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Compilation of Rules and Regulations of the State of Georgia › Department 40 - RULES OF GEORGIA DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE › Chapter 40-2 - MILK AND MILK PRODUCTS › Subject 40-2-9 - ICE CREAM, FROZEN DESSERTS AND RELATED PRODUCTS - SANITATION STANDARDS › Rule 40-2-9-.04 - Vehicles

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All vehicles used in the transportation of frozen desserts or
				  mixes shall be so constructed and operated as to protect such transported
				  products from contamination, and shall be kept and maintained in a clean and
				  sanitary condition.
Ga. L., 1980, pp. 981,
et seq.
; O.C.G.A. Sec.
				  26-2-230.
Compilation of Rules and Regulations of the State of Georgia › Department 40 - RULES OF GEORGIA DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE › Chapter 40-2 - MILK AND MILK PRODUCTS › Subject 40-2-9 - ICE CREAM, FROZEN DESSERTS AND RELATED PRODUCTS - SANITATION STANDARDS › Rule 40-2-9-.05 - Ingredients

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Dairy product ingredients Such as fruits and nuts stored for
				  immediate use shall be kept at a temperature not in excess of 40° F.,
				  except when packed in hermetically sealed containers or as otherwise provided
				  for in these regulations.
Ga. L., 1980, pp. 981,
et seq.
; O.C.G.A. Sec.
				  26-2-230.
Compilation of Rules and Regulations of the State of Georgia › Department 40 - RULES OF GEORGIA DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE › Chapter 40-2 - MILK AND MILK PRODUCTS › Subject 40-2-9 - ICE CREAM, FROZEN DESSERTS AND RELATED PRODUCTS - SANITATION STANDARDS › Rule 40-2-9-.06 - Pasteurization

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(1) The entire mix
				for frozen desserts containing dairy or egg ingredients, with or without flavor
				or color shall be pasteurized, as set forth in the 21 Code of Federal
				Regulations, Section 135.3.
(2)
				After pasteurization the mix shall be cooled to at least 45°: F, and held
				at not more than said temperature until frozen except in processes such as heat
				treatment dispensing freezers or other methods acceptable to the Commissioner
				of Agriculture that maintain microbiological quality by elevating the
				temperature of the product, maintaining it at a prescribed time and temperature
				interval, and then cooling it below 45° F.
(3) Frozen desserts and frozen dessert mixes
				containing milk and/or egg ingredients shall be packaged only at the plant
				where final pasteurization is performed. Such bottling and packaging shall be
				done without undue delay following final pasteurization except where completely
				pasteurized mixes are transported on approved tankers or other approved methods
				in a sanitary manner from a licensed pasteurization plant to a licensed Dairy
				Manufacturing Plant. Each out-of-state tanker entering Georgia shall be
				required to obtain a Tanker Permit prior to delivery.
Ga. L., 1980, pp. 981,
et seq.
; O.C.G.A. Sec.
				  26-2-230.
Compilation of Rules and Regulations of the State of Georgia › Department 40 - RULES OF GEORGIA DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE › Chapter 40-2 - MILK AND MILK PRODUCTS › Subject 40-2-10 - FROZEN DESSERT MIXES › Rule 40-2-10-.01 - Frozen Dessert Mixes

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(1) Only mixes for ice cream, and other
				frozen milk products completely pasteurized by methods approved by the
				Department of Agriculture shall be used. All containers shall be sealed and
				correctly tagged with the name of the manufacturer and date of packaging. The
				Commissioner of Agriculture shall prohibit the use of any mix which is not
				pasteurized in accordance with requirements of the Department of
				Agriculture.
(2) Mix may be
				repasteurized during the normal rerun of a fresh product and may be reheated in
				a heat treatment retail dispensing soft serve freezer to pasteurization
				temperature or other similar methods acceptable to the Commissioner of
				Agriculture. Product leaving the manufacturing plant may not be repasteurized
				except where transported directly to another dairy plant.
(3) Frozen dessert mixes at no time after
				pasteurization shall have a bacterial plate count in excess of 50,000 bacteria
				per gram (except cultured mixes where standard plate count is not required), or
				a maximum coliform of 10 per gram.
(4) Mix used for ice cream or other frozen
				desserts shall be refrigerated immediately when received and kept in
				refrigeration at a temperature of not over 45°F except in processes such as
				heat treatment dispensing freezers or other similar methods acceptable to the
				Commissioner of Agriculture that maintain microbiological quality by elevating
				the temperature of the product maintaining it at a prescribed time and
				temperature interval then cooling it below 45°F.
