Missouri Code of State Regulations › Title 2 - DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE › Division 80 - State Milk Board › Chapter 3 - Production and Distribution of Grade "A" Raw Milk and Milk Products › Section 2 CSR 80-3.060 - The Examination of Milk and Milk Products

Current through Register Vol. 49, No. 14, July 15, 2024
PURPOSE: This proposed amendment updates the sample
				  requirements for Grade "A" Raw Milk and Milk Products and removes the work
				  retail from chapter title and purpose.
PURPOSE: This rule specifies sampling frequency and
				  required chemical, pathological, and bacteriological test to be conducted on
				  Grade "A" raw milk and milk products.
(1) During each six- (6-) month period, at
				least four (4) samples of milk, cream, or both, from each producer-distributor
				shall be taken on separate days and examined at a State of Missouri approved
				laboratory. Samples may be taken any time prior to the final delivery of the
				milk or milk products. Bacterial plate counts, somatic cell counts, coliform
				counts, cooling temperature, and other laboratory and screening tests shall
				conform to the procedures in the most current edition of Standard Methods for
				the Examination of Dairy Products of the American Public Health Association as
				recommended by the Grade "A" Pasteurized Milk Ordinance (PMO), as adopted in
				2 CSR
				80-3.001.
(2) Whenever two (2) of the last four (4)
				consecutive bacterial plate counts, somatic cell counts, coliform counts, and
				cooling temperature taken on separate days, exceeds the limit of the standards
				for the milk, milk product, or both, the state authority shall send a written
				notice to the producer and/or distributor concerned. This notice shall be in
				effect so long as two (2) of the last four (4) consecutive samples exceed the
				limit of the standard. An additional sample shall be taken within fourteen (14)
				days of the sending of the notice, but not before the lapse of three (3) days.
				Immediate suspension of the permit in accordance with 2 CSR 803.030, the court
				action, or both, shall be instituted whenever the standard is violated by three
				(3) of the last five (5) bacterial plate counts, somatic cell counts, coliform
				counts, and cooling temperature.
(3) At issuance of permit, and two (2) times
				during each twelve (12) month period, thereafter, a sample must be taken prior
				to the final delivery of the milk or milk products and tested for the presence
				of pathogenic bacteria including Salmonella, Listeria monocytogenes,
				Campylobacter, and E. Coli 0157:H7. There shall be no pathogenic bacteria
				detected. Should a sample test positive for pathogenic bacteria including
				Salmonella, Listeria monocytogenes, Campylobacter, or E. Coli 0157:H7 the state
				authority shall send written notice of suspension to distribute to the producer
				and/or distributor. This notice shall be in effect until a clearing sampling is
				obtained for distribution of product. At the discretion of the Missouri State
				Milk Board, pathogen isolates obtained from the milk or milk products must be
				tested by whole genome sequencing. All pathogen testing must be reported to the
				Missouri State Milk Board within seventy-two (72) hours from the date the
				results were issued. State Milk Board is responsible for initial regulatory
				sampling and testing and one (1) sampling and testing per year thereafter. The
				Grade "A" Raw Milk permit holder is responsible to arrange sampling and pay for
				testing one (1) time each year and for clearing sampling and testing.
*Original authority: 196.939, RSMo 1972, amended 1993,
					 1994, 1995.