The Dairy Products (Hygiene) Regulations 1995

PART II HYGIENE

1.  Any vehicle used for transporting heat-treated drinking milk and milk in small containers or in churns shall be so designed as to give the containers or churns adequate protection against all contamination and atmospheric influences. It shall be maintained in good condition and shall not be used to transport any animals of any species or any other product or object likely to cause the milk to deteriorate. Those parts of the vehicle intended to come into contact with the small containers or churns shall be smooth and easy to wash clean and disinfect.

2.  Any tank, churn or other container used for transporting raw milk or pasteurised milk shall be so designed that—

(a) any surface which may come into contact with the milk shall be made of a material which is easy to wash, clean and disinfect, resists corrosion, and does not transfer substance to the milk in such quantity as to endanger human health, impair the composition of the milk or adversely affect the organoleptic characteristics of the milk;

(b) the milk can drain away completely;

(c) if they are fitted with taps, these shall be easy to remove, dismantle, wash, clean and disinfect; and

(d) except in the case of a container or tank designed solely for the transport of raw milk, any container or tank in which pasteurised milk is transported shall be hermetically sealed before and during transportation by means of a watertight sealing device.

3.  As soon as possible after each journey, or after each series of journeys where there is only a very short space of time between unloading and the following loading, but in any event at least once each working day, any container or tank used to transport raw milk or pasteurised milk to a dairy establishment shall be washed, cleaned and disinfected after each use and as necessary before further use.

4.  Any tank used to transport milk shall bear a clear indication that it may be used only for the transport of foodstuffs.

5.  Any tank used to transport dairy products may not be used for the transport of other foodstuffs unless adequate measures are taken to prevent contamination or deterioration of those dairy products.

6.  Dairy products shall be despatched in such a way that they are protected during transportation from anything liable to contaminate them or cause them to deteriorate. For this purpose account shall be taken of the duration of the journey, the means of transport employed and the weather conditions.