Ga. L., 1980, pp. 981,
et seq.
; O.C.G.A. Sec.
				  26-2-230.
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Ga. L., 1961, pp.
				  501.
Compilation of Rules and Regulations of the State of Georgia › Department 40 - RULES OF GEORGIA DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE › Chapter 40-2 - MILK AND MILK PRODUCTS › Subject 40-2-11 - REPEALED › Rule 40-2-11-.01 - Repealed

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Ga. L., 1980, pp. 981,
et seq.
; O.C.G.A. Sec.
				  26-2-230.
Compilation of Rules and Regulations of the State of Georgia › Department 40 - RULES OF GEORGIA DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE › Chapter 40-2 - MILK AND MILK PRODUCTS › Subject 40-2-11 - REPEALED › Rule 40-2-11-.02 - Repealed

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Ga. L. 1974, p.
				  1042.
Compilation of Rules and Regulations of the State of Georgia › Department 40 - RULES OF GEORGIA DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE › Chapter 40-2 - MILK AND MILK PRODUCTS › Subject 40-2-11 - REPEALED › Rule 40-2-11-.03 - Repealed

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Ga. L. 1974, p.
				  1042.
Compilation of Rules and Regulations of the State of Georgia › Department 40 - RULES OF GEORGIA DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE › Chapter 40-2 - MILK AND MILK PRODUCTS › Subject 40-2-12 - MILK SHAKE › Rule 40-2-12-.01 - Milk Shake Definitions and Processing Standards

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(1)
Milk Shake Mix or Lowfat Milk Shake
				Mix.
This product shall be processed in an approved Grade A milk
				processing plant only; provided, however, that this product may be made in a
				processing plant with operating facilities which meet the requirements for a
				Grade A milk processing plant. All mix shall be sold in properly sealed and
				labeled containers, and the label shall show the name and address of
				manufacturer, the name of the defined product, and the date of pasteurization
				or sell by date.
(2)
Milk
				Shake.
Milk shake is a semifrozen food prepared by freezing while
				stirring a pasteurized mix consisting of safe and suitable ingredients. Milk
				shake mix, before the addition of flavoring ingredients, shall contain not less
				than 3.25 percent milkfat and not less than 10 percent milk solids not fat nor
				less than 23 percent total solids and not more than 50,000 bacteria per gram
				and not more than 10 coliform per gram or 20 coliform per gram where bulky
				flavors are added.
(3)
Lowfat
				Milk Shake:
Lowfat milk shake is a semifrozen food prepared from the
				same ingredients and in the same manner as "milk shake", except it shall
				contain not less than .5 percent milkfat and not more than 2.0 percent
				milkfat.
O.C.G.A. Sec.
				  26-2-230
et
				  seq.
Compilation of Rules and Regulations of the State of Georgia › Department 40 - RULES OF GEORGIA DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE › Chapter 40-2 - MILK AND MILK PRODUCTS › Subject 40-2-13 - RETURNS › Rule 40-2-13-.01 - Returns (Mixes or Frozen Desserts)

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Frozen dessert mixes or frozen desserts, ice cream, etc., in
				  broken, opened, or partially full containers may after delivery be returned to
				  the plant for inspection but shall not be sold or used for the making of ice
				  cream mix or related products. Return products should be kept segregated and
				  not enter the processing or packaging area.
Ga. L. 1980, pp. 981,
et seq.
; O.C.G.A. Sec.
				  26-2-230.
Compilation of Rules and Regulations of the State of Georgia › Department 40 - RULES OF GEORGIA DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE › Chapter 40-2 - MILK AND MILK PRODUCTS › Subject 40-2-14 - RECORDS AND REPORTS › Rule 40-2-14-.01 - Records and Reports to be Kept by Plants

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(1) All pasteurizer and CIP (clean-in place)
				charts shall be kept on file for a minimum of 90 days and shall comply with all
				requirements of the Pasteurized Milk Ordinance and supplements*.
(2) All employee medical certificates of
				current employees shall be kept on file and be accessible to inspection by the
				Georgia Department of Agriculture sanitarians.
*A copy of the PMO, The Code of Federal Regulations and
				  recent supplements for each are available for public inspection at the Dairy
				  Division office or may be purchased at the following address:
Superintendent of Documents
U.S. Government Printing Office
Washington, D.C. 20402
Authority, Ga. L. 1980,
				  pp. 981,
et seq.
; O.C.G.A Sec.
				  26-3-230.
Compilation of Rules and Regulations of the State of Georgia › Department 40 - RULES OF GEORGIA DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE › Chapter 40-2 - MILK AND MILK PRODUCTS › Subject 40-2-15 - PASTEURIZED MILK ORDINANCE › Rule 40-2-15-.01 - Grade A Pasteurized Milk Ordinance

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The Department hereby adopts by reference the standards and
				  requirements of the most current version of the Food and Drug Administration's
				  Grade A Pasteurized Milk Ordinance and supplements thereto.
O.C.G.A. Sec.
				  26-2-230,
et
				  seq.
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is hereby adopted by reference
Authority, Ga. L.,
				  1980, pp. 981,
et seq.
Compilation of Rules and Regulations of the State of Georgia › Department 40 - RULES OF GEORGIA DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE › Chapter 40-2 - MILK AND MILK PRODUCTS › Subject 40-2-16 - RAW MILK FOR HUMAN CONSUMPTION › Rule 40-2-16-.01 - Purpose

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(1)
Raw Milk for Human
				Consumption.
These provisions shall be known as the Raw Milk for Human
				Consumption regulations, hereinafter referred to as "these
				regulations."
(2)
Standards
				for Raw Milk.
The purpose of these regulations is to provide the minimum
				standards required to produce and sell raw milk to the end consumer, in the
				state of Georgia.
(3)
Applicability.
(a) These
				regulations establish definitions; set standards for equipment, sanitation, and
				labeling; provide for product sampling; and describes the processes regarding
				permitting and licensing, inspection, and the enforcement remedies available
				for non-compliance with these regulations or the Georgia Raw Dairy
				Act.
(b) Nothing in these
				regulations should be construed to allow, either by interpretation or by
				omission, contractual arrangements, such as "farm-shares" or
				"dairy-shares."
(c) Additionally,
				nothing in these regulations shall infringe upon an individual's right to
				produce and store raw milk for their own personal consumption.
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(1)
Terms Defined.
The following
				definitions shall apply in the interpretation and application of these
				regulations.
(a)
"Abnormal(ities)"
means:
1.
				Adulterated. This would include milk that:
(i)
				Bears or contains any poisonous or deleterious substance in a quantity that may
				render it injurious to health;
(ii)
				Bears or contains any added poisonous or deleterious substance for which no
				safe tolerance has been established by state or federal regulation, or is in
				excess of such tolerance if one has been established;
(iii) Consists, in whole or in part, of any
				substance unfit for human consumption;
(iv) Has been produced, processed, prepared,
				packaged, or held under unsanitary conditions;
(v) Is packaged in a container which is
				composed, in whole or in part, of any poisonous or deleterious substance which
				may render the contents injurious to health;
(vi) Has any substance added thereto or mixed
				or packaged therewith so as to increase its bulk or weight, or reduce its
				quality or strength, or make it appear better or of greater value than it is;
				or
(vii) Contains any animal drug
				residues;
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(1)
Inspection Interval.
Inspections shall be conducted as often as the Department deems necessary to
				ensure compliance with these regulations and at a minimum inspection frequency
				as established by Departmental policies and directives.
(2)
Access Allowed After Due
				Notice.
After the Department presents official credentials and provides
				notice of the purpose of and an intent to conduct an inspection, the permit or
				license holder must allow the Department to determine if the dairy farm is in
				compliance with these regulations by allowing access to the premises, allowing
				inspection which may include product and environmental sampling, and providing
				information and records specified in these regulations and to which the
				Department is entitled according to law, during the dairy farm's normal hours
				of operation and at other reasonable times.
(3)
Refusal and Inspection
				Orders.
The permit or license holder is required to allow access to the
				Department as specified under law and these regulations.
(a) Access is a condition of the acceptance
				and retention of a permit or license to operate a raw milk for human
				consumption dairy farm as specified under
				40-2-16-.03(6)(c),
				and
(b) If access is denied, an
				inspection warrant may be obtained pursuant to O.C.G.A. §
										2-2-11.
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(1)
Bacteriological, Chemical or
				Physical Examinations.
