall be of such 4
size and shape as to be ACCESSIBLE
for inspection. Damaged milk 1
piping shall not be used cou-
plings or other types OF fittings.
the Joints Of which are not visible /
for inspection. shall not be used
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used. except that i-ineh sanitary 1
piping may be used in straight
lensths not exceeding g feet
S-6.5O2 81. Cleaned-in-place pip
ing and fittings. Cleaned place /
milk pipelines shall be self
drained, and have Joints provided 4
with self-positioning flexible gas
kets Of nontoxic, low-absorption 4
material, and OF such design as
to form a flush interior joint; or,
have all Joints welded and
face, and be provided, at all
changes in direction. with welded
crosses with removable CAPS; or,
removable elbows or welded ell
bows provided with inspection
openings Of adequate size. Return
reeirculAtion lines shall be in
stalled Of the same or equal ma
terial and construction as milk
lines. s-6.502.7. Plumbing and
shall be properly disposed Of.
shall be SO desiRned and in
stalled as to prevent contain
ination Of the water supply and
OF milk equipment bv b2ckhow. |
SO 5O2.7 II. Waste disposal. All
wastes shall be disposed Of In q I
public sewer: Provided That in /
the absence Of a public sewer, all 1
wastes shall be disposed of BY .
methods not conducive to fly
ditions. s-6.502.72. Plumbing and /
drsiniines drsnnes shall All be eu@Sa So aesisned aad
and installed as to prevent con-
tamination of milk equipment by /
backfiooding due TO drain stoppage.
All overhead drains and piping I
shall be installed so that leakage I
and condensation are directed /
away from the milk, milk equip
ment. and utensils SO 502 .73.
Containers for trash and garbage. /
be present upon the plant prem
ises except in fully covered con-
tainers. Containers at the bottle
washer may be uncovered when in .
actual use. Containers in the 4
processing rooms may have swing
top or pedal-operated covers.
S-6.503. CONTAINERS. EQUIP
MENT, AND OTHER SUPPLIES.
S-6.503.1. Construction and Re
pair Of Containers and Equipment. /
All multiuse containers and equip
products come in contact shall be
Of smooth, imperviouS, noncor-
robbie, nontoxic material, so
constructed and located as to be
easily cleaned, and shall be kept |
sanitary and in good repair. All
Single-service containers, closures.
gaSkets, and other articles used
shall be In a sanitary condition.
Rubber and similar materials may
be used where the use Of the above
described materials are impracti-
Joints shall be welded or soldered
flush with the surface, or other
wise fitted to avoid open seams. or
the surface If vitreous is con-
tinuous, Where a rotating shaft
is inserted through a surface with
which milk and milk products
come in contact. the joint between
the moving and stationary sur
faces shall be close-fitting. Grease
shall be kept out Of the milk.
Where Thermometer bulbs are in
serted through the surface with
which milk or milk products come
in contact, the thermometer bulb
shall be provided with a pressure
tight seat ahead of all threads
and crevices. All surfaces with
which milk or milk products come
N contact shall be easily acces-
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and inspection. and have rounded
corners and Q be self-draining
Agitators in milk truck tanks and
YatS shall be easily removable
V-type threads shall not be in
contact with milk or milk pro-
ducts All multiuse containers and
other equipment shall be free of
nreaks' creviees, and corroded
GOOD repair at sll times. Mix cans
snail have umbrella-type covers,
equipment shall be so located with
respect to walls and other equip
ment as to provide space for
access to all surfaces for cleaning
ana seryicing The logarithmic
average bacterial plate count Of
the stock from which single
service articles are made shall not
LaNseI1 -cV IOlOlllGb per ETAm. line
disintegration-test technique pre-
serioed In Standard Methods for
the Examination of Dairy Pro-
ducts (Americsn Public Health
Associationl shall be followed
samples of paperboard or cut
planEs Tor this test shall be taken
before parafining at the pasteur-
lzlng milk plant. All single-service
containers, container caps, and
covers shall be so treated as TO
ne imperviouS to milk and milk
products. All equipment and ma
terlal with which milk or milk
products come in contact shall
have, a residual bacterial plate
count OF not more than 1 per
milliliter Of capacity. and not
more than ! colony per square
centimeter Of surface area. in 3
out OF 4 samples. as determined
oV the rinse, swab. or contact
technioue prescribed in Standard
Methods. All equipment in pas
teuriZing milk rlsnts shall comply
with the applicable ga Standards,
PROMULGATED jointly by the Sani-
tary Standards Subcommittee of
the Dairy Industry Committee, the
Committee on Sanitary Procedure
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