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Every Medical Milk Commission shall make reports to the officer of the
Association, and also shall render special reports whenever requested.
Medical Milk Commissions shall promptly report to the Association any
outbreak or epidemic of communicable disease suspected or known to be milk-
borne in the communities where Certified Milk is produced or distributed.
LABORATORY STANDARDS FOR CERTIFIED MILK
Supervision and Reports
The maintenance of laboratory standards for Certified Milk shall be under the
supervision of a licensed laboratory who shall be held responsible for the
inspections and tests specified. They shall promptly render reports to the
Commission and farms and shall immediately notify them if
high bacterial counts
or other questionable results are found.
Bacteriological Methods and Standards
Routine bacteriological examinations shall be made. These samples shall be
properly handled until they are examined, which shall be as soon as possible
after collection or within twenty-four (24) hours.
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The examinations shall include:
1. Total Bacterial Colony Counts:
a. Raw Certified Milk shall have a total count of not more than 10,000
colonies per ml.
b. Pasteurized Certified Milk shall have a total count of not more than
25,000 colonies per ml. before pasteurization, in samples taken at the
pasteurizing plant.
c. If these standards are not restored within ten (10) days and maintained,
certification may be suspended.
2. Coliform Colony Counts:
a. Raw Certified Milk shall have a coliform colony count of not more than 10
per ml.
b. Certified Pasteurized Milk shall have a coliform colony count of not more
than 50 per ml. before pasteurization.
c. If these standards are not restored within ten (10) days and maintained,
certification may be suspended.
3. Somatic Cell Count:
Certified Milk shall not have an excessive somatic cell count. If excessive
counts are found, the following steps shall be taken immediately:
a. Samples obtained directly from the farm shall be examined;
b. If the counts on these samples are high, process samples from along the
line of production shall be examined until the source of high counts is
found;
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