Lactating animals which show evidence of the
				secretion of milk with abnormalities in one or more quarters, based upon
				bacteriological, chemical, or physical examination, must be milked last or with
				separate equipment and the milk must be discarded.
(2)
Chemical, Medicinal, or Radioactive
				Agents.
Lactating animals that have been treated with, or have consumed,
				chemical, medicinal or radioactive agents, which are capable of being secreted
				in the milk and which, in the judgment of the Department, may be deleterious to
				human health, must be milked last or with separate equipment and the milk
				disposed of as the Department may direct.
(3)
Medicinal Agents.
Milk from
				lactating animals being treated with medicinal agents, which are capable of
				being secreted in the milk, is prohibited from sale for such a period as is
				recommended by the attending veterinarian or as indicated on the package label
				of the medicinal agent.
(4)
Insecticides.
Milk from lactating animals treated with or exposed
				to insecticides, not approved for use on dairy animals by the EPA, is
				prohibited from sale.
(5)
Detection of Abnormalities.
The Department may require such
				additional tests for the detection of milk with abnormalities, as they deem
				necessary.
(6)
Milked Last or
				on Separate Equipment.
(a) Lactating
				animals secreting milk with abnormalities must be milked last or in separate
				equipment, which effectively prevents the contamination of the wholesome
				supply.
(b) Milking equipment used
				on animals with abnormalities in their milk must be maintained clean to reduce
				the possibility of re-infecting or cross infection of the dairy
				animals.
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(1)
Actions Considered Unlawful.
It shall be unlawful:
(a) To handle raw milk
				for human consumption in unclean or unsanitary places or in an unsanitary
				manner;
(b) To keep, store, or
				prepare for market any raw milk for human consumption in the same building or
				enclosure where any hide or fur or any cow, horse, nontraditional livestock,
				hog, or other livestock is kept;
(c) To handle or ship raw milk for human
				consumption in unclean or unsanitary vessels;
(d) To expose raw milk for human consumption
				to flies or to any contaminating influence likely to convey pathogenic or other
				injurious bacteria;
(e) To use or
				possess any branded or registered raw milk for human consumption can or
				container for any purpose other than the handling, storing, or shipping of raw
				milk for human consumption;
1. Provided,
				however, that no person other than the rightful owner thereof shall use or
				possess any can, bottle, or other receptacle if such receptacle shall be marked
				with the brand or trademark of the owner.
2.
Nothing in this paragraph shall
				prohibit the temporary possession by a business involved in the normal
				processing, distribution, or retail sale of dairy products of any can, bottle,
				or other receptacle which is marked with the brand or trademark of another
				person or entity prior to its return to the rightful owner in the normal course
				of business, or if purchased from the rightful owner;
(f) To sell or offer for sale raw
				milk for human consumption that is not pure and fresh and handled with clean
				utensils;
(g) To sell or offer for
				sale raw milk for human consumption from diseased or unhealthy animals or which
				was handled by any person suffering from or coming in contact with persons
				affected with any contagious disease;
(h) To sell or offer for sale any raw milk
				for human consumption which has been exposed to contamination or contains any
				unsanitary articles or any foreign substance which would render the raw milk
				unfit for human consumption; or
(i)
				To sell or offer for sale raw milk for human consumption which do not comply
				with the standards and requirements of the Georgia Raw Dairy Act or the rules
				and regulations promulgated thereunder.
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(1)
Provided.
A milking barn,
				stable, or parlor must be provided on all dairy farms.
(2)
Gutters, Floors, and Feed Troughs -
				Characteristics.
(a) Gutters, floors,
				and feed troughs must be constructed of good quality concrete or equally
				impervious material.
(b) Floors
				must be:
1. Easily cleaned, brushed surfaces
				permitted;
2. Graded to
				drain;
3. Maintained in good
				repair; and
4. Free of excessive
				breaks or worn areas that may create pools.
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(1)
Interiors Clean.
The
				interior of the milking barn, stable, or parlor must be kept clean.
(2)
Feed Mangers.
Leftover feed
				in feed mangers must appear fresh, and not wet or soggy.
(3)
Bedding Material.
If bedding
				material is used, manure must be removed from all bedding material between each
				milking.
(4)
Outside Surfaces
				Clean.
Outside surfaces of all milking and clean-in-place (CIP)
				equipment located in the milking barn, stable, or parlor must be kept
				clean.
(5)
Gutter
				Cleaners.
Gutter cleaners must be kept clean.
(6)
Pens and Stalls Kept Clean.
All pens, calf stalls, and bull pens, if not separated from the milking barn,
				stable, or parlor, must be kept clean.
(7)
Swine and Fowl Exclusion.
Swine and fowl must be kept out of the milking area.
(8)
Milk Stools,
				Characteristics.
(a) Milk stools cannot
				be padded;
(b) Milk stools must be
				constructed to be easily cleaned;
(c) Milk stools, surcingles, and antikickers
				must be kept clean and in good repair; and
(d) Milk stools must be stored above the
				floor in a clean place in the milking barn, stable, parlor, or milkhouse when
				not in use.
Compilation of Rules and Regulations of the State of Georgia › Department 40 - RULES OF GEORGIA DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE › Chapter 40-2 - MILK AND MILK PRODUCTS › Subject 40-2-16 - RAW MILK FOR HUMAN CONSUMPTION › Rule 40-2-16-.09 - Cowyard

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(1)
Cowyard Characteristics.
The
				cowyard must be:
(a) Graded and
				drained;
(b) Depressions and soggy
				areas must be filled;
(c) Lactating
				animal's lanes must be kept dry; and
(d) Manure packs must be solid to the footing
				of the animals.
Compilation of Rules and Regulations of the State of Georgia › Department 40 - RULES OF GEORGIA DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE › Chapter 40-2 - MILK AND MILK PRODUCTS › Subject 40-2-16 - RAW MILK FOR HUMAN CONSUMPTION › Rule 40-2-16-.10 - Milkhouse - Construction and Facilities

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(1)
Separate Facilities.
A
				separate milkhouse of sufficient size must be provided for the cooling,
				handling, and storing of milk as well as the washing, sanitizing, and storing
				of milk containers and utensils.
(2)
Floors, Characteristics.
The
				floors of all milkhouses must:
(a) Be
				constructed of good quality concrete (float finish permissible), or equally
				impervious tile, or brick laid closely with impervious material, or metal
				surfacing with impervious joints, or other material the equivalent of concrete;
				and
(b) Be maintained free of
				breaks, depressions, and surface peelings.
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(1)
Milkhouse, Kept Clean.
The
				milkhouse structure, milkhouse equipment, and other milkhouse facilities used
				in its operation or maintenance must be clean at all times.
(2)
Incidental Articles.
Incidental articles such as desks, refrigerators, and storage cabinets may be
				in the milkhouse, provided:
(a) They are kept
				clean.
(b) Ample space is available
				to conduct the normal operations in the milkhouse; and
(c) The presence of such incidental articles
				will not cause contamination of the milk.
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(1)
Minimum Number.
(a) There must be at least one (1) flush
				toilet connected to a public sewer system or to an individual sewage-disposal
				system, a chemical toilet, an earth pit privy, or other type of
				privy.
(b) Sewage systems must be:
1. Constructed, maintained, and operated
				consistent with specifications outlined in Appendix C of the current edition of
				the Pasteurized Milk Ordinance, which is adopted by reference in
				40-2-16-.31(7)(a).
2. Designed specifically to not allow any
				mixing of animal and human waste.
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(1)
Approved System.
The water
				supply for milkhouse and milking operations must be:
(a) Approved as safe by the applicable
				Government Water Control Authority, or
(b) For individual water systems,
				constructed, maintained, and operated consistent with specifications outlined
				in Appendix D and Appendix G of the current edition of the Pasteurized Milk
				Ordinance, which are adopted by reference in
				40-2-16-.31(7)(a).
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(1)
Utensils and Equipment,
				Characteristics.
All multi-use containers, utensils and equipment, which
				are exposed to milk or milk products, or from which liquids may drip, drain or
				be drawn into milk or milk products, must be made of smooth impervious,
				nonabsorbent, safe materials of the following types:
(a) Stainless steel of the American Iron and
				Steel Institute (AISI) 300 series; or
(b) Equally corrosion-resistant, non-toxic
				metal; or
(c) Heat-resistant glass;
				or
(d) Plastic or rubber and
				rubber-like materials which:
1. Are relatively
				inert and resistant to scratching, scoring, decomposition, crazing, chipping,
				and distortion under normal use conditions;
2. Are non-toxic, fat resistant, relatively
				nonabsorbent, and relatively insoluble;
3. Do not release component chemicals or
				impart flavor or odor to the product; and
4. Maintain their original properties under
				repeated use conditions.
