PERMANENT RULES
Effective Date of Rule: Thirty-one days after filing.
Purpose: The Washington state department of agriculture is adopting, in accordance with RCW 15.36.021, the 2007 revision of the Grade A pasteurized milk ordinance (PMO), the 2007 revision of the methods of making sanitation ratings of milk shippers, the 2007 revision of the procedures governing the cooperative state conference on interstate milk shippers, and the 2005 revision of the evaluation of milk laboratories. Adoption of the latest revisions will ensure that milk and milk products produced in this state meet the latest standards and will assist in continued acceptance of Washington state milk and milk products shipped to other states.
Citation of Existing Rules Affected by this Order: Repealing WAC 16-101-700, 16-101-705, 16-101-711 and 16-101-990; and amending WAC 16-101-716, 16-101-721, and 16-101-726.
Statutory Authority for Adoption: RