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California Code of Regulations › Title 3 - Food and Agriculture › Division 2 - Animal Industry › Chapter 1 - Dairies › Article 19 - Operators of Pasteurization Equipment › Section 583 - General Requirements

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(a) The
				  process of condensing or evaporating milk or milk products does not constitute
				  pasteurization.
(b) All inlet and
				  outlet valves to pasteurizers (installed after the effective date of this
				  provision) shall be leak protector type properly installed to prevent any
				  mixing with raw products.
(c) The
				  inlet lines on pasteurizers not equipped with leak protector valves shall be
				  removed during the heating, holding and emptying period. The outlet lines on
				  pasteurizers not equipped with leak protector valves must be removed during the
				  filling, heating and holding periods.
(d) All milk and milk products pipelines
				  connected to pasteurizers shall be vented and otherwise controlled to prevent
				  siphonage.
(e) All indicating and
				  recording thermometers and charts shall comply with the specifications set
				  forth under HTST method and holder method, hereinafter described, except where
				  the products are heated by the holding method above 150 degrees F. or by the
				  HTST method above 165 degrees F., in which case, the temperature indicating and
				  recording devices shall be of a type approved by the director.
(f) All milk and milk products tanks and
				  receptacles used in the processing and filling operations shall have sanitary
				  covers which protect the product from contamination. Drip shields and port
				  collars shall be provided whenever necessary to prevent splash and
				  contamination.
(g) The operator of
				  each pasteurizer shall at least once during his workday or shift check the
				  recording thermometer against the indicating thermometer on all pasteurizers
				  used by him. The check must be made during the process of pasteurization at
				  pasteurization temperature after a stabilization period of at least five
				  minutes at constant temperature. The temperature of the indicating thermometer
				  shall be recorded on the recording chart together with a mark designating the
				  time at which the check was made.
(h) The rotating chart support must be
				  provided with pins or knife to puncture the chart in a manner that will prevent
				  its fraudulent rotation.
1. New
					 section filed 8-31-51 designated to be effective 10-1-51 (Register 25, No.
					 4).
2. Amendment filed 2-23-62; effective thirtieth day thereafter
					 (Register 62, No. 4).
California Code of Regulations › Title 3 - Food and Agriculture › Division 2 - Animal Industry › Chapter 1 - Dairies › Article 19 - Operators of Pasteurization Equipment › Section 586 - Preheated Cream

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Cream subjected to heat treatment as provided for in
					 Section 34003 of the Food and Agricultural
					 Code must be labeled "preheated cream." Section
					 577 of the Administrative Code is
					 not applicable to "preheated cream."
1. New
					 section filed 9-21-56; effective thirtieth day thereafter (Register 56, No.
					 18).
2. Amendment filed 4-25-75 as procedural and organizational;
					 effective upon filing (Register 75, No. 17).
California Code of Regulations › Title 3 - Food and Agriculture › Division 2 - Animal Industry › Chapter 1 - Dairies › Article 20 - Milk Products Plant Floor Drains › Section 587 - Milk Products Plant Floor Drains

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In accordance with the requirements of Section
					 33768 of the Food and Agricultural
					 Code, floor drains or sewage drains with exposed pipes within any product
					 processing or packaging room or any room where processing or clean packaging
					 equipment is handled or kept, shall be constructed in a leak-proof manner.
					 Screw-joint pipe and no-hub-band joints, when correctly installed, are
					 considered leak-proof. Pipe supports shall be installed to maintain pipe
					 alignment. Bell-hub joints shall be completely enclosed with a metal sheeting
					 sloped sufficiently toward an outlet in the sheathing at floor level to readily
					 detect leakage in the drainage or sewer pipe, and shall be of such construction
					 as to permit removal of the sheathing for repairing any leakage that might
					 occur in the drainage or sewer pipe line or sealed in a manner acceptable to
					 the Director.
1. Amendment
					 filed 4-25-75; effective thirtieth day thereafter (Register 75, No. 17).
California Code of Regulations › Title 3 - Food and Agriculture › Division 2 - Animal Industry › Chapter 1 - Dairies › Article 21 - Milk Inspection Services › Section 590 - Registered Dairy Inspector

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In accordance with the provisions of Food and Agricultural
					 Code Sections
					 33112 and
					 33114, provisions for examinations
					 will be as follows:
(a) Written
				  examinations will be scheduled in Sacramento, Oakland, Fresno, and Los Angeles
				  semi-annually. The examination time and date will be set at least 60 days prior
				  to the examination. If proof of hardship is offered, the Director may give
				  special examinations at other times.
(b) Applications for registration must be
				  made on forms available from the Department of Food and Agriculture, and must
				  be filed with a non-returnable fee of ten dollars ($10 with the Department of
				  Food and Agriculture no later than 15 days prior to the date of
				  examination.
(c) A grade of 75
				  percent in both written and oral examinations will be considered the minimum
				  passing grade.
(d) A non-returnable
				  examination fee of twenty five dollars ($25) shall be paid to the Department of
				  Food and Agriculture before or at the time and place of examination.
(e) The oral examination shall be conducted
				  by a panel selected by the Director.
(f) A copy of the college transcript of
				  record shall accompany the application for persons not employed as Dairy
				  Inspectors as of March 1, 1973.
1. New
					 section filed 3-29-73; effective thirtieth day thereafter (Register 73, No.
					 13).
California Code of Regulations › Title 3 - Food and Agriculture › Division 2 - Animal Industry › Chapter 1 - Dairies › Article 21 - Milk Inspection Services › Section 598 - Milk Inspection Services

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Any unit of government desiring approval of a milk
					 inspection service shall make application for approval in writing to the
					 Director of Food and Agriculture of the State of California. Upon receipt of
					 said application, the said Director of Food and Agriculture shall issue a
					 certificate of approval to the milk inspection service, provided, such approval
					 may be withdrawn should the milk inspection service later become inefficient or
					 fail to carry out the requirements of the Food and Agricultural Code or
					 Administrative Code as they apply to Approved Milk Inspection Services.
No withdrawal of approval shall be made until the Director
					 of Food and Agriculture has given written notice to the inspection service
					 involved. Such inspection service shall have 30 days to file a written request
					 for a hearing with the Director of Food and Agriculture. No withdrawal of
					 approval shall be made before the expiration of 30-day period granted to file a
					 written request for a hearing, or before completion of such requested
					 hearing.
1. Amendment
					 filed 2-23-62; effective thirtieth day thereafter (Register 62, No.
					 4).
2. Amendment filed 4-25-75; effective thirtieth day thereafter
					 (Register 75, No. 17).
California Code of Regulations › Title 3 - Food and Agriculture › Division 2 - Animal Industry › Chapter 1 - Dairies › Article 21 - Milk Inspection Services › Section 599 - Conditions of Approval

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To secure and hold such approval a milk inspection service
					 must:
(a) Provide a sufficient force
				  of qualified inspectors, under the general direction of a licensed physician,
				  and sufficient laboratory facilities to enforce any and all laws and
				  regulations relating to graded milk and cream. Arrangements may be made with a
				  person or firm, approved by the Director of Food and Agriculture, to do
				  bacteriological and other laboratory work.
(b) Personnel making laboratory analyses as
				  provided for in Section
				  32503 of the Food and Agricultural
				  Code must have taken an examination for a certificate of proficiency in
				  analysis of milk and milk products as given by a representative of the
				  Department of Food and Agriculture and passed with a grade of at least 75
				  percent. This certificate may be revoked for cause and is automatically revoked
				  when the holder becomes inactive in laboratory milk control work for two
				  years.
(c) Provide for the
				  examination of cattle producing milk to be sold in or from its jurisdiction.
				  Examination shall consist of observations for manifest evidence of diseases
				  such as enlarged glands, mastitis, pyometra, tuberculosis, open sores,
				  ulcerated teeth, abscesses and/or any other condition which might affect the
				  quality or safety of the milk.
(d)
				  Maintain the standards for the various grades of market milk, market cream, and
				  other fluid market milk products as established by the Food and Agricultural
				  Code and the Administrative Code.
(e) Cooperate in holding official surprise
				  milk scoring contests, surveys, or other related work, whenever requested to do
				  so by a duly authorized representative of the Department of Food and
				  Agriculture.
(f) Provide for the
				  inspection of dairy farms producing manufacturing milk pursuant to Food and
				  Agricultural Code Section
				  33322.
1. Amendment
					 filed 9-21-56; effective thirtieth day thereafter (Register 56, No.
					 18).
2. Amendment filed 4-25-75 as procedural and organizational;
					 effective upon filing (Register 75, No. 17).
3. Amendment of
					 subsection (b) and new subsection (f) filed 2-26-82; effective thirtieth day
					 thereafter (Register 82, No. 9).
Note: Authority cited: Sections
						407,
						32503
						and
						33083,
						Food and Agricultural Code. Reference: Sections
						32503,
						33083
						and
						33322,
						Food and Agricultural Code.
California Code of Regulations › Title 3 - Food and Agriculture › Division 2 - Animal Industry › Chapter 1 - Dairies › Article 21 - Milk Inspection Services › Section 600 - Inspection

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(a)
				  Inspection of market milk shall consist of laboratory examinations of the
				  products and adequate supervision of the equipment and methods of the various
				  producers and distributors.
(b)
				  Guidelines for the inspection of dairy farms producing manufacturing milk shall
				  be those currently published by the United States Department of Agriculture
				  entitled "General Instructions For Performing Farm Inspections According To The
				  USDA Recommended Requirements For Milk For Manufacturing Purposes And Its
				  Production And Processing For Adoption By State Regulatory Agencies."
(c) For the purpose of this section and
				  section 601; "producer" means any dairy
				  farm described in section
				  32505 of the Food and Agricultural
				  Code; "distributor" means any person that purchases or handles any milk, cream,
				  or any dairy product for processing, manufacture, or sale in this state;
				  "retail store" means any person that owns or operates a retail grocery store,
				  restaurant, confectionery, or other similar business where milk, cream, or any
				  dairy product is sold to the general public; and, "market milk product" means
				  any uncultured milk product with a standard of composition requiring fluid
				  market milk or any derivative of market milk.
1. Amendment
					 filed 2-26-82; effective thirtieth day thereafter (Register 82, No. 9).
Note: Authority cited: Sections
						407
						and
						33083,
						Food and Agricultural Code. Reference: Sections
						33321,
						33322
						and
						36331,
						Food and Agricultural Code.
California Code of Regulations › Title 3 - Food and Agriculture › Division 2 - Animal Industry › Chapter 1 - Dairies › Article 21 - Milk Inspection Services › Section 601 - Laboratory and Field Examinations of Market Milk and Market Milk Products

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(a)
				  During any six months the following samples shall be taken: (The term "during
				  any six months" is considered to be the six months preceding the month in which
				  the last sample was taken.)
(1) From each
				  producer, at least four samples of raw market milk for
				  pasteurization;
(2) From each milk
				  plant after receipt from producers, at least four samples of raw market milk
				  for pasteurization prior to pasteurization;
(3) From each milk plant, or as an
				  alternative, from vehicles operated by the milk plant, at least four samples of
				  each market milk product processed in the plant;
(4) From each distributor handling market
				  milk products processed outside of any Approved or Established Inspection
				  Service area, at least four samples of each product handled;
(5) From each distributor whose market milk
				  products are distributed outside of an Approved or Established Inspection
				  Service area where the products were processed, at least two samples of each
				  such product handled;
(6) Samples
				  required by (4) and (5) above may be taken from the vehicle delivering the
				  products or from the retail store handling the products.
California Code of Regulations › Title 3 - Food and Agriculture › Division 2 - Animal Industry › Chapter 1 - Dairies › Article 21 - Milk Inspection Services › Section 602 - Frequency of Inspections

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(a)
				  Dairy farms shall be inspected at least six times a year. Pasteurizing plants
				  shall be inspected at least once every month. Plants of producer-distributors
				  of raw milk shall be inspected at least once each month. Visits of inspectors
				  shall be unannounced and at irregular intervals.
(b) An official scoring shall be made at
				  least once each six-month period for dairy farms, and at least once each
				  three-month period for processing plants and premises where raw milk is
				  bottled. The market milk permit and one copy of the most recent official score
				  shall be immediately available at the milk plant or dairy on request of the
				  Dairy Inspector. An identical copy of the official score shall be on file with
				  the records of the inspection agency for not less than one year.
(c) Pasteurizing equipment shall be tested
				  initially on installation, and at least once each three months thereafter, and
				  whenever any alteration or replacements are made which may effect the proper
				  operation of the installation or device, except that the holding-time test may
				  be made semiannually if no alterations or replacements have been made on the
				  flow-promoting devices since the last test. The test shall include:
(1) Indicating thermometers, for temperature
				  accuracy;
(2) Recording
				  thermometers, for time and temperature accuracy;
(3) Leak-protector valves, for
				  leakage;
(4) Flow-diversion valve
				  to
(A) Confirm cut-in and cut-out
				  temperature,
(B) Confirm correct
				  assembly and function;
(5) Thermometric response
(A) HTST (High Temperature Short Time)
				  indicating thermometer,
(B)
				  Flow-diversion valve controller;
(6) HTST auxiliary equipment
(A) Function of automatic-controller devices
				  (booster pump, ratio-controller, etc.),
(B) Accuracy of pressure gauges,
(C) Function of vacuum
				  breakers;
(7) HTST system
(A) Holding time,
(B) One foot static head pressure on
				  pasteurized milk in regenerator.
California Code of Regulations › Title 3 - Food and Agriculture › Division 2 - Animal Industry › Chapter 1 - Dairies › Article 21 - Milk Inspection Services › Section 603 - Communicable Diseases. [Repealed]

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1. Repealer
					 filed 7-15-97; operative 8-14-97 (Register 97, No. 29).
California Code of Regulations › Title 3 - Food and Agriculture › Division 2 - Animal Industry › Chapter 1 - Dairies › Article 21 - Milk Inspection Services › Section 604 - Laboratory Results

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Each dairy or distributor, as the case may be, of milk and
					 cream shall be kept informed of the results of the laboratory examination of
					 their individual products when such results indicate the product fails to
					 comply with legal standards.
California Code of Regulations › Title 3 - Food and Agriculture › Division 2 - Animal Industry › Chapter 1 - Dairies › Article 21 - Milk Inspection Services › Section 604.1 - Confirmation of Compliance Testing on Finished Fluid Milk Products

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(a)
				  When analyses of finished fluid milk products are made by mid-infrared
				  instrumentation, the Department shall, before any action for failure to comply
				  with the standards of composition established by sections
				  35784,
				  38181,
				  38191 and
				  38211 of the Food and Agricultural
				  Code, have analyses confirmed by the methods listed in this section. The AOAC
				  Official Method numbers indicated below refer to methods outlined in the
				  18th Edition of the Official Methods of Analysis of
				  the Association of Official Analytical Chemists International, which is
				  incorporated by reference.
(1) Fat in Milk,
				  Modified Mojonnier Ether Extraction, AOAC Official Method 989.05
(2) Solids (Total) in Milk, By Direct Forced
				  Air Oven Drying, AOAC Official Method 990.20
(3) Solids-Not-Fat in Milk, AOAC Official
				  Method 990.21
California Code of Regulations › Title 3 - Food and Agriculture › Division 2 - Animal Industry › Chapter 1 - Dairies › Article 21 - Milk Inspection Services › Section 605 - Publications

