P-29, r. 1 - Regulation respecting food

Section 11.2.12 Disposition versions

2012-09-01

11.2.12. In addition to the requirements of section 11.2.11, a milk house must meet the following standards:

(1)  the ceiling must be high enough to allow inspection of the bulk milk tank and its content and, if applicable, complete removal of the gauge in a vertical position for readings;

(2)  if the milk house provides access to the part of the dairy barn used to house animals or to the milking area, the milk house must be separated from that part of the barn by a room or corridor at least 3 m long whose walls, ceiling and floor meet the requirements of paragraphs 1 and 3 of section 11.2.5, with the necessary modifications;

(3)  the milk house must have an artificial lighting system providing luminous intensity of at least 50 decalux at 1 m from the floor and having a protective device to prevent contamination of the milk in the event of failure of the system;

(4)  the milk house must be equipped with a sink for washing equipment and a sink for washing hands; if there is no separate sink for hand washing, the sink must be a 2-compartment sink with one compartment used exclusively for washing equipment and one for washing hands; the sinks must be supplied by the potable water distribution system referred to in paragraph 5 of section 11.2.5 and must be connected by a trap pipe to a floor drain; the system must be protected against any source of contamination;

(5)  the milk house must have the necessary materials for sanitary washing and drying of hands;

(6)  if the milk house contains a washroom, it must be located and maintained so that it does not constitute a source of contamination for the milk or equipment and it must not lead directly into the milk house;

(7)  the milk house must have corrosion- and rot-free facilities in which the materials and equipment used in the production and handling of milk are stored in such a way that they do not come into contact with the floor;

(8)  the milk house must have an area or compartment used exclusively for storing cleaning materials and containers of detergent and sanitizers that is located where the milk cannot be contaminated or affected;

(9)  the milk house must have in one of its walls a hose port used exclusively for the passage of the hose connecting the tank of the milk transport truck during milk collection; the hose port must be closed after each use;

(10)  the milk house must be constructed and laid out so that milk collection operations may be performed under sanitary conditions and the tester may activate the milk transfer pump and monitor operations from inside the milk house; and

(11)  the milk house must have facilities designed so that the hose connecting the tank of the milk transport truck to the bulk milk tank remains clean.

O.C. 741-2008, s. 15.