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(1)
Separate Wash Manifold.
There must be a separate wash manifold for all CIP cleaned milk pipelines in
				all new or extensively remodeled facilities.
(2)
Cleaning Frequency.
The
				product-contact surface of all multi-use containers, equipment and utensils
				used in the handling, storage or transportation of milk must be cleaned after
				each milking or once every twenty-four (24) hours for continuous
				operations.
O.C.G.A.
				  §
											26-2-450,
et
				  seq
.
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(1)
Contact Surfaces Sanitized.
All product-contact surfaces of multi-use containers, utensils, and equipment
				used in the handling or storage of milk must be sanitized before each usage by
				one of the following methods, or by any method which has been demonstrated to
				be equally effective and authorized for such use, in writing, by the
				Department:
(a) Complete immersion in hot
				water at a temperature of at least 77ºC (170ºF) for at least five (5)
				minutes; or
(b) Exposure to a flow
				of hot water at a temperature of at least 77ºC (170ºF), as determined
				by the use of a suitable accurate thermometer, at the outlet, for at least five
				(5) minutes.
(c) Certain chemical
				compounds are effective for the sanitization of milk utensils, containers, and
				equipment. These are contained in
				40 CFR
				180.940 and must be used in accordance with
				label directions.
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(1)
Storage Between Use.
(a) All milk containers, utensils, and
				equipment, including milking machine vacuum hoses, must be stored in the
				milkhouse in a sanitizing solution or on racks until used.
(b) Pipeline milking equipment such as milker
				claws, inflations, weight jars, milk hoses, milk receivers, tubular coolers,
				plate coolers, milk pumps which are designed for CIP cleaning, and other
				equipment which meets these criteria, may be CIP cleaned, sanitized, and stored
				in the milking barn or parlor, provided this equipment is designed, installed,
				and operated to protect the product and solution contact surfaces from
				contamination at all times.
(c)
				Parameters to be considered in determining protection are:
1. Proper location of equipment;
2. Proper drainage of equipment;
				and
3. Adequate and properly
				located lighting and ventilation.
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(1)
Milking Location.
Milking
				must be done in a milking barn, stable, or parlor.
(2)
Brushing.
Brushing must be
				completed prior to milking.
(3)
Hair Length.
(a) Flanks,
				bellies, tails, and udders must be clipped as often as necessary to facilitate
				cleaning of these areas and be free from dirt.
(b) The hair on the udders must be of such
				length that it is not incorporated with the teat in the inflation during
				milking.
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(1)
Suitably Located.
Equipment
				and operations must be so located within the milking barn and milkhouse as to
				prevent overcrowding and contamination of cleaned and sanitized containers,
				utensils, and equipment by splash, condensation, or manual contact.
(2)
Effective Separation.
During
				milking and milkhouse operations, pipelines and equipment used to contain or
				conduct milk must be effectively separated from tanks/silos and/or circuits
				containing cleaning and/or sanitizing solutions.
(3)
Discarding Milk.
All milk
				that has overflowed, leaked, spilled, or been improperly handled must be
				discarded.
(4)
Preventing
				Contamination from the Premises.
(a)
				All product-contact surfaces of containers, utensils, and equipment must be
				covered or otherwise protected to prevent the access of insects, dust,
				condensation, and other contamination.
(b) All openings, including valves, and
				piping attached to milk storage tanks, pumps, or vats must be capped or
				otherwise properly protected.
(c)
Gravity type strainers used in the milkhouse do not have to be
				covered
.
(d) Milk
				pipelines used to convey milk from pre-coolers to the bulk milk tank must be
				fitted with effective drip deflectors.
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(1)
Properly Identified.
Cleaners and sanitizers used on dairy farms must be:
(a) Purchased from the manufacturer or
				distributor in containers that properly identify the contents; or
(b) If bulk cleaners and sanitizers are
				transferred from the manufacturer's or distributor's container:
1. The transfer only occurs into a dedicated
				end-use container which is specifically designed and maintained according to
				the manufacturer's specifications for that specific product.
2. The label on the dedicated end-use
				container must include the product name, chemical description, use directions,
				precautionary and warning statements, first aid instructions, container storage
				and maintenance instructions, and the name and address of the manufacturer or
				distributor.
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(1)
Handwashing Sinks, Conveniently
				Located.
