Ch 1 On farm Milk Production Flashcards
What is PMO?
Pasteurized Milk Ordinance
The PMO defines milk as:
The lacteal secretion, practically free of colostrum, obtained by the complete milking of one or more healthy cows, goats, sheep, water buffalo or other hooves animals.
What Code in the Code of Federal Regulations covers milk used in cheese production?
21 C.F.R. 133.3
What are processors who receive raw milk required to test for in their facilities?
Must test for antibiotics
What is the allowed bacterial limit for Grade A raw milk?
100,000 per ml
What is the allowed bacterial limit for Grade B raw milk?
300,000 per ml
The bacterial range for “good milking practices” should be
1,000-10,000 per ml
Who should be excluded from processing plant activities until thoroughly cleaned and changed clothes?
Livestock employees
What are 4 bacteria that can be easily transmitted from a barn environment to a processing facility if not cleaned thoroughly?
Listeria Monocytogenes
Salmonella
Enterohemorraghic E Coli
Campylobacter jejuni
What are options of PPE used in processing plants?
Dedicated footwear
Disposable foot coverings
What are methods that processors can use on the floor to assist with good safety?
Sanitary foot bath
Foam
Crystals
What part of the milking facility should be completely separate from the milking barn or parlor?
The milk house
What is the milk house?
The area in the milk processing plant where milk is cooled and stored.
Where should the milk processing facility never be located?
- Hay barn or animal feed barn storage
- away from manure handling or animal assembly areas
In regards to barn design for the housing of animals, what materials can be used?
Must be easily cleaned
- cement (swept and scraped to remove manure)
- metal siding
- poly based dairy board
- wood; only used as a support system and not allowed to get wet.
What training should livestock employees undergo as a method of food safety?
- preparing animals for milking
- milking procedures
- barn cleaning procedures
- steps to prevent chemical contamination to milk