Milk Ordinance for the City of South Bend

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ITEM llp. Disposal of wastes. - All wastes shall be properly disposed of. ITEM 12p. Cleaning and bactericidal treatment of containers and equipment. - All milk and milk product# containers and equipment, except single- service containers, shall be thoroughly cleaned after each usage,. All containers shall be subjected to an approved bactericidal process after each cleaning and all equipment immediate- ly before each usage. Vlhen empty and before being returned to a producer by a milk plant each container shall be effectively cleaned and subjected to bactericidal treatment. ITEM 13p. Storage of containers_ and equipment. - After bacteri- cidal treatment all bottles, cans; and other multi -use milk or milk products containers and equipment shall be stored in such manner as to be protected from contamination. , ITER 14p. Handling of containers and equipment.- Between bac- tericidal treatment and-usage, and during usage, containers and equipment shall not be handled or operated in such manner as to permit contamination of the milk. ITEM 15p. Storage of caps, parchment paper,, and single - service containers. - Mill",- bottle caps or cap stock, parchment paper for milk cans, and single- service containers shall be purchased and stored only in sanitary tubes and cartons., respectively, and shall be kept therein in a clean dry place. ITEM 16p. Pasteurization. - Pasteurization shall be performed as 'described in section 1 (L) of this ordinance ITEM 17p. Cooling. - All milk and milk products received for pasteurization shall immediately be cooled in approved equipment to 50 degrees F., or less and maintained at that temperature until pasteurized, unless they are to be pasteurized within 2 hours after receipt; and all pasteurized milk and milk products ,shall be imned- lately cooled in approved equipment to an average temperature of 50 degrees F., or less, as defined in section 1 (S)., and maintained thereat until delivery. ITEM 18p. Bottling. - Bottling of milk and milk products shall be done at the place of pasteurization in approved mechanical equipment. ITEM 19p. Overflow milk. - Overflow milk or milk products shall not be sold for human consumption. - 13 -