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All publications or public statements relating to the
					 quality of milk or cream, or the condition of dairies or milk plants, shall be
					 expressed in terms of percentage, 100 percent being considered perfect. In
					 rating milk or cream this percentage shall be based upon an average of results
					 obtained by the examination of at least four samples taken at intervals of at
					 least a week. The method used for computing milk scores for publication shall
					 be approved by the Department of Food and Agriculture of the State of
					 California.
California Code of Regulations › Title 3 - Food and Agriculture › Division 2 - Animal Industry › Chapter 1 - Dairies › Article 21 - Milk Inspection Services › Section 606 - Dairy Farm Follow-Up Inspection Fees

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(a)
				  Effective January 1, 2008, in accordance with sections 32814 and 33294 of the
				  Food and Agricultural Code, the fees for follow-up dairy farm inspection
				  activities conducted by the Department, are as follows:
(1) $140 for each rescore of a dairy farm,
				  conducted after a score below the minimum legal requirements of sections 35861
				  and 35891, pursuant to sections 36091 or 36092 of the Food and Agricultural
				  Code.
(2) $100 for each on-farm
				  inspection for compliance with, or reinstatement after, the issuance of an
				  Official Order, Form 72-094 (Rev. 02/04), which is incorporated by reference,
				  for any of the following violations:
(A) A
				  violation that is to be corrected within 72 hours pursuant to section 33551 of
				  the Food and Agricultural Code;
(B)
				  Immediate restricted use, exclusion or condemnation of milk or cream pursuant
				  to sections 32761, 33453 or 33552 of the Food and Agricultural Code.
(3) $90 for each milk sample
				  collected pursuant to section 36123 or 33581 of the Food and Agricultural Code
				  for milk not meeting bacteria, coliform, temperature, or somatic cell count
				  standards.
(4) $60 for each water
				  sample collected from a water supply not meeting sanitary standards pursuant to
				  section 33515 of the Food and Agricultural Code
(5) $150 for each on-farm investigation of
				  antibiotic residues pursuant to section 32814 of the Food and Agricultural
				  Code.
California Code of Regulations › Title 3 - Food and Agriculture › Division 2 - Animal Industry › Chapter 1 - Dairies › Article 21 - Milk Inspection Services › Section 607 - Buttermilk

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Within the requirements of Food and Agricultural Code
					 Section 38542(f),
					 buttermilk labeling bearing any of the following information is false and
					 misleading:
(a) If any design,
				  picture, symbol or illustration showing a churn is used, and the product is not
				  in its entirety the residue of the churning process;
(b) If the term "churned" is used and the
				  buttermilk is not in its entirety the residue of the churning of cream, with or
				  without the addition of cultured milk or cultured skim milk, in the process of
				  buttermaking.
1. New
					 section filed 5-7-75; effective thirtieth day thereafter (Register 75, No. 19).
					 For history of former section, see Register 56, No. 18.
Note: Authority cited: Section
						407,
						Food and Agricultural Code. Reference: Section
						38542(f),
						Food and Agricultural Code.
California Code of Regulations › Title 3 - Food and Agriculture › Division 2 - Animal Industry › Chapter 1 - Dairies › Article 21 - Milk Inspection Services › Section 607.5 - Grade a Condensed of Dry Milk Products

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(a)
				  Nonfat dry milk labeled for Grade A use shall be "Extra Grade" as defined in
				  Section
				  38424
				  of the Food and Agricultural Code.
(b) Each container of condensed skim milk or
				  nonfat dry milk made from pasteurized market milk shall be labeled with:
(1) The name and address of the manufacturer
				  or distributor;
(2) The name and
				  grade of the product; the grade shall be identified as "Grade A" or "Made from
				  Grade A milk";
(3) The word(s)
				  "Pasteurized" or "Made from pasteurized milk";
(4) The name of the inspection agency which
				  supervises the manufacturing process. If the name and address of the
				  manufacturer is used, it shall be preceded by the words "Manufactured by." If
				  the name and address of the distributor is used, it shall be preceded by the
				  words "Distributed by." The words "Manufactured by Plant 06-___" (the blank to
				  be filled in with the plant number of the manufacturer) shall be included in
				  the label with the name or address differs from the name and address of the
				  plant where the product is made.
California Code of Regulations › Title 3 - Food and Agriculture › Division 2 - Animal Industry › Chapter 1 - Dairies › Article 21 - Milk Inspection Services › Section 608 - Ungraded Milk. [Repealed]

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1. Repealer
					 filed 9-21-56; effective thirtieth day thereafter (Register 56, No. 18).
California Code of Regulations › Title 3 - Food and Agriculture › Division 2 - Animal Industry › Chapter 1 - Dairies › Article 21 - Milk Inspection Services › Section 609 - Special Designations. [Repealed]

