§ 59.605. Utensils and equipment.
(a) Utensils, milk cans, milking machines—including pipeline systems—rubber and rubber like parts and other equipment used in the handling of milk shall be maintained in good condition, shall be free from rust, open seams, milkstone, or an unsanitary condition, and shall be washed, rinsed, and drained after each milking, stored in suitable facilities, and sanitized immediately before use with at least 100 p.p.m. chlorine solution, 12 p.p.m. iodine, or its equivalent. New or replacement can lids shall be umbrella type. All new utensils and equipment shall comply with applicable 3-A Sanitary Standards.
(b) Farm bulk tanks shall meet 3-A Sanitary Standards for construction at the time of installation and shall be installed under § 59.305 (relating to dairy building and equipment plans approval).
(c) Single service articles shall be properly stored and shall not be reused.
This section cited in 7 Pa. Code § 59.401 (relating to farm inspection).
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