Alabama Administrative Code › Title 420 - ALABAMA STATE BOARD OF HEALTH › Chapter 420-3-16 - PRODUCTION, PROCESSING, HANDLING OR DISTRIBUTION OF MILK, MILK PRODUCTS AND FROZEN DESSERTS › Section 420-3-16-.09 - Sanitation Requirements For Grade A Raw Milk For Pasteurization, Ultra-Pasteurized, Aseptically Processing And Packaging, Or Retort Processed After Packaging

Current through Register Vol. 42, No. 9, June 28, 2024
(1)
Abnormal Milk
(a) Lactating
			 animals which show evidence of the secretion of milk with abnormalities in one
			 (1) or more quarters, based upon bacteriological, chemical, or physical
			 examination, shall be milked last or with separate equipment and the milk shall
			 be discarded. Lactating animals producing contaminated milk, that is, lactating
			 animals which have been treated with, have consumed chemical, medicinal, or
			 radioactive agents, which are capable of being secreted in the milk and which
			 in the judgment of the Health Officer may be deleterious to human health, shall
			 be milked last or with separate equipment and the milk disposed of as the
			 Health Officer may direct. For applicability to AMIs refer to Appendix
			 Q.
(b) Public Health Reason
1. The health of lactating animals is a very
			 important consideration because a number of diseases of lactating animals,
			 including salmonellosis, staphylococcal infection, may be transmitted to man
			 through the medium of milk.
The organisms of most of these diseases may get into the milk
				either directly from the udder or indirectly through infected body discharges
				which may drop, splash, or be blown into the milk.
2. Bovine mastitis is an inflammatory and,
			 generally, highly communicable disease of the bovine udder. Usually, the
			 inciting organism is a streptococcus of bovine origin (Type B), but the disease
			 is often caused by a staphylococcus or other infectious agent. Occasionally,
			 lactating animals' udders become infected with hemolytic streptococci of human
			 origin, which may result in milk borne epidemics of scarlet fever or septic
			 sore throat. The toxins of staphylococci, and possibly other organisms in milk
			 may cause severe gastroenteritis. Some of these toxins are not destroyed by
			 pasteurization.
(c)
			 Administrative Procedures - This item is deemed to be satisfied when:
1. Milk from lactating animals being treated
			 with medicinal agents which are capable of being secreted in the milk, is not
			 offered for sale for such period as is recommended by the attending
			 veterinarian or as indicated on the package label of the medicinal
			 agent.
2. Milk from lactating
			 animals treated with or exposed to insecticides not approved for use on dairy
			 cattle by the U.S. EPA is not offered for sale.
3. The Health Officer requires such
			 additional tests for the detection of abnormal milk as he/she deems
			 necessary.
4. Bloody, stringy,
			 off-colored milk or milk that is abnormal to sight or odor, is so handled and
			 disposed of as to preclude the infection of other cows and the contamination of
			 milk utensils.
5. Lactating animals
			 secreting milk with abnormalities are milked last or in separate equipment,
			 which effectively prevents the contamination of the wholesome supply. Milking
			 equipment used on animals with abnormalities in their milk is maintained clean
			 to reduce the possibility of reinfecting or cross infection of the dairy
			 animals.
6. Equipment, utensils,
			 and containers used for the handling of abnormal milk are not used for the
			 handling of milk to be offered for sale unless they are first cleaned and
			 effectively sanitized.
7. Processed
			 animal waste derivatives, used as a feed ingredient for any portion of the
			 total ration of the lactating dairy animal have been:
(a) Properly processed in accordance with at
			 least those requirements contained in the
Model Regulations for
			 Processed Animal Wastes (MRPAW)
developed by the Association of
			 American Feed Control (AAFC) officials; and
(b) Do not contain levels of deleterious
			 substances, harmful pathogenic organisms, or other toxic substances which are
			 secreted in the milk at any level which may be deleterious to human
			 health.
8. Unprocessed
			 poultry litter and unprocessed recycled animal body discharges are not fed to
			 lactating dairy animals.