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1. Repealer
					 filed 9-21-56; effective thirtieth day thereafter (Register 56, No. 18).
California Code of Regulations › Title 3 - Food and Agriculture › Division 2 - Animal Industry › Chapter 1 - Dairies › Article 21 - Milk Inspection Services › Section 610 - Use of Breed Designations in Labeling of Market Milk and Milk Products. [Repealed]

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1. Amendment
					 filed 8-29-66; designated effective 12-1-66 (Register 66, No.
					 29).
2. Amendment filed 4-25-75 as procedural and organizational;
					 effective upon filing (Register 75, No. 17).
3. Repealer filed
					 7-15-97; operative 8-14-97 (Register 97, No. 29).
Note: Authority cited: Section
						16, Agricultural Code. Reference:
						Sections
						32510,
						32511,
						32512,
						and
						38211,
						Food and Agricultural Code.
California Code of Regulations › Title 3 - Food and Agriculture › Division 2 - Animal Industry › Chapter 1 - Dairies › Article 21 - Milk Inspection Services › Section 611 - Examining Physician

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In accordance with the provisions of Sections
					 35862 and
					 35892 of the Food and Agricultural
					 Code, any regularly licensed physician is approved to conduct physical
					 examination of persons coming in contact with Grade "A" raw milk.
1. Amendment
					 filed 4-25-75; effective thirtieth day thereafter (Register 75, No. 17).
California Code of Regulations › Title 3 - Food and Agriculture › Division 2 - Animal Industry › Chapter 1 - Dairies › Article 21 - Milk Inspection Services › Section 612 - Physical Examinations

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Such physical examination shall include:
(a) Chest examination for tuberculosis with
				  X-ray when indicated by chest findings.
(b) Examination of skin for communicable
				  diseases and any open lesions etc.
(c) General cleanliness.
California Code of Regulations › Title 3 - Food and Agriculture › Division 2 - Animal Industry › Chapter 1 - Dairies › Article 21 - Milk Inspection Services › Section 613 - Laboratory Examinations

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The laboratory examination shall consist of the
					 following:
(a) Nose and throat
				  cultures for diphtheria and streptococcus.
(b) Sputum for tuberculosis.
(c) Feces and urine for the
				  typhoid-paratyphoid-dysentery group.
California Code of Regulations › Title 3 - Food and Agriculture › Division 2 - Animal Industry › Chapter 1 - Dairies › Article 21 - Milk Inspection Services › Section 614 - Procedure for Physical Examinations

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All persons coming in contact with Grade "A" raw milk, or
					 Grade "A" raw cream, who, through the provisions of Section
					 35892 of the Food and Agricultural
					 Code are subject to the physical and laboratory examinations, may be physically
					 examined by their own physician and may go to the nearest laboratory for the
					 laboratory examinations. Bacteriological examinations must be made by a
					 laboratory approved by the State Department of Health.
1. Amendment
					 filed 4-25-75 as procedural and organizational; effective upon filing (Register
					 75, No. 17).
Note: Authority cited: Section
						35892,
						Food and Agricultural Code.
California Code of Regulations › Title 3 - Food and Agriculture › Division 2 - Animal Industry › Chapter 1 - Dairies › Article 21 - Milk Inspection Services › Section 615 - Specimen Examinations

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Any person who resides at a great distance from an approved
					 laboratory may have specimens for examination forwarded to the nearest
					 laboratory by the physician giving the physical examination.
California Code of Regulations › Title 3 - Food and Agriculture › Division 2 - Animal Industry › Chapter 1 - Dairies › Article 21 - Milk Inspection Services › Section 616 - Miscellaneous. [Repealed]

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1. Repealer
					 filed 7-15-97; operative 8-14-97 (Register 97, No. 29).
California Code of Regulations › Title 3 - Food and Agriculture › Division 2 - Animal Industry › Chapter 1 - Dairies › Article 21 - Milk Inspection Services › Section 617 - Cow Clipping. [Repealed]

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1. Amendment
					 filed 10-19-70; effective thirtieth day thereafter (Register 70, No.
					 43).
2. Amendment filed 4-25-75; effective thirtieth day thereafter
					 (Register 75, No. 17).
3. Amendment filed 2-26-82; effective
					 thirtieth day thereafter (Register 82, No. 9).
4. Repealer filed
					 7-15-97; operative 8-14-97 (Register 97, No. 29).
Note: Authority cited: Sections
						407
						and
						35601,
						Food and Agricultural Code. Reference: Sections
						33523
						and
						35601,
						Food and Agricultural Code.
California Code of Regulations › Title 3 - Food and Agriculture › Division 2 - Animal Industry › Chapter 1 - Dairies › Article 21 - Milk Inspection Services › Section 618 - Mechanical Capping

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The reference to mechanical capping in Section
					 34591 of the Food and Agricultural
					 Code, is construed to mean that bottle caps must be applied to bottles by
					 mechanical means as well as said bottles being capped by mechanical means.
					 Application of caps to milk bottles by hand is not considered to be by
					 mechanical means and is therefore prohibited.
1. Amendment
					 filed 4-25-75 as procedural and organizational; effective upon filing (Register
					 75, No. 17).
Note: Authority cited: Section
						34591 Food and Agricultural
						Code.
California Code of Regulations › Title 3 - Food and Agriculture › Division 2 - Animal Industry › Chapter 1 - Dairies › Article 21 - Milk Inspection Services › Section 619 - Milk Filters

