Milk Testing Equipment
Compliance with Dairy Inspections
Milk Testing Equipment
By
Mike Wiggs
Dairy Program Manager
Idaho Department of Agriculture
For
Ms. Susan Lee
Milk Testing Equipment
• Compliance with the PMO
• Compliance with 3-A Sanitary Standards
• Compliance with FDA
• Cleaning of the Equipment
• Maintenance of the Equipment
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• Compliance with the PMO
– PMO—Pasteurized Milk Ordinance
– Rules for the Grade A Dairy Facilities
– Inspection of the facilities by the State
Regulatory Authority
– Oversight by FDA
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PMO Requirements
9-r Page 43 of the 2009 PMO
All multi-use containers, utensils and equipment
used in the handling, storage or transportation
of milk shall be made of smooth, nonabsorbent,
corrosion-resistant, non-toxic materials, and
shall be so constructed as to be easily cleaned. All
containers, utensils and equipment shall be in
good repair.
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PMO Requirements
9-r page 43 of the 2009
Milk containers and other utensils without flush
joints and seams, without smooth, easily
cleaned, and accessible surfaces, and not made of
durable, non-corrodible material, are apt to
harbor accumulations in which undesirable
bacterial growth is supported.
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• Fittings Must be Smooth
• Easily Cleanable
• In Good Repair
• Approved Material
– FDA Approved Plastics
– 3-A Approved Plastics
– 304 or 316 stainless polished tubing
• Cleanable
– All units must be properly and thoroughly
cleaned after use and sanitized prior to use
– Not all tester units are capable of being CIP’d
and must be disassembled and hand cleaned
after each use
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• 3-A Sanitary Standards
– A set of written standards in which equipment for use
in the dairy industry is constructed to.
– 33-01 Polished Metal tubing for Milk and Milk Products
– 20-20 Multi-use Plastic Materials Used as Product
Contact Surfaces for Dairy Equipment
– 18-03 Multi-Use Rubber and Rubber-Like Materials
Used as Product Contact Surfaces in Dairy Equipment
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• FDA Compliance
– FDA compliance plastics for use as a food
contact surface
– Equipment that has been reviewed by FDA
and found to be compliant, FDA will issue a
M-b for that equipment
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• Issues Observed on Routine Dairy
Inspections
– Barbed fittings
– Poor Condition equipment
– Unclean equipment
– Storage of Sample Vials
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• Barbed Fittings
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• Barbed Fittings
– Designed and approved for use on poly tubing
for out door sprinkler lines
– Not smooth and easily cleanable
– Not an approved plastic
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• Poor Condition Equipment
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• Poor Condition Damaged Fittings
• Poor Condition Damaged Hoses
• Poor Condition Damaged Testers
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• Unclean Equipment
– Cleaned after use, Sanitized prior to use
– Dirty air orifice
– Dirty o-rings
– Dirty sample drain valve
– Some parts must be disassembled and hand
cleaned after each use
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• Unclean Equipment
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• Storage of Sample Vials
– Must be stored in a clean spots
• Found outside on the dirt
• Covered with manure
• Dirty sample vial belt holsters
• Unclean hands when taking samples
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• Violations of the equipment will be
assessed against the dairy farm that is
being inspected or rated
– Dirty equipment---10 Points
– Poor Condition Equipment or unapproved
Equipment---4 Points
– Dairy must have a 90 or better to pass a
rating
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Questions