WAC 16-101-700   Adoption of the pasteurized milk ordinance as the standard for production of milk and milk products.  The Grade "A" Pasteurized Milk Ordinance 1999 Recommendations of the United States Public Health Service/Food and Drug Administration is adopted by reference as additional Washington state standards for the production of milk and milk products under chapter 15.36 RCW with the exception of the following portions.

     (a) Grade A Pasteurized Milk Ordinance - 1999 Revision.

     (i) Section 3, Permits, paragraphs 3 and 4, page 5-6.

     (ii) Section 7. Table 1, line 1, Temperature . . . Cooled to 7°C (45°F) or less within two hours after milking, provided that the blend temperature after the first and subsequent milkings does not exceed 10°C (50°F); line 2, Bacterial Limits . . . Individual producer milk not to exceed 100,000 per ml prior to commingling with other producer milk, page 19.

     (b) Standards for Grade "A" Raw Milk for Pasteurization, Ultra-pasteurization or Aseptic Processing.

     (i) Item 18r Raw Milk Cooling, page 37.

     (ii) Item 18r Administrative Procedures, paragraph 1, page 38.

     (iii) Item 17p Cooling of Milk, paragraph 1, page 81.

     (iv) Item 17p, Administrative Procedures (1), page 81.

     (c) Standards for Grade "A" Pasteurized, Ultra-pasteurized and Aseptically Processed Milk and Milk Products.

     Sections 15, 16, and 17, page 93.

     (d) Appendix E, pages 161-162.

     (e) Appendix N: Regulatory Agency Responsibilities, B. Enforcement: First Paragraph Titled Reinstatement, page 262.



[Statutory Authority: RCW 15.36.021(3). 00-21-012, § 16-101-700, filed 10/6/00, effective 11/6/00; 96-22-058, § 16-101-700, filed 11/4/96, effective 12/5/96. Statutory Authority: RCW 15.36.540 and [15.36.]550. 93-24-093 (Order 5021), § 16-101-700, filed 11/30/93, effective 12/31/93. Statutory Authority: Chapter 15.36 RCW. 80-06-125 (Order 1706), § 16-101-700, filed 6/2/80.]