§ 59.509. Abnormal milk.
(a) Cows which show evidence of the secretion of abnormal milk in one or more quarters based on bacteriological, chemical, or physical examination and cows which have been treated with or have consumed chemical, medicinal, or radioactive agents which are capable of being secreted in the milk and which in the judgment of the Secretary may be deleterious to human health shall be milked last or with separate equipment and the milk may not be offered for sale for human consumption.
(b) Milk from cows being treated with medicinal agents may not be offered for sale for periods recommended by the attending veterinarian or as indicated on the package label of the medicinal agent.
(c) Milk from cows treated with or exposed to insecticides not approved for use on dairy cattle by the United States Environmental Protection Agency may not be offered for sale until the milk has been tested and found acceptable by the Secretary.
(d) Bloody, stringy, off-color milk or milk abnormal in sight and odor shall be so handled and disposed of as to preclude the infection of other cows, and the contamination of the utensils.
(e) Equipment, utensils, and containers used for handling of abnormal milk may not be used for the handling of milk to be offered for sale unless they are first cleaned and effectively sanitized.
(f) Poultry litter and recycled animal body discharges may not be fed to lactating dairy animals.
(g) The Wisconsin Mastitis Test may be used as a screening test. A test of 22 mm or higher shall be considered to indicate abnormal milk and shall require confirmation by the Direct Microscopic Somatic Cell Count Method or an equivalent method according to the current edition of Standard Methods.
| Abnormal milk classification | |
| Somatic cell count | Samples exceeding 18 mm WMT to be confirmed by DMSCC or acceptable tests. Not to exceed 1million per ml. |
The provisions of this § 59.509 amended September 5, 1986, effective September 6, 1986, 16 Pa.B. 3285. Immediately preceding text appears at serial pages (103278) to (103279).
This section cited in 7 Pa. Code § 59.401 (relating to farm inspection); and 7 Pa. Code § 59.505 (relating to rejected milk).
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