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
Filter cotton or single service strainer cloths shall be at
					 all times kept in containers that will afford proper protection. The containers
					 shall be constructed so as to permit dispensing the filters with a minimum
					 amount of contact with human hands. Milk or cream, when filtered, shall be
					 filtered with a single service filter, only.
1. Amendment
					 filed 2-23-62; effective thirtieth day thereafter (Register 62, No. 4).
California Code of Regulations › Title 3 - Food and Agriculture › Division 2 - Animal Industry › Chapter 1 - Dairies › Article 21 - Milk Inspection Services › Section 620 - Status of Market Milk Dairies. [Repealed]

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1. Amendment
					 filed 9-21-56; effective thirtieth day thereafter (Register 56, No.
					 18).
2. Repealer filed 7-15-97; operative 8-14-97 (Register 97, No.
					 29).
California Code of Regulations › Title 3 - Food and Agriculture › Division 2 - Animal Industry › Chapter 1 - Dairies › Article 21 - Milk Inspection Services › Section 621 - Bulk Milk Dispensers

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Milk cans for use in connection with bulk milk dispensers
					 must be (1) constructed so that the tube is contained in a pocket or cup which
					 protects the tube against contamination or (2) the side of the can nearest to
					 the outlet on the bottom must be supplied with a metal channel or shield for
					 insertion of tube for protection. Other type of containers for bulk milk
					 dispensers must be approved by the director. Cans with the tube coiled on the
					 bottom of the can are not of an approved type. All cans must be sealed in the
					 milk plant where filled and the tube when placed on the can, must be protected
					 by covering, such as pliofilm, plastic, or other suitable material, to protect
					 the tube in transit from the milk plant to the place of serving. When the milk
					 can is empty and removed from the dispensing cabinet, the seal must be broken,
					 and the container rinsed and drained.
1. New
					 section filed 9-21-56; effective thirtieth day thereafter (Register 56, No.
					 18).
California Code of Regulations › Title 3 - Food and Agriculture › Division 2 - Animal Industry › Chapter 1 - Dairies › Article 21 - Milk Inspection Services › Section 622 - Protection of Water Supplies in Dairies and in Milk Products Plants

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No cross-connections may be installed between a safe water
					 supply and any unsafe or questionable water supply. Submerged inlets into an
					 unsafe or questionable water supply must be avoided unless such submerged
					 inlets are installed in a manner to prevent back siphonage.
1. New
					 section filed 9-21-56; effective thirtieth day thereafter (Register 56, No.
					 18).
California Code of Regulations › Title 3 - Food and Agriculture › Division 2 - Animal Industry › Chapter 1 - Dairies › Article 21 - Milk Inspection Services › Section 623 - Personal Cleanliness

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No employee of any dairy or milk products plant shall
					 resume work after using the toilet room without having washed his hands. The
					 Milk and Dairy Food Safety Branch or Approved Milk Inspection Service shall
					 cause to be placed a sign in each toilet bearing the context of this
					 requirement.
1. New
					 section filed 9-21-56; effective thirtieth day thereafter (Register 56, No.
					 18).
2. Amendment filed 4-25-75; effective thirtieth day thereafter
					 (Register 75, No. 17).
3. Change without regulatory effect amending
					 section and adding NOTE filed 4-2-2012 pursuant to section
					 100, title 1, California Code of
					 Regulations (Register 2012, No. 14).
Note: Authority cited: Sections
						407
						and
						33083,
						Food and Agricultural Code. Reference: Sections
						33777
						and
						33782,
						Food and Agricultural Code.
California Code of Regulations › Title 3 - Food and Agriculture › Division 2 - Animal Industry › Chapter 1 - Dairies › Article 21 - Milk Inspection Services › Section 624 - Vitamins and Minerals Added to Milk or Milk Products

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(a)
				  Vitamins and minerals, or either, may be added to milk or milk products only
				  upon permit of the Director and in accordance with the manner and method
				  approved in said permit. Applications for such permit shall include:
(1) A complete description of the method to
				  be used and the kind and amount of vitamins and/or minerals to be added, and an
				  agreement that the vitamins and/or minerals will be so added only in accordance
				  with the direction of the supplier thereof;
(2) A copy of the supplier's
				  directions;
(3) A statement of the
				  type of storage facilities to be used for storage of the vitamins and/or
				  minerals and the storage of premixed solutions; and
(4) A statement of the types of measuring
				  devices to be used.
California Code of Regulations › Title 3 - Food and Agriculture › Division 2 - Animal Industry › Chapter 1 - Dairies › Article 21 - Milk Inspection Services › Section 625 - Somatic Cell Counts

