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 3 - Requirements For The Production, Processing And Distribution Of Grade A Condensed Milk, Dry Milk Products, Condensed Whey And Dry Whey Products › Sanitation Requirements for All Condensing Plants and Drying Plants Making Grade a Condensed Milk Products, Dry Milk Products, Condensed Whey and Dry Whey › Section 3.23 - Protection from contamination-item 15p

Current through Register Vol. 46, No. 28, July 10, 2024
(a) Equipment and operations shall be located
					 within the plant so as to prevent overcrowding and contamination of cleaned and
					 sanitized containers, equipment and utensils by splash, condensation or manual
					 contact.
(b) During processing,
					 pipelines and equipment used to contain or conduct milk, milk products, whey,
					 and condensed and dry milk products shall be effectively separated from tanks
					 or circuits containing cleaning and sanitizing solutions.
(c) All milk, milk products, whey, and
					 condensed milk products or condensed whey which have overflowed, leaked, been
					 spilled or improperly handled shall be discarded. Milk, milk products, whey,
					 condensed milk products and condensed whey drained from processing equipment at
					 the end of a run, or milk or whey solids rinsed from equipment, containers or
					 pipelines, shall be repasteurized only if such milk, milk products, whey,
					 condensed milk products and condensed whey are handled in a sanitary manner and
					 maintained at 45° F (7° C) or less.
(d)
(1) All
					 product-contact surfaces of containers, equipment and utensils shall be covered
					 or otherwise protected to prevent the access of insects, dust, condensation and
					 other contamination. All openings, including valves and piping attached to milk
					 or whey storage tanks and milk tank trucks, pumps or vats, shall be capped or
					 otherwise properly protected. While unloading at a condensing and drying plant,
					 one of the following conditions shall be met:
(i) If the unloading area is completely
					 enclosed (walls and ceilings, with doors closed) during the unloading process
					 and the dustcover is opened slightly and held in this position by the metal
					 clamps used to close the cover, a filter is not required. If the dustcover and
					 manhole cover(s) are opened in excess of that provided by the metal clamps, or
					 the covers have been removed, a suitable filter shall be provided for the
					 manhole.
(ii) If the unloading area
					 is not completely enclosed or doors of the unloading area are open during
					 unloading, a suitable filter shall be provided for the manhole or air inlet
					 vent, and suitable protection must be provided over the filter material either
					 by design of the filter-holding apparatus or a roof or ceiling over the
					 unloading area. Direct connections from milk tank truck to milk tank truck must
					 be made from valve to valve. The manhole and the dustcover (dome) of the milk
					 tank truck beng filled shall remain closed.