P-29, r. 1 - Regulation respecting food

Section 11.6.5 Disposition versions

2012-09-01

11.6.5. Dairy producers subject to this Division must also

(1)  implement a monthly milk monitoring program to ensure that the standards set out in Schedule 11.A regarding the somatic cell count in the milk produced by each animal are met;

(2)  if the potable water in their distribution system is not supplied by a distribution system governed by the Regulation respecting the quality of drinking water (chapter Q-2, r. 40), have the water analyzed monthly by a laboratory accredited by the Minister of Sustainable Development, Environment and Parks under section 118.6 of the Environment Quality Act (chapter Q-2) to ensure that it is free of fecal coliforms and Escherichia coli bacteria and that it contains no more than 10 total coliforms per 100-ml water sample; and

(3)  have their milking equipment tested and calibrated yearly by the manufacturer or by a distributor that installs milking equipment.

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