Handwashing facilities must be located convenient to the
				milkhouse, milking barn, stable, parlor, and flush toilet.
(2)
Characteristics and Use
				Restrictions.
(a) Handwashing
				facilities must include:
1. Soap or
				detergent;
2. Hot and cold, or warm
				running water;
3. Individual
				sanitary towels or other approved hand-drying devices; and
4. A lavatory fixture.
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(1)
When to Wash.
Hands must be
				washed, cleaned, and dried with an individual sanitary towel or other approved
				hand-drying device:
(a) Immediately before
				milking;
(b) Before performing any
				milkhouse function; and
(c)
				Immediately after the interruption of any of these
				activities.
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(1)
Cooling.
(a) Raw milk must be cooled to 10ºC
				(50ºF) or less, within four (4) hours after starting the milking
				operation.
(b) The milk must then
				be cooled to 7ºC (45ºF) or less, within two (2) additional
				hours.
(c) The start of the milking
				operation is the moment when milk is first transferred to an empty, clean, and
				sanitized farm bulk milk tank, silo, or direct load milk tank truck.
(d) The blend temperature after the first
				milking and subsequent milkings must not exceed 10ºC
				(50ºF).
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(1)
Maintaining the Premises.
(a) The surroundings must be kept neat,
				clean, and free of conditions which might harbor or be conducive to the
				breeding of insects and rodents.
(b) During fly season, manure:
1. Must be spread directly on the
				fields;
2. Stored for not more than
				four (4) days in a pile on the ground surface and then spread on the
				fields;
3. Stored for not more than
				seven (7) days in an impervious-floored bin or on an impervious-curbed platform
				and then spread;
4. Stored in a
				tight-screened and trapped manure shed;
5. Effectively treated with larvicides;
				or
6. Disposed of in any other
				manner which controls insect breeding.
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(1)
Healthy Animals.
All raw
				milk for human consumption within the State of Georgia must be from healthy
				animals.
(2)
Prohibited
				Use.
Raw milk from unhealthy animals must not be offered for sale, given
				away, or combined with other milk.
(3)
Brucellosis and Tuberculosis
				Testing.
All animals (cow, sheep, goat, and other hooved mammals)
				producing raw milk for human consumption must be tested for brucellosis and
				tuberculosis every 12 months.
(4)
Positive Results.
Animals with lesions or that test positive for
				brucellosis or tuberculosis must be reported to the Department within 24 hours
				of observation of such lesions or receipt of the positive test result and must
				be separated and kept separate from the remainder of the herd.
(a) A test certificate identifying each
				animal and signed by a licensed veterinarian as well as the director of the
				laboratory making the test must be provided to the Department.
(b) Animals must be retested by a licensed
				veterinarian at a frequency specified by the USDA, and the retest results must
				be provided to the Department.
(c)
				Disposition of diseased animals must be conducted in accordance with guidelines
				published by the USDA and reported to the Department.
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(1)
Sanitary Manner and Approved
				Equipment.
Bottling, packaging, and container filling of raw milk for
				human consumption must be done at the place of production in a sanitary manner
				by approved mechanical equipment.
(2)
Filling Room.
Bottling,
				packaging, and container filling of raw milk for human consumption must be
				conducted in a filling room that is separate from the milking room.
(3)
Pump Out Procedures.
Once
				the sampling is completed, with the agitator still running:
(a) Open the outlet valve and drain a small
				amount of milk from the valve into the drain.
(b) Sanitize the outlet valve and end of
				hose.
(c) Hook up hose and start
				the pump.
(d) Turn off the agitator
				when the level of milk has reached the agitator blade.
(e) When the milk has been removed from the
				tank, disconnect the hose from the outlet valve and cap the hose.
(f) With the outlet valve open, thoroughly
				rinse the entire inside of the tank with warm water.
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(1)
Compliance with Federal
				Requirements.
All bottles, containers, and packages enclosing raw milk
				for human consumption must be labeled in accordance with the applicable
				requirements of the Federal Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act as amended, the
				Nutrition Labeling and Education Act (NLEA) of 1990 and regulations developed
				thereunder, and the Code of Federal Regulations, and must comply with the
				applicable requirements of these regulations.
(2)
Required Elements.
All
				bottles, containers, and packages enclosing raw milk for human consumption must
				be conspicuously marked with:
(a) The words
				"Grade A Raw" on the exterior surface. Acceptable locations include the
				principal display panel, the secondary or informational panel, or the
				cap/cover.
(b) The identity of the
				farm where packaged. This identity must include the name, address, and
				Department permit or license number.
(c) The lot code, bottling date, or an
				approved comparable system to identify and differentiate products in the event
				of a recall.
(d) The following
				information statement, in print no smaller than twelve (12) point font, must be
				included on the package: "Warning: this is a raw milk product that is not
				pasteurized and may increase your risk of foodborne illness."
(e) The common name of the hooved mammal
				producing the milk must precede the name of the milk when the product is other
				than cattle milk. For example, "Goat Milk," "Sheep Milk," "Water Buffalo Milk,"
				etc., respectively.
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(1)
Prior to Permitting or
				Licensing.
Samples of raw milk for human consumption must be collected
				and tested prior to a permit or license being issued.
(2)
Scientific Examination.
Samples of raw milk for human consumption may be taken for scientific
				examination for public health purposes, at any reasonable time or place, and
				examined bacteriologically or for any other public health reason by agents of
				the Department. These samples will be obtained by the Department or by each
				producer under the direction of the Department and delivered as directed by the
				Department.
(3)
Sample
				Collection Points.
The Department will collect official samples of raw
				milk:
(a) From each bulk milk tank and/or
				silo, or
(b) From a properly
				installed and operated in-line-sampler or aseptic sampler.
1. An in-line or aseptic sampler is used to
				collect representative samples prior to transfer, or during the transfer, of
				milk from a bulk milk tank and/or silo, truck, or other container.
2. An in-line or aseptic sampler must be
				approved by the Department, in writing, prior to installation and
				use.
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(1)
Embargo or Hold Order.
(a) The Department may, upon notice to the
				owner or person in charge, place a hold order (embargo) on any raw milk that it
				determines, or has probable cause to believe, to be unwholesome or otherwise
				adulterated or misbranded.
(b) When
				raw milk for human consumption is sampled per the requirements of
				40-2-16-.28 and is found to be
				positive for any of the pathogens listed in
				40-2-16-.28(11)(d):
1. All raw milk currently on-hand at the
				producer's farm will be placed under immediate embargo, via written or verbal
				confirmation delivered to the license or permit holder; and
2. Raw milk obtained from future milkings
				will be considered under the existing embargo order until samples from two (2)
				consecutive milkings test negative for the presence of pathogens.
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(1)
Recall Plan.
Every permit or
				license holder must, as a condition of retaining their license, develop a plan
				for recalling affected products that:
(a)
				Identifies the adverse condition(s) that may affect the safety of the raw milk
				produced;
(b) Requires notifying
				the Department immediately upon discovery of the situation;
(c) Determines how long these conditions have
				been in effect at the farm;
(d)
				Identifies, by the use of product codes and processing documents, the size,
				quantity, and type of products produced during the time period identified in
				subparagraph (c);
(e) Documents how
				affected products still in the permit or license holder's possession will be
				disposed;
(f) Compiles purchasing
				information allowing for consumer notifications to be sent to those who
				purchased the impacted raw milk(s); and
(g) Describes how consumer notifications are
				going to be circulated to the general public.
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(1)
Actions and Remedies
				Available.
The Commissioner may pursue any and all actions and remedies
				available at law in order to administer and enforce these regulations,
				including, but not limited to, civil monetary penalties; suspension, denial, or
				revocation of a permit or license; and injunctive relief.
(2)
Adoption by Reference.
The
				Department hereby adopts applicable standards and requirements from the
				following published documents to help determine policies, inform decision
				making, and to aid in the effective enforcement of these regulations:
(a) The most current version of the Food and
				Drug Administration's Grade A Pasteurized Milk Ordinance, and supplements
				thereto;
(b) The Food and Drug
				Administration's Grade A Pasteurized Milk Ordinance With Administrative
				Procedures, Part II; and
(c) Retail
				Food Sales, Department regulations Chapter 40-7-1.
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All eggs that are sold, offered for sale or stored for sale
				  at retail or wholesale shall use an Open Date to express the packing date or
				  the expiration date.
(a) Definitions:
1. Open Date: Means the use of letters (for
				the month) together with number(s) (for the day of the month).
2. Pack Date: Means the date the eggs were
				washed, candled, and packed.
3.
				Expiration Date: Means the last date the eggs shall be sold at retail or
				wholesale.