ATCP 65.74ATCP 65.74 Milk and dairy products; quality standards. ATCP 65.74(1)(1) Milk held at dairy plant; bacterial count. The bacterial count of commingled grade A milk held at a dairy plant before pasteurization may not exceed 300,000 per ml. The bacterial count of grade B milk held at a dairy plant before pasteurization or processing may not exceed 750,000 per ml. ATCP 65.74(2)(a)(a) Bacterial counts in pasteurized grade A dairy products other than cultured dairy products may not exceed the following levels: ATCP 65.74(2)(a)3.3. 30,000 per ml. for condensed milk, whey, whey products, and dried whey. ATCP 65.74(2)(b)(b) Coliform counts in pasteurized grade A dairy products may not exceed 10 per ml. or per gram, except that coliform counts in bulk milk tanker shipments of pasteurized grade A dairy products may not exceed 100 per ml. ATCP 65.74(2)(c)(c) In pasteurized grade A milk without added flavors or ingredients, other than vitamins, there shall be fewer than 350 milliunits of phosphatase per liter as determined by the Fluorophos ALP method, the Charm Paslite Alkaline Phosphatase method or another test method approved by the department. ATCP 65.74(2)(d)(d) The yeast and mold count of pasteurized cottage cheese may not exceed 10 per gram. ATCP 65.74(3)(a)(a) Bacterial counts in pasteurized grade B dairy products, other than cultured dairy products or frozen desserts containing nuts or other inclusions, may not exceed the following levels: ATCP 65.74(3)(a)2.2. 30,000 per ml. for condensed milk, whey, whey products, dried whey, and nonfat dry milk. ATCP 65.74(3)(a)3.3. 50,000 per gram for frozen desserts, except that the bacterial count for frozen-dessert mixes may not exceed 20,000 per gram. ATCP 65.74(3)(b)(b) Coliform counts in pasteurized grade B dairy products, other than grade B dairy products made with natural or added cultures and all natural cheeses, may not exceed 10 per ml. or per gram, except that coliform counts in bulk milk tanker shipments may not exceed 100 per ml. ATCP 65.74(4)(4) Fortified dairy products. Whenever milk or a fluid milk product is fortified with vitamin A or D the fortification shall comply with Appendix O of the PMO. ATCP 65.74(5)(5) Pathogen confirmed in ready-to-eat dairy product; sale prohibited. A dairy plant operator may not sell or distribute any ready-to-eat dairy product in which a microbiological test or laboratory analysis has confirmed the presence of a pathogenic organism or toxin. Results of the microbiological test or laboratory test shall be reported to the division, under s. ATCP 65.46 (2). ATCP 65.74 HistoryHistory: CR 14-073: cr. Register August 2016 No. 728, eff. 9-1-16. ATCP 65.76(1)(a)(a) A dairy plant operator shall test raw milk from dairy farms as required under this chapter. ATCP 65.76(1)(b)(b) A dairy plant operator shall test milk and dairy products held or processed at a dairy plant for compliance with standards specified under s. ATCP 65.74 (1) to (4). The dairy plant operator shall test the milk and dairy products as often as necessary to provide reasonable statistical assurance of compliance. ATCP 65.76(2)(a)(a) Except as provided under par. (b), milk quality tests required under this chapter shall be performed in a laboratory that is all of the following: ATCP 65.76(2)(a)2.2. Certified by the department under s. ATCP 77.03, or by an equivalent certifying agency in another state, to conduct milk quality tests. ATCP 65.76(2)(b)(b) A laboratory that is not certified under s. ATCP 77.03 to perform a drug residue test under s. ATCP 65.72 may perform that test as a screening test if all of the following apply: