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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

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