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(a)
				  Tests for the presence of excessive numbers of somatic cells in milk shall be
				  made routinely, using the direct microscopic or electronic somatic cell count
				  procedures as described in the Standard Methods for the Examination of Dairy
				  Products, 17th Edition (2004), of the American Public Health Association, which
				  is incorporated by reference, at a frequency of not less than four examinations
				  in each continuing six-month period.
(b) The maximum somatic cell count in market
				  milk is 600,000 cells per milliliter (ml) for cow milk and 1,500,000 cells per
				  ml for goat milk. Whenever tests indicate raw market milk exceeds the maximum
				  somatic cell count, as determined by a direct microscopic somatic cell count or
				  electronic somatic cell count, the restricted use procedure as outlined in Food
				  and Agricultural Code section
				  36123 shall be followed.
1. New
					 section filed 6-3-70; effective thirtieth day thereafter (Register 64, No.
					 13).
2. Amendment of section and NOTE filed 7-13-2009; operative
					 8-12-2009 (Register 2009, No. 29).
Note: Authority cited: Sections
						407,
						35781
						and
						36601,
						Food and Agricultural Code. Reference: Sections
						32509,
						32510,
						32511,
						32731,
						32761,
						35602,
						36123
						and
						36331,
						Food and Agricultural Code.
California Code of Regulations › Title 3 - Food and Agriculture › Division 2 - Animal Industry › Chapter 1 - Dairies › Article 21 - Milk Inspection Services › Section 626 - Market Milk Temperature Requirements

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(a)
				  This section provides temperature requirements for market milk, and includes
				  within that definition the following market milk products: milk, low fat milk,
				  skim milk, flavored milk, cream, and half and half.
(b) Market milk shall be promptly cooled to
				  45°F., or below, at the time of processing and shall be so maintained at
				  all times while it is in commerce, i.e. until it is delivered to the retail
				  purchaser.
(c) This section shall
				  not apply to (1) market milk intended for home delivery while so enroute from a
				  distributor's licensed premises, and (2) to market milk after delivery for
				  consumption on the premises.
(d)
				  The temperature of market milk in commerce when packaged in containers shall be
				  determined by a representative sampling of the lot of containers. A lot is
				  defined as any group of containers of the same size, product, and brand
				  assembled in one place. From the lot, five sample containers shall be selected
				  at random. The temperature of the milk in each container shall be measured in
				  Fahrenheit degrees, the results totaled and divided by five to provide the
				  average temperature. If the average temperature is 45°F., or less, the lot
				  shall be passed, provided, however, any container within the lot found to
				  contain market milk of 50°F., or over, shall be excluded from sale. An
				  average temperature of the lot above 45°F. shall be a violation of this
				  section.
(e) The requirements of
				  this section shall become effective on November 1, 1973.
1. New
					 section filed 10-5-72; effective thirtieth day thereafter (Register 72, No.
					 41).
Note: Authority cited: Sections
						407
						and
						35757,
						Food and Agricultural Code.
California Code of Regulations › Title 3 - Food and Agriculture › Division 2 - Animal Industry › Chapter 1 - Dairies › Article 21 - Milk Inspection Services › Section 627 - Quality Assurance Date

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(a)
				  Except as otherwise provided in Food and Agricultural Code Section
				  36004(c), the
				  licensed milk products plant which bottles or packages the following products
				  shall be responsible for affixing the quality assurance date to all containers
				  which are offered for sale to the consumer by a retail store: market milk,
				  market cream, skim or non-fat milk, half and half, sour cream, sour cream
				  dressing, low-fat milk, flavored milk, flavored dairy drink, yogurt,
				  concentrated milk, concentrated skim milk, acidophilus milk, buttermilk and
				  cultured buttermilk, cottage cheese, creamed cottage cheese, homogenized
				  creamed cottage cheese spread, and partially creamed or low-fat cottage
				  cheese.
(b) The quality assurance
				  date shall be readily identifiable by the consumer. If a numerical sequence of
				  months and days is used, it may not be located on the container with other
				  numbers such as factory license number or lot numbers unless such other numbers
				  are clearly identified. If the quality assurance date is used with unidentified
				  code numbers, the date shall be at least the first three letters of the month
				  followed by the day of the month.
The date shall be not less than 3/16" in height, except
					 that it may be reduced to not less than 1/8" in height when applied to the cap
					 area of a container. The date shall contrast with the background by color or
					 clearly legible imprint.
Any means of conveying the quality assurance date shall be
					 so affixed as to insure legibility of any other required
					 information.
(c) The date
				  shall be placed on the various types of containers in accordance with one of
				  the following options:
(1) Glass, rigid
				  plastic, or fiber board:
(A) Embossed,
				  imprinted, or overlaid in fine, clearly visible lettering on the cap or
				  container;
(B) heat or
				  pressure-sensitive seal;
(C) collar
				  or tag.
California Code of Regulations › Title 3 - Food and Agriculture › Division 2 - Animal Industry › Chapter 1 - Dairies › Article 22 - Permanent Market Milk Dairy Buildings › Section 645 - Permanent Market Milk Dairy Buildings

