N.J. Admin. Code § 8:21-10.8

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 12, June 17, 2024

Section 8:21-10.8 - Standards for milk and fluid milk products

(a) Section 7. "Standards for Milk and Milk Products" of the Pasteurized Milk Ordinance is adopted with the following additional requirements:

1. The following standards for pasteurized mixes for frozen desserts are added to Table 1. "Chemical, Bacteriological and Temperature Standards" of the Pasteurized Milk Ordinance.

i. Temperature--Same as established in (a) above;

ii. Bacterial limits (not applicable to cultured products)--50,000 bacteria per gram;

iii. Coliform limits--Not exceeding 10 per gram; and

iv. Phosphatase--Less than 350 milliunits/liter for fluid products and less than 500 for other milk products by the Fluorometer or Charm ALP or equivalent.

2. The following requirements are added to Item 1r. Abnormal Milk:

i. A strip cup shall be used to examine the first stream of milk from each teat of each milking animal at each milking for the purpose of detecting abnormalities and all such fore-milk shall be discarded. When any abnormal fore-milk is detected from any quarter of the udder, the producer shall immediately exclude all the milk from such animal from the supply and such milk shall not be sold, offered for sale or delivered for consumption as milk.

ii. Whenever a herd milk sample exceeds any of the following screening test results, a confirmatory count, using a Direct Microscopic, Electronic, Membrane Filter DNA or Optical Somatic Cell counting technique, shall be made on that sample and the results of this count shall be the official result. Pyronine Y-methyl green stain shall be used in the confirmatory test for direct microscopic somatic cell counts in goat's milk.

(1) California mastitis test--1 applicable to goat's milk only;

(2) Wisconsin mastitis test--18 millimeters applicable to goat's milk only.

iii. Whenever the confirmatory count indicates the presence of greater than 750,000 somatic cells per milliliter on cow's milk or 1,000,000 somatic cells per milliliter on goat's milk, the following procedure shall be followed:

(1) A notice shall be given to the producer warning him of the excessive somatic cell count. The notice should also list the more likely causes of high somatic cell count.

(2) Whenever two of the last four consecutive somatic cell counts exceed 750,000 cells per milliliter on cow's milk or 1,000,000 cells per milliliter on goat's milk, written notice thereof shall be sent to the person concerned. This notice shall be in effect so long as two of the last four consecutive samples exceed 750,000 cells per milliliter on cow's milk or 1,000,000 somatic cells per milliliter on goat's milk. In addition to the written notice, an inspection should be made by certified personnel. This inspection should be made at milking time to be the most effective.

(3) An additional milk sample shall be taken within 21 days of the written notice and inspection required above, but not before the lapse of three days. If three of the last five samples within any consecutive six months indicate a confirmatory count greater than 750,000 cells per milliliter on cow's milk or 1,000,000 somatic cells per ml. on goat's milk, the receipt of milk from the producer shall be discontinued for a period of at least two days or until such time as additional samples show correction of the condition.

3. Item 6p. "Toilet-Sewage Disposal Facilities" of the Pasteurized Milk Ordinance is replaced with the following requirement:

i. Every milk plant shall be provided with toilet facilities which comply with the requirements of the health authority and the Uniform Construction Code, N.J.A.C. 5:23.

4. The following requirements are added to Item 10p. "Sanitary Piping" of the Pasteurized Milk Ordinance:

i. All piping shall be identified as to whether it is carrying raw or pasteurized milk or milk products. Identification of all piping shall be in a manner acceptable to the Department. Recommended colors are: red--raw milk, blue--pasteurized milk, green--clean-in-place system and yellow--nonpotable water system.

N.J. Admin. Code § 8:21-10.8

Repeal and New Rule, R.2000 d.427, effective 10/16/2000.
See: 32 New Jersey Register 2386(a), 32 New Jersey Register 3831(a).
Section was "Milk and milk products from points beyond the limits of routine inspection".
Notice of readoption with technical change, effective 12/20/2021.
See: 53 N.J.R. 2191(a).