LegalizeS.I. No. 9/1996 - European Communities (Hygienic Production and Placing on The Market of Raw Milk, Heat-Treated Milk and Milk-Based Products) Regulations, 1996
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6 amending acts · 2010-03-26, S.I. No. 117/2010 - European Communities (Official Control of Foodstuffs) Regulations 2010
Products covered by the Principal Directive and these Regulations which cannot be stored at ambient temperature must be stored at the temperatures established by the manufacturer to ensure their durability. In particular, the maximum temperature at which pasteurised milk may be kept until it leaves the establishment and during transport must be 6°C. When stored under cooled conditions the storage temperatures must be registered and the cooling rate must be such that the product reaches the required temperature as quickly as possible.
Tanks, churns and other containers which are used for the transport of pasteurised milk must comply with all the rules of hygiene and in particular the following:
—their inside surfaces and any other part which may come into contact with the milk must be made of smooth material which is easy to wash, clean and disinfect, resists corrosion and does not transfer substances to the milk in such quantities as to endanger human health, impair the composition of the milk or adversely affect its organoleptic characteristics,
—they must be designed so that the milk can drain away completely; if they are fitted with taps, these must be easy to remove, dismantle, wash, clean and disinfect,
—they must be washed, cleaned and disinfected immediately after each use and as necessary before further use; cleaning and disinfection must be carried out in accordance with Annex B, Chapter VI, 2 and 3,
—they must be hermetically sealed before and during transport by means of a watertight sealing device.
Vehicles and containers used for transporting pasteurised milk must be designed and equipped in such a way that the required temperatures can be maintained throughout the period of transport.
Vehicles used for transporting heat-treated drinking milk and milk in small containers or in churns must be in good condition. They may not be used to transport any other product or object likely to cause the milk to deteriorate. Their internal surfaces must be smooth and easy to wash, clean and disinfect. The interiors of vehicles intended for transporting milk must comply with all the rules of hygiene. Vehicles intended for the transport of heat-treated milk in small containers or churns must be so designed as to give the containers or churns adequate protection against all contamination and atmospheric influences and may not be used to transport animals.
To that end, the Minister must regularly check that the means of transport and loading conditions meet the hygiene requirements of this Chapter.
The products covered by the Principal Directive and these Regulations must be dispatched in such a way that they are protected from anything liable to contaminate them or to cause them to deteriorate, having regard to the duration and conditions of transport and the means of transport employed.
During transport, the temperature of pasteurised milk transported in tanks or packed in small containers and in churns must not exceed 6°C. However, the Minister may grant a derogation from this requirement for doorstep deliveries and authorise a tolerance of +2°C during deliveries to retail establishments.
CHAPTER VI Health checks and supervision of production
Establishments shall be subject to supervision by the Minister to ensure that the requirements of the Principal Directive and these Regulations are met and in particular:
( a ) check:
- (i) the cleanliness of the premises and equipment and staff hygiene;
- (ii) the efficacy of the checks carried out by the establishment, in accordance with Article 14 of the Principal Directive and Regulation 31 herein, notably by examining the results and taking samples;
- (iii) the microbiological and hygienic condition of the milk-based products;
- (iv) the efficacy of the treatment of the milk-based products and heat-treated drinking milk;
- (v) the hermetically sealed containers by means of random sampling;
- (vi) the appropriate health marking of the milk-based products;
- (vii) storage and transport conditions;
( b ) take any samples required for laboratory tests;
( c ) make any other checks it considers necessary to ensure compliance with the Principal Directive.
The Minister must have free access at all time to the cold stores and all working premises to check that these provisions are being strictly complied with.
GIVEN under my Official Seal, this 15th day of January, 1996.
IVAN YATES,
Minister for Agriculture, Food and
Forestry.
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