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In accordance with provisions of Sections
					 33481 through
					 33486 of the Food and Agricultural
					 Code, the following regulations relating to the sanitary requirements and
					 standards of the construction of market milk dairy buildings have been
					 established by the Secretary of Food and Agriculture.
(a) "Secretary" means the Secretary of Food
				  and Agriculture.
(b) Plans and
				  specifications for market milk dairy buildings shall be submitted to the
				  Secretary for approval prior to construction.
(c) Plans shall show elevations and detail to
				  insure with certainty compliance with provisions of the California Code of
				  Regulations, Uniform Building Code (1991 Edition), National Electrical Code
				  (1990 Edition) and National Plumbing Code (1991 Edition).
(d) All deviations from the minimum
				  requirements and from approved plans and specifications may be made only after
				  written approval of the Secretary.
(e) Nothing in these regulations shall be
				  construed as abrogating the provisions of Division 13, Part 3, of the Health
				  and Safety Code (Riley Act).
1. Amendment
					 filed 9-21-56; effective thirtieth day thereafter (Register 56, No.
					 18).
2. Amendment filed 9-10-71; effective thirtieth day thereafter
					 (Register 71, No. 37). Approved by State Building Standards Commission on
					 8-18-71.
3. Amendment of section and new NOTE filed 11-9-95;
					 operative 12-9-95 (Register 95, No. 45).
Note: Authority cited: Sections
						407
						and
						33481,
						Food and Agricultural Code. Reference: Sections
						33481,
						33484
						and
						33486,
						Food and Agricultural Code.
California Code of Regulations › Title 3 - Food and Agriculture › Division 2 - Animal Industry › Chapter 1 - Dairies › Article 22 - Permanent Market Milk Dairy Buildings › Section 646 - Site

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(a) The
				  milking barn and milk house shall be located in a place free from contaminating
				  surroundings.
(b) Feed racks, calf,
				  bull, hog, and poultry pens, horse stables, horse corrals, and shelter sheds
				  shall not be located closer than 100 feet from the milk room or 50 feet from
				  the milking barn.
1. Amendment
					 filed 9-21-56; effective thirtieth day thereafter (Register 56, No.
					 18).
2. Amendment filed 9-10-71; effective thirtieth day thereafter
					 (Register 71, No. 37). Approved by State Building Standards Commission
					 8-18-71.
3. Repealer of subsection (b), subsection relettering,
					 amendment of newly designated subsection (b) and new NOTE filed 11-9-95;
					 operative 12-9-95 (Register 95, No. 45).
Note: Authority cited: Sections
						407
						and
						33481,
						Food and Agricultural Code. Reference: Sections
						33482,
						33483
						and
						33486,
						Food and Agricultural Code.
California Code of Regulations › Title 3 - Food and Agriculture › Division 2 - Animal Industry › Chapter 1 - Dairies › Article 22 - Permanent Market Milk Dairy Buildings › Section 646.1 - Surroundings, Corrals and Ramps

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Dirt or unpaved corrals, or unpaved lanes, shall not be
					 located closer than 25 feet from the milking barn or closer than 50 feet from
					 the milk house. Corral drainage must be provided. A minimum of 3 percent slope
					 shall be maintained in unpaved corrals where the available space for each
					 animal is 400 square feet or less. The slope in areas more than 400 square feet
					 per animal may be reduced proportionately to not less than 1 " percent at 800
					 square feet or more per animal. Deviations from the corral slope requirements,
					 permissible under the authority of Section
					 33482 of the Agricultural Code,
					 shall not be made without written permission from the director. The deviation
					 request must be supported with evidence the proposal will result in comparable
					 drainage.
A paved (concrete or equivalent) ramp or corral shall be
					 provided to allow the animals to enter and leave the milking barn. This paved
					 area shall be curbed (minimum of 6 inches high and 6 inches wide) and sloped to
					 a drain. Cow washing areas shall be paved (concrete or equivalent) and sloped
					 to a drain. The perimeter of the area shall be constructed in a manner that
					 will retain the wash water to a paved drained area. Paved access shall be
					 provided to permanent feed racks, mangers, and water troughs. Water troughs
					 shall be provided with:
(1) a drain to
				  carry the water from the corrals;
(2) pavement (concrete or equivalent) which
				  is at least 10 feet wide at the drinking area.
The cow standing platform at permanent feed racks shall be
					 paved with concrete or equivalent for at least 10 feet back of the stanchion
					 line.
1. New
					 section filed 9-10-71; effective thirtieth day thereafter (Register 71, No.
					 37). Approved by State Building Standards Commission 8-18-71.
Note: Authority cited: Sections
						407 and
						33481, Agricultural Code.
						Reference: Sections
						33481 through
						33486, Agricultural Code.
California Code of Regulations › Title 3 - Food and Agriculture › Division 2 - Animal Industry › Chapter 1 - Dairies › Article 22 - Permanent Market Milk Dairy Buildings › Section 647 - Elevations

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Floor level elevations of all structures shall be at least
					 15 inches above surrounding ground level and shall facilitate carrying drainage
					 for at least 50 feet from the milking barn and at least 100 feet from the milk
					 house. In lieu of natural drainage, automatic pumps or other satisfactory means
					 shall be provided for disposal of drainage. Disposal of drainage shall not be
					 in violation of law.
1. Amendment
					 filed 9-21-56; effective thirtieth day thereafter (Register 56, No.
					 18).
2. Amendment filed 9-10-71; effective thirtieth day thereafter
					 (Register 71, No. 37). Approved by State Building Standards Commission
					 8-18-71.