The Milk (Special Designations) (Scotland) Order 1988

A. Conditions applicable when pasteurised milk is produced from raw milk or from bulk milk which has been heat treated for transport

1.  The milk shall be pasteurised, that is to say —

(a) it shall be heated to and maintained for a period of at least 30 minutes at a temperature of not less than 62.8degC. and not more than 65.6degC., and immediately after the termination of the said period shall be cooled to a temperature of not more than 6degC.; or

(b) it shall be heated to and maintained for a period of at least 15 seconds at a temperature of not less than 71.7degC. and not more than 78.3degC., and immediately after the termination of the said period shall be cooled to a temperature of not more than 6degC. and the apparatus in which the milk is pasteurised shall be approved by the local authority; or

(c) it shall be heated to and maintained at such temperatures for such period as may be specified by the local authority with the approval of the Secretary of State and subsequently cooled to a temperature of not more than 6degC.

2.—(1) The temperature to which milk is treated in accordance with paragraph 1 of this Part of this Schedule shall be automatically controlled.

(2) Where the milk is treated by a continuous flow method and is pasteurised in accordance with —

(a) the provisions of sub-paragraph (b) of paragraph 1 of this Part of this Schedule; or

(b) a method approved by the Secretary of State under sub-paragraph (c) of the said paragraph; the apparatus shall be provided with a device which is capable of automatically diverting the flow of any milk which is not retained at a temperature of at least 71.7degC., or at any other temperature which may be specified in terms of paragraph 1(c) above, and with a device which will automatically record when the flow of milk is being diverted and when the automatic flow diversion device is not in operation. Each record shall be marked with the date on which it was made and shall be preserved for a period of not less than three months.

(3) Indicating and recording thermometers shall be installed in suitable places in the apparatus so as respectively to indicate and record the period of time for, and the temperature to, which the milk is heated when pasteurised in accordance with sub-paragraph (a), or any batch process approved under sub-paragraph (c), of paragraph 1 of this Part of this Schedule, or the temperature to which milk is heated when pasteurised in accordance with sub-paragraph (b), or any continuous flow process approved under sub-paragraph (c), of the said paragraph 1.

(4) The temperature to which the milk is cooled shall be indicated by a thermometer installed in the apparatus and shall be recorded by a recording thermometer.

3.  Indicating and recording thermometers shall be marked in graduations not greater than 1degC., adequately spaced to give clear readings, and each record shall be marked with the date on which it was made and shall be preserved for a period of not less than three months.

4.  Milk shall only be pasteurised in premises named in the licence.

5.  Immediately after the milk is cooled, the holder of the licence shall, on the premises where the milk was pasteurised, put it into retail containers or unventilated bulk containers as required, each of which shall be marked or labelled in accordance with the Milk Labelling (Scotland) Regulations 1983(1).

6.  Where the milk has been put into retail containers, it shall not be removed from these containers or the caps or fastenings broken before delivery to the consumer.

7.—(1) A sample of the milk taken in accordance with Schedule 5 at the heat treatment establishment after pasteurisation shall satisfy the plate count test and the coliform test prescribed in Parts I and II of Schedule 6. The sample shall be deemed to satisfy the coliform test if the coliform count is less than 1 per ml. The sample shall be deemed to satisfy the plate count test if the plate count is not greater than 30,000 per ml.

(2) A sample of the milk taken in accordance with Schedule 5 at the heat treatment establishment after pasteurisation shall after incubation for 5 days at 6degC. satisfy the plate count test prescribed in Part I of Schedule 6. The sample shall be deemed to satisfy the test if the plate count is not greater than 100,000 per ml.

(3) A sample of milk taken in accordance with Schedule 5 after pasteurisation and before delivery to the consumer shall satisfy the phosphatase test prescribed in Part III of Schedule 6. The phosphatase test shall be deemed to be satisfied if the milk gives a reading of 10 ug. or less of p-nitrophenol/ml. of milk.

(4) A sample of milk taken in accordance with Schedule 5 after pasteurisation and after it leaves the heat treatment establishment but before delivery to the consumer shall satisfy the coliform test prescribed in Part II of Schedule 6. The sample shall be deemed to satisfy the coliform test if the coliform count is less than 100 per ml.

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S.I. 1983/938, as amended by S.I. 1985/1068