New York Codes, Rules and Regulations › Title 1 - DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE AND MARKETS › Chapter I - Milk Control › Subchapter A - Dairy Products (Article 4, Agriculture and Markets Law) › Part 2 - Requirements For The Production, Processing, Manufacturing And Distribution Of Milk And Milk Products › Sanitation Requirements Applicable to the Processing and Manufacturing of Milk, Lowfat Milk, Skim Milk, Milk Products, Goat Milk, Goat Milk Products, Sheep Milk Products, Melloream and Frozen Desserts › Section 2.50 - Bottling and packaging-item 18p

Current through Register Vol. 46, No. 28, July 10, 2024
(a) All milk and milk products, including
					 concentrated milk and milk products, are bottled and packaged at the plant
					 where final pasteurization is performed, provided that this requirement shall
					 not apply to frozen desserts. Such bottling and packaging shall be done without
					 undue delay following final pasteurization.
(b) All bottling or packaging is done on
					 approved mechanical equipment. The term approved mechanical equipment shall not
					 be interpreted to exclude manually operated machinery but is interpreted to
					 exclude methods in which the bottling and capping devices are not integral in
					 one system.
(c) Bottling or
					 packaging machines are designed to minimize the need for adjustment during
					 operation. All pipes, connections, defoaming devices and similar appurtenances
					 shall comply with sections
					 2.38 and
					 2.39 
					 of this Part (Items 10p and 11p).
(d) Bottling or packaging machine supply
					 tanks and bowls have covers which are constructed to prevent any contamination
					 from reaching the inside of the filler tank or bowl. All covers shall be in
					 place during operation.
(e) A drip
					 deflector is installed on each filler valve. Such drip deflector shall be
					 designed and adjusted to divert condensation away from the open
					 container.
(f) Container infeed
					 conveyors to automatic bottling or packaging machines have overhead shields to
					 protect the bottles or packages from contamination. Such shields shall extend
					 from the bottle washer discharge to the bottle feed star or, in the case of
					 single-service packaging machines, from the forming unit discharge to the
					 filling unit and from the filling unit to the closure unit. Overhead shields
					 shall be required on can infeed conveyors when the cans are fed to the filler
					 with covers off.
(g) Container
					 fabricating materials, such as paper stock, foil, wax, plastic, etc., are
					 handled in a sanitary manner and protected against undue exposure during the
					 package assembly operation.
(h)
					 Bottling and packaging machine floats are designed to be adjustable without
					 removing the cover.
(i) The filler
					 pipe of all bottling and packaging machines have an apron or other approved
					 device as close to the filler bowl as possible to prevent condensation or drip
					 from reaching the inside of the filler bowl.
(j) Filling cylinders on packaging machines
					 are protected from contamination by the use of overhead shields. When any
					 lubricant is applied to the filler pistons, cylinders or other milk-contact
					 surfaces, the lubricant shall be nontoxic, sterile, and shall be sparingly
					 applied in a sanitary manner.
(k)
					 Milk and milk products from continuous defoamers are not returned directly to
					 the filler bowl.
(l) Butter liners,
					 before use, are completely immersed in a salt solution in a non-corrosive
					 container for not less than 30 minutes at the boiling point and held in this
					 solution until used. At least 15 pounds of salt shall be used for every 100
					 pounds of solution, and the solution shall be changed frequently to keep it
					 clean.