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Standard 4.2.4

PRIMARY PRODUCTION AND PROCESSING STANDARD FOR DAIRY PRODUCTS

(Australia only)

Purpose and commentary

This Standard sets out a number of food safety requirements, including the implementation of documented food safety programs for dairy primary production, collection, transportation and processing.  However, this Standard does not apply to retail sale activities.  Chapter 3 of this Code covers retail sale activities.

Table of Provisions

Division 1 – Preliminary
1 Interpretation
2 Application

Division 2 – General dairy primary production requirements
3 Controlling food safety hazards
4 Specific requirements
5 Tracing
6 Skills and knowledge

Division 3 – General dairy collection and transportation
7 Controlling food safety hazards
8 Specific requirements
9 Product tracing
10 Time and temperature controls
11 Skills and knowledge

Division 4 – General dairy processing
12 Application
13 Controlling food safety hazards
14 Product tracing
15 Processing of milk and dairy products
16 Processing of dairy products to make cheese and cheese products

Division 5 – Additional requirements for raw milk cheese
Subdivision 1 – General
17 Application of Divisions 1 to 4

Subdivision 2 – Primary production of milk for raw milk cheese
18 Application
19 Requirement for additional and specific control measures
20 Animal health requirements
21 Requirements for animal identification and tracing
22 Requirement to control specific inputs
23 Health and hygiene requirements
24 Requirement for milking practices
25 Requirements for cooling and storage
26 Requirements relating to non-conforming milk

Subdivision 3 – Transport of milk for raw milk cheese
27 Application
28 Requirement for additional and specific control measures
29 Requirements for temperature control
30 Handling requirements

Subdivision 4 – Processing of milk for raw milk cheese
31 Application
32 Requirement for additional and specific control measures
33 Requirements relating to milk receipt and storage
34 Requirements to control specific food safety hazards
35 Requirements relating to non-conforming milk

Clauses

Division 1 – Preliminary

1 Interpretation

(1) Unless the contrary intention appears, the definitions in Chapters 2 and 3 of this Code apply to this Standard.

(2) In this Standard –

Authority means the State, Territory or Commonwealth government agency or agencies having the legal authority to implement and enforce this Standard.

control measure means a measure that prevents, eliminates or reduces to an acceptable level, a food safety hazard.

dairy primary production means the production of milk or colostrum for further processing for  human consumption and includes the keeping, grazing, feeding and milking of animals and the storage of milk on the premises at which the animals were milked.

dairy primary production business means a business, enterprise or activity that involves dairy primary production.

dairy processing includes the manufacture of dairy products.

dairy processing business means a business, enterprise or activity that involves