§ 59.303. Transferring; delivery containers; cooling; retail establishment handling practices.

 (a)  No milk hauler or distributor shall transfer milk or milk products from one container or milk tank truck to another on the street in any vehicle or in any place except a milk plant, receiving station, transfer station, or milk house especially used for that purpose. The dipping or ladling of milk or fluid milk products is prohibited.

 (b)  It shall be unlawful to sell or serve any milk or fluid milk product except in the individual, original container received from the distributor or from an approved bulk dispenser; provided that this requirement shall not apply to milk for mixed drinks requiring less than 1/2 pint of milk or to cream, whipped cream, or half-and-half which is consumed on the premises and which may be served from the original container of not more than 1/2 gallon capacity or from a bulk dispenser approved for such service by the Department.

 (c)  It shall be unlawful to sell or serve any pasteurized milk or milk product which has not been maintained at the temperature set forth in Subchapter B (relating to standards for milk and milk products). If containers of pasteurized milk or milk products are stored in ice, the storage container shall be properly drained.

 (d)  Unreasonable exposure of milk and dairy products to possible contamination shall be prevented at all times. To preserve nutrient and flavor qualities of milk, exposure to sunlight or fluorescent light should be minimized. It is recommended that fluorescent intensity in a dairy case be limited to less than 100 foot candles. Milk shall not be sold by a retail establishment after date designated on container.

   This section cited in §  59.707 (relating to protection and transport of raw milk and cream).