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TOILET AND WATER SUPPLY
7. Toilet
(a) Each farm must have at least one toilet constructed and operated according to the State
code. The toilet must be convenient to the milking barn and milkhouse. There must be
no evidence of defecation or urination about the premises.
(b) The privy may open directly into the milkhouse. Toilet room and fixtures must be kept
clean and free of flies and odor. All toilet room doors are to fit tightly and be selfclosing.
All outer openings of toilet rooms are to be screened.
(c) No evidence of human wastes around the premises.
(d) Privy covers are to be kept closed. Privy vents are to be screened. Privy pits must be
fly and rodent tight.
8. Water Supply
(a) The water supply must be in compliance with the state well code. Reservoirs or storage
tanks shall be constructed of impervious material in good repair with approved
screened overflow, shoe box type cover, inlet to be above ground level. New reservoirs
or reservoirs which have been cleaned are to be disinfected before being placed in
service. Wells no longer in use should be properly abandoned following DNR guidelines.
(b) The supply must be approved as safe by a certified laboratory. It must be safe when the
farm is licensed and must be resampled at intervals of not over two years or after any
repair or alteration has been made to the water system. Water reports must be on file at
the dairy plant and in the regional office.
(c) There must be no cross connection between a safe and questionable supply. There must
be no submersed inlet. This includes siphon type drinking cups, siphon type hog or
poultry waterers and stock tank floats.
UTENSILS AND EQUIPMENT
9. Construction
(a) Milk contact surfaces shall be made of stainless steel of the 300 series, equally corrosion
resistant non-toxic metals or heat resistant glass. Plastic or rubber-like material
must be relatively inert, resistant to scoring, chipping or decomposition and must be
non-toxic and does not impair flavor or odor to the product. All milk contact material
must be easily cleaned.
(b) All containers and utensils must be free from breaks, corrosion, and points must be free
from pits or cracks. Bulk tank and freezer thermometers should be accurate within +/-
2ºF.
(c) Single service articles shall be protected from chemicals or other contaminants. Single
service articles such as strainer material or single service plastic bags are not to be
reused. Plastic bags must be food grade.
(d) Strainers are required to be of perforated metal design or so constructed to utilize
single service media.
(e) CIP milk pipeline systems must be approved and installed according to 3-A Standards.