P-29, r. 1 - Regulation respecting food

Section 11.4.2 Disposition versions

2012-09-01

11.4.2. The milk volume measurement required by subparagraph 2 of the first paragraph of section 11.4.1 must be taken with a measuring stick or gauge tube.

If the tank is equipped with a measuring stick, the tester must

(1)  ensure that the stick is dry, clean and upright;

(2)  lower the gauge into the bulk tank when the milk in the tank is still until it is seated fully in its support;

(3)  remove the stick at once and read and record the highest graduation mark closest to the milk line; and

(4)  repeat the operation until 2 identical readings are obtained.

If the tank is equipped with a gauge tube, the tester must

(1)  ensure that the tube is clean and that the graduation marks are easy to read;

(2)  open the valve at the bottom of the tube to allow the milk to flow in slowly; and

(3)  read and record the higher graduation mark at the bottom of the meniscus closest to the milk line.

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