7 CFR 58.143
§ 58.143 Raw product storage.
United States · 7 CFR — Agriculture · Status: effective
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- 7 CFR 58.143, § 58.143 Raw product storage, United States, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-09, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/16061
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(a) All milk shall be held and processed under conditions and at temperatures that will avoid contamination and rapid deterioration. Drip milk from can washers and any other source shall not be used for the manufacture of dairy products. Bulk milk in storage tanks within the dairy plant shall be handled in such a manner as to minimize bacterial increase and shall be maintained at 45 °F. or lower until processing begins. This does not preclude holding milk at higher temperatures for a period of time, where applicable to particular manufacturing or processing practices.
(b) The bacteriological quality of commingled milk in storage tanks shall not exceed 1,000,000/ml.
Legislative history
This is a federal regulation, adopted through agency rulemaking under the Administrative Procedure Act — not enacted by a recorded vote of Congress.