Canadian Quality Milk On-Farm Food Safety Program - Centre ...
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<strong>Canadian</strong> <strong>Quality</strong> <strong>Milk</strong><br />
Reminder: All problems that occur regarding pre-rinse or wash water<br />
temperature and the corrective actions taken must be recorded on Record 13<br />
or Record 17 in the Workbook.<br />
See Chapter 7, Section 7.1 for more information on equipment sanitation.<br />
9.4.6 Water <strong>Quality</strong><br />
You must have a written corrective action plan for when milking equipment water is<br />
contaminated with bacteria. Some possible actions are:<br />
• Immediately contact local health unit or other competent authority for direction on<br />
appropriate action.<br />
• Treat water accordingly and re-test to ensure it is passes the microbial standards<br />
for the CQM program.<br />
• Consider taking two samples for analysis, one sample from the source (e.g. a<br />
well) and one sample at the point of use. The test results may help you<br />
determine where the contamination is occurring. You may also want to remove<br />
any hoses or devices guiding the water into the sink and sample the water<br />
directly from the tap.<br />
• Check well-head to ensure it is properly capped.<br />
• Call milk regulatory authority, provincial health authority or a water specialist for<br />
assistance.<br />
• Review and revise control measures to avoid a reoccurrence.<br />
Reminder: All problems that occur regarding water quality and the corrective<br />
actions taken must be recorded on Record 15 or Record 17 in the Workbook.<br />
See Chapter 7, Section 7.4 for more information on water quality.<br />
9.4.7 Shipping Animals<br />
You must have a written corrective action plan for the sale of a treated animal or an<br />
animal with a broken needle and the next buyer was not informed. Some possible<br />
actions are:<br />
• Call the trucker or trucking company to inform them of the incident and animal<br />
identification.<br />
• If you know where the animal was being shipped to or who purchased the<br />
animal, call the destination buyer and inform them of the incident and animal<br />
identification.<br />
• Review and revise SOP control measures to avoid a reoccurrence.<br />
Reminder: All problems that occur regarding shipping animals and the<br />
corrective actions taken must be recorded on Record 17 in the Workbook.<br />
See Chapter 8, Section 8.1 for more information on shipping animals.<br />
9—8<br />
June 2010