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<strong>Canadian</strong> <strong>Quality</strong> <strong>Milk</strong><br />

APPENDIX I: HAZARDS INDEX<br />

HAZARD SOURCE BEST MANAGEMENT PRACTICES<br />

BIOLOGICAL<br />

Environmental bacteria • Dirty teat and udders<br />

• Dirty hands<br />

• Contaminated milking<br />

equipment<br />

• Infected animal(s)<br />

Bacteria in milk -<br />

microbes on milk<br />

contact surfaces<br />

• Build-up of fat, protein or<br />

minerals on milking<br />

equipment and bulk tank<br />

interior<br />

• Improperly cleaned<br />

equipment (milking units,<br />

pipelines, receiving jar,<br />

tank)<br />

• Malfunctioning<br />

equipment<br />

Establish a SOP for pre-milking.<br />

Establish a SOP for milking.<br />

Ensure teats are cleaned, sanitized and dried.<br />

Establish an SOP for milking animals with<br />

abnormal milk.<br />

Discard abnormal milk.<br />

Use single-service towels to prep teats.<br />

Ensure the environment is clean.<br />

Practice personal hygiene.<br />

Sanitize milking units.<br />

Segregate cattle.<br />

<strong>Milk</strong> infected cattle separately.<br />

Forestrip and milk-out properly.<br />

Examine udder.<br />

Teat-dip after milking.<br />

See Chapter 5.<br />

Regularly inspect all milk contact surfaces.<br />

Test water supply for provincial microbiological<br />

parameters annually.<br />

Establish a Standard Operating Procedure (SOP)<br />

for post milking system cleaning.<br />

Use approved cleaning products according to the<br />

accessible milk house wash charts.<br />

Have written plans outlining how to deal with a<br />

situation when:<br />

• <strong>Milk</strong> contact surfaces are found to be dirty.<br />

• Pre-rinse or wash water is not the correct<br />

temperature.<br />

Check and record pre-rinse water (weekly) or<br />

wash water (monthly).<br />

Have wash system evaluated annually.<br />

Keep milk house and external surfaces of milking<br />

equipment clean.<br />

Check detergent concentration regularly.<br />

Check slugging action during equipment<br />

maintenance check.<br />

Check timing of cleaning system during equipment<br />

maintenance check.<br />

June 2010 Appendix I - 1

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