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R70-330-1 Authority.
A. Promulgated under the authority of Section 4-3-2.
B. Scope: This rule establishes the requirements for the production, distribution and sale of raw milk for retail.
R70-330-2 Raw Milk Defined.
Raw milk for retail shall be milk as defined by law that has not been pasteurized. The word milk shall be interpreted to include goat milk.
R70-330-3 Permits.
A permit shall be required to sell raw milk for retail. Such permit shall be suspended when these rules or applicable sections of the Utah Dairy Act are violated.
R70-330-4 Building and Premises Requirements.
The building and premises requirements at the time of the issuance of a new permit shall be the same as the current Grade A building guidelines. In addition to these guidelines, there shall be separate rooms provided for (1) packaging and sealing of raw milk and (2) the washing of returned multi-use containers are used. These rooms shall meet or exceed the construction standards of a Grade A milkhouse. A sales room shall be provided for the sale of milk in a properly protected sales area that is not located in any of the milk handling rooms.
R70-330-5 Sanitation and Operating Requirements.
A. Sanitation and operating requirements of all raw milk facilities shall be the same as that required on a Grade A dairy farm producing milk for pasteurization except that the milk packaging areas and container washing areas shall meet the requirements for Grade A pasteurized milk.
B. All milk shall be cooled to 45 degrees F or less within two hours after milking, provided that the blend temperature after the first milking and subsequent milkings does not exceed 50 F. Milk not handled in this manner may be deemed adulterated and shall not be sold.
R70-330-6 Testing.
A. Raw Milk for Retail Testing.
1. The requirements, standards, and enforcement procedures for testing for abnormal raw milk for retail, added water, antibiotics, pesticides, and other adulterants shall be the same as those used for raw milk for Grade A.
2. Bacteria and Coliform. The requirements, standards and enforcement procedures for testing for bacteria and coliform shall be the same as those prescribed for Grade A pasteurized milk. The bacterial standard shall be 20,000 per ml. S.P.C. Coliform count shall not exceed 10 per milliliter.
B. Animal Health Tests.
1. General herd health examination. Prior to inclusion in a raw milk supply, and each six months thereafter, all animals shall be examined by a veterinarian. This examination shall include an examination of the milk and shall include a statement of the udder health of each animal as well as general systemic health.
2. Tuberculosis Tests. Prior to inclusion in a raw milk supply, each animal shall have been tested for tuberculosis within 60 days prior to the beginning of milk production and shall be retested for tuberculosis once each year thereafter. All positively reacting animals shall be sent to slaughter in accordance with R58-10 and R58-11.
3. Brucellosis testing. Each animal from which raw milk for retail is produced shall be positively identified as a properly vaccinated animal or shall be negative to the official blood ring test for brucellosis within 60 days prior to the beginning of milk production. All positive-reacting animals shall be sent to slaughter in accordance with R58-10 and R58-11. All cow's milk shall be tested at least four times yearly with the brucella milk ring test. If such brucella ring test is positive for brucellosis, then each cow in the herd shall be tested with the blood test and any reactors found shall be immediately sent to slaughter in accordance with R58-10 and R58-11. Goats shall be tested once each year for the official blood ring test and all positively reacting animals shall be sent to slaughter in accordance with R58-10 and R58-11.
C. Personnel Health. Each employee of the dairy working in the milk handling operation shall obtain a valid medical examination health card signed by a physician and approved by the Department once each year or shall hold a valid food handler's permit. No person shall work in a milk handling operation if infected from any contagious illness or if they have on their hands or arms any infected cut or lesion. If there is any question in this regard, the Department may ask for an additional certification from a physician that this person is free from disease which may be transmitted by milk.
R70-330-7 Packaging and Labeling.
A. Label Requirements. The consumer containers for raw milk for retail shall be furnished by the permittee and shall be labeled with the following information:
1. The common or usual name of the product without grade designation.
2. The name, address and zip code of the place of production.
3. Proper indication of the volume of the product either on the container itself or on the label.
4. Nutritional labeling information when applicable.
5. Other provisions of labeling laws in effect in Utah as they apply to dairy products.
B. Products not labeled as required shall be deemed misbranded.
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KEY: food inspection
1994
[Editor's note: Below are references
to the Utah Code that are listed by the
agency making this rule as authority
for the rule.]
4-3-2
Notice of Continuation January 3, 1997
