Sec. 3.7. Quality standards for milk, milk products, condensed and dry milk products and whey  


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  • Product Standards
    Grade A raw milk for pasteurization
    Temperature
     
    Cooled to 45°F (7°C) or less within two hours after milking; provided that the blend temperature following subsequent milkings does not exceed 50°F (10°C).
    Bacterial limits
     
    Not to exceed 300,000 per milliliter as commingled milk prior to pasteurization.
    Inhibitory substances
     
    No detectable zone by a method acceptable to the commissioner.
    Grade A pasteurized condensed milk
    Temperature
     
    Cooled to 45°F (7°C) or less and maintained thereat, unless drying is commenced immediately after condensing.
    Bacterial limits
     
    Not to exceed 30,000 per gram.
    Coliform limit
     
    Not to exceed 10 per gram.
    Inhibitory substances
     
    No detectable zone by a method acceptable to the commissioner.
    Phosphatase
     
    Less than 1 microgram per milliliter by Scharer Rapid Method or equivalent.
    Grade A nonfat dry milkNot more than:
    Butterfat
     
    1.25%
    Moisture
     
    4.00%
    Titratable acidity
     
    0.15%
    Solubility index
     
    1.25 milliliters
    Bacterial estimate
     
    30,000 per gram
    Coliform
     
    10 per gram
    Scorched particles disc B
     
    15.0 per gram
    Inhibitory substances
     
    No detectable zone by a method acceptable to the commissioner.
    Grade A whey for condensing
    Temperature
     
    Maintained at a temperature of 45°F (7°C) or less, or 145°F (63°C) or greater.
    Inhibitory substances
     
    No detectable zone by a method acceptable to the commissioner.
    Grade A pasteurized condensed whey
    Temperature
     
    Cooled to 45°F (7°C) or less during crystallization, within 18 hours of condensing.
    Bacterial limit
     
    Not to exceed 30,000 per gram.
    Coliform limit
     
    Not to exceed 10 per gram.
    Inhibitory substances
     
    No detectable zone by a method acceptable to the commissioner.
    Phosphatase
     
    Less than 1 microgram per milliliter by Scharer Rapid Method or equivalent.
    Grade A dry whey
    Bacterial limit
     
    Not to exceed 30,000 per gram.
    Coliform limit
     
    Not to exceed 10 per gram.
    Inhibitory substances
     
    No detectable zone by a method acceptable to the commissioner.