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1. The milk shall be treated by the ultra high temperature method, that is to say retained at a temperature of not less than 135°C. for not less than one second.
2. Any apparatus in which the milk is to be heated to and maintained at a temperature of not less than 135°C. shall be provided with a device which shall automatically divert the flow of any milk which is not raised to the authorised temperature and automatically record each operation of the device. Such record shall be dated and preserved for a period of not less than three months.
3.—(1) Such indicating and recording thermometers as the local authority shall reaonably consider necessary shall be installed in suitable places in the apparatus in which the milk is treated by the ultra high temperature method so as to indicate the temperatures to which the milk is heated.
(2) The records of recording thermometers shall be marked with graduations adequately spaced to give clear readings, and they shall be dated and preserved for a period of not less than three months.
4. A sample of the milk taken in accordance with Part I of Schedule 3 at the heat treatment establishment after treatment by the ultra high temperature method shall after incubation for 15 days at 30°C. satisfy the plate count test prescribed in Part IV of that Schedule. The sample shall be deemed to satisfy the plate count test if the plate count is not more than 10 per 0.1ml.
5.—(1) Milk which is treated by the ultra high temperature method shall immediately after such treatment be put into the sterile containers in which it is to be supplied to the consumer. Such containers shall be filled and sealed at the premises at which the treatment has been carried out with such aseptic precautions as will ensure the protection of the milk from risk of contamination.
(2) Every container in which milk treated by the ultra high temperature method is transported, exposed or offered for sale shall be so closed and securely fastened, either with a cap overlapping the lip of the container or in some other suitable manner approved by the licensing authority, that the container is airtight.
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