Subchapter F. FARMS PRODUCING MILK FOR MANUFACTURING

 (a)  A milking barn or milking parlor of adequate size and arrangement shall be provided to permit normal sanitary milking operations. It shall be well lighted and ventilated, and the floors and gutters in the milking area shall be constructed of concrete or other impervious material. The facility shall be kept clean, the manure removed daily and stored to prevent access of cows to accumulation thereof. No swine or fowl may be permitted in the milking area. When a milking barn is used and horses are present, they shall be stalled in a separate area a sufficient distance from the milking area or separated by tight partitions.

 (b)  Concentrates and feed, if stored in the building, shall be stored in a tightly covered box, bin or container.

 (c)  If milk is exposed during straining or transferring in the milking area it shall be protected from falling particles from areas above the milk facility.

 (d)  The yard or loafing area shall be of ample size to prevent overcrowding, shall be drained to prevent forming of standing water pools, insofar as practicable, and shall be kept clean.

 (a)  The udders and flanks of all milking cows shall be kept clean. The udders and teats shall be washed or wiped immediately before milking with a clean, damp cloth or paper towel moistened with a sanitizing solution and wiped dry or by another sanitary method.

 (b)  The milker’s outer clothing shall be clean and his hands clean and dry. No person with an infected cut or open sores on the person’s hands or arms shall milk cows, or handle milk or milk containers, utensils or equipment.

 (c)  Milk stools, surcingles or antikickers shall be kept clean and properly stored. Dusty operations shall not be conducted immediately before or during milking. Strong flavored feeds shall not be fed immediately before or during milking.

 (a)  Milk in cans shall be cooled immediately after milking to 50°F or lower at the farm, and not exceed 55°F upon delivery to the plant, unless delivered to the plant within 2 hours after milking. Until October 12, 1988, the temperature of can milk on the farm may be 55°F or under and 60°F or under when delivered to the plant. The cooler, tank, or refrigerated unit shall be kept clean. Maximum time of delivery of milk to a milk plant shall be within 48 hours of initial milking.

 (b)  Milk in farm bulk tanks shall be cooled to 40°F within 2 hours after milking. Cooled milk may not be allowed to rise above a temperature of 50°F by subsequent addition of milk to the bulk tank and shall be cooled at 45°F or lower at time of pick-up, and not exceed 50°F upon delivery to the plant. Maximum time of delivery of milk to a milk plant may not exceed 72 hours of initial milking.

 (a)  A milkhouse or milkroom conveniently located and properly constructed, lighted, and ventilated shall be provided for handling and cooling milk and for washing, handling, and storing the utensils and equipment. Other products shall not be handled in the milkroom which would be likely to contaminate milk, or otherwise create a public health hazard.

 (b)  The milkroom shall be equipped with wash and rinse vat, utensil rack, milk cooling facilities and an adequate supply of hot water available for cleaning milking equipment. If a part of the barn or other building, it shall be partitioned, screened, and sealed to prevent the entrance of dust, flies, or other contamination. The floor of the building shall be of concrete or other impervious material and graded to provide proper drainage. The walls and ceilings shall be constructed of smooth easily cleaned material. All outside doors shall open outward and be self-closing, unless they are provided with tight-fitting screen doors that open outward or unless other effective means are provided to prevent the entrance of flies.

 (c)  If a farm bulk tank is used, it shall be properly located in the milkhouse or milkroom for access to all areas for cleaning and servicing. It may not be located over a floor drain or under a ventilator.

 (d)  If a farm bulk tank is used, a small platform or slab constructed of concrete or other impervious material shall be provided outside the milkhouse, properly centered under a suitable port opening in the wall of the milkhouse. The opening shall be fitted with a tight, self-closing door. The truck approach to the milkhouse or milkroom shall be properly graded and surfaced to prevent mud or pooling of water at the point of loading.

 (e)  The milkhouse or milkroom and appurtenances shall be kept clean and free of trash, animals, and fowl. Only approved pesticides applicable to dairy use shall be stored in this room in a protected cabinet and when used shall be used in accordance with label instructions so as to prevent contamination of the milk.

 (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.

 Water supplies shall comply with §  59.108 (relating to water supply), except that a source that does not conform with the construction requirements of the Department, but is tested annually by an approved laboratory and found to be safe and of sanitary quality shall be satisfactory. After October 12, 1985, new sources of water supply or farm water supply requiring repairs or reconstruction of a source from which tested samples have been found unsatisfactory shall meet the construction requirements of the Department.

 House, milkhouse or milkroom and toilet wastes shall be disposed of in a manner that will not pollute the soil surface, contaminate the water supply or be conducive to the breeding of insects.

   This section cited in 7 Pa. Code §  59.401 (relating to farm imspection).