Alabama Administrative Code › Title 420 - ALABAMA STATE BOARD OF HEALTH › Chapter 420-3-17 - PRODUCTION, PROCESSING, HANDLING OR DISTRIBUTION OF MILK FOR MANUFACTURING PURPOSES, DRY MILK PRODUCTS, BUTTER, CHEESE OR CONDENSED MILK PRODUCTS › Section 420-3-17-.03 - Quality Requirements For Milk For Manufacturing Purposes

Current through Register Vol. 42, No. 9, June 28, 2024
(1) Basis - The
			 Quality classification of raw milk for manufacturing purposes from all
			 individual producers shall be based on the following: Organoleptic examination
			 (appearance and odor), quality control tests for sediment content, bacterial
			 estimate, somatic cell count, and antibiotics.
(2) Appearance and odor - The appearance of
			 acceptable raw milk shall be normal and free of excessive coarse sediment when
			 examined visually or by an acceptable test procedure. The milk shall not show
			 any abnormal condition (including but not limited to, curdled, ropy, bloody or
			 mastitic condition), as indicated by sight or other test procedures. The odor
			 shall be fresh and sweet. The milk shall be free from objectionable feed and
			 other off-odors that adversely affect the finished product.
(3) Sediment content classification - Milk
			 shall be classified for sediment content, regardless of the results of the
			 appearance and odor examination described in Section (2) as follows:
The USDA Sediment Standard
No. 1 (acceptable) - not to exceed 0.50 mg. or
				equivalent.
No. 2 (acceptable) - not to exceed 1.50 mg. or
				equivalent.
No. 3 (probational, not over 10 days) - not to exceed 2.50 mg.
				or equivalent.
No. 4 (reject) - over 2.50 mg. or equivalent.
(a) Method of testing - Methods for
			 determining the sediment content of the milk of individual producers shall be
			 those described in the latest edition of Standard Methods for the Examination
			 of Dairy Products. Sediment content shall be based on comparison with
			 applicable charts of the United States Sediment Standards for Milk and Milk
			 Products, 7 CFR Part 58, Subpart T, §§ 58.2728 through
			 58.2732.
(b) Frequency of tests -
			 At least once each month, at irregular intervals, the milk from each producer
			 shall be tested as follows:
1. Milk in cans -
			 One or more cans of milk selected at random from each producer.
2. Milk in farm bulk tanks, - A sample shall
			 be taken from each farm bulk tank.
(c) Acceptance or rejection of milk if the
			 sediment disc is classified as No. 1, No. 2 or No. 3, the producer's milk may
			 be accepted. If the sediment disc is classified No. 4 the milk shall be
			 rejected: Provided, that if the shipment of milk is commingled with other milk
			 in a transport tank the next shipment shall not be accepted until its quality
			 has been determined at the farm before being picked up; however, if the person
			 making the test is unable to get to the farm before the next shipment it may be
			 accepted but no further shipments shall be accepted unless the milk meets the
			 requirements of No. 3 or better. In the case of milk classified as No. 3 or No.
			 4, if in cans, all cans shall be tested. Producers of No. 3 or No. 4 milk (cans
			 or bulk) shall be notified immediately and shall be furnished applicable
			 sediment discs and the next shipment shall be tested.
(d) Retests - On test of the next shipment
			 (if in cans, all cans shall be tested) milk classified as No. 1, No. 2, or No.
			 3, may be accepted but No. 4 milk shall be rejected. Retests of bulk milk
			 classified as No. 4 shall be made at the farm before pickup. The producers of
			 No. 3 or No. 4 milk shall be notified immediately, furnished applicable
			 sediment discs and the next shipment tested. This procedure of retesting
			 successive shipments and accepting probational (No. 3) milk and rejecting No. 4
			 milk may be continued for not to exceed 10 calendar days. If at the end of this
			 time all of the producer's milk does not meet the acceptable sediment content
			 classification (No. 1 or No. 2) it shall be excluded from market.