R70-330-7. Raw Milk for Retail Testing

  1) Unpackaged Raw Milk

  a) The Department shall:

  i) collect a representative sample of milk from each Raw for Retail farm bulk tank once each month;

  ii) deliver all samples to the State Dairy Testing Laboratory; and

  iii) administer tests including those prescribed for Raw Milk for Pasteurization as found in the Pasteurized Milk Ordinance.

  b) The Somatic Cell Count (SCC) in unpackaged raw milk for retail shall not exceed 400,000 cells per milliliter (ml) for cows, and not to exceed 1,500,000 cells per ml for goats.

  c) When three out of five samples fail to meet this standard in a 5-month period, the Department shall suspend the raw for retail permit. The suspension shall remain effective until a sample result meets the standard. A temporary permit shall be issued at that time. The permit shall be fully reinstated when three of five samples meet the standard in a five-month period.

  2) Packaged Raw Milk sold on Premise

  a) The department shall:

  i) collect a representative sample of packaged raw milk once each month;

  ii) deliver samples to the State Dairy Testing Laboratory; and

  iii) administer tests including those prescribed for Grade "A" Pasteurized milk as found in the Pasteurized Milk Ordinance.

  3) Packaged Raw Milk sold at Self-Owned Retail Stores

  a) The producer shall:

  i) have a sampler certified by the Department collect a sample from each batch of milk;

  ii) submit the sample to the State Dairy Laboratory or a certified independent laboratory to be tested for Antibiotic Drug Residue, Standard Plate Count (SPC) and Coliform Count; and

  iii) withhold all milk from the sampled batch from sale until the results of the tests are known.

  b) When a sample result exceeds the standard in any of the prescribed categories the producer shall:

  i) not allow the milk to enter into commerce;

  ii) recall all milk from the failed batch already in commerce; and

  iii) dispose of the milk in a manner agreeable to the Department.

  c) The producer shall keep and make available to both the department and the Utah Department of Health a database of all customers, which shall include:

  i) names,

  ii) addresses,

  iii) telephone numbers of customers,

  iv) dates of purchases, and

  v) amounts of milk purchased.

  d) If another agency's epidemiological investigation finds probable cause to implicate a raw for retail dairy in a milkborne illness outbreak, the Raw for Retail Permit may be suspended by the Department until such time as milk samples are pathogen free when analyzed by the Department or other Department approved testing laboratories, and until an inspection can be performed at the facility by a Compliance Officer from the Department.