Pennsylvania Code › Title 7 - AGRICULTURE › Part III - Bureau of Food Safety and Laboratory Services › Subpart B - Liquid Foods › Chapter 59a - MILK SANITATION › Subchapter F - RAW MILK FOR HUMAN CONSUMPTION › Section 59a.408 - Regular testing of raw milk for human consumption

Current through Register Vol. 54, No. 28, July 13, 2024
(a)
Responsibility.
A raw
					 milk permitholder shall be responsible to arrange for the regular sampling and
					 testing required with respect to the raw milk permit, and to pay for this
					 testing.
(b)
Testing
					 laboratories.
Raw milk samples submitted for testing shall be analyzed
					 at an official laboratory or a Pennsylvania-approved dairy
					 laboratory.
(c)
Testing
					 schedule and standards.
A raw milk permitholder shall coordinate the
					 testing of raw milk for human consumption on the following schedule, and the
					 raw milk samples must meet the following standards:
Raw Milk Testing Schedule and
						Standards
Required Action Interval
Type of Action or Test Required
Standard
At all times
Maintain raw milk
								  temperature in accordance with raw milk temperature standards.
Raw
								  milk shall be cooled to 40° F (4° C) or less within 2 hours after
								  milking, provided that the blend temperature after the first and subsequent
								  milking does not exceed 50° F (10° C).
At least twice each month, in conjunction with
								  the tests for coliform count and for the presence of drugs (including growth
								  inhibitors), described in this subsection
Bacterial count
Bacteria may not be present in excess of 20,000 per milliliter. Note:
								  Tested in conjunction with a drug residue/ inhibitory substance test.
At least twice each month, in conjunction with
								  the tests for bacterial count and for the presence of drugs (including growth
								  inhibitors), described in this subsection
Coliform count
Coliform may not exceed 10 per milliliter. Note: Tested in conjunction
								  with a drug residue/ inhibitory substance test.
At least twice each month
Somatic cell
								  count
The somatic cell count may not exceed 750,000/milliliter
								  (1,500,000/ml for goat milk).
At least twice each month, in conjunction with
								  the tests for bacterial count and for coliform count, described in this
								  subsection
Test for presence of drugs (including growth inhibitors)
There may be no positive results for drug residue, using drug residue
								  detection laboratory techniques referenced in the current Grade "A" Pasteurized
								  Milk Ordinance developed by the United States Department of Health and Human
								  Services, Food and Drug Administration.
Once every 6 months
From a sample drawn
								  from the bulk tank, test for presence of the following pathogenic bacteria:
								  Salmonellae, Listeria monocytogenes, Camphylobacter and E. Coli 0157:H7
There may be no pathogenic bacteria present.
This section cited in 7 Pa. Code §
													59a.404 (relating to requirements
						  for the issuance of a raw milk permit); 7 Pa. Code §
													59a.409 (relating to violations of
						  raw milk testing standards); and 7 Pa. Code §
													59a.411 (relating to label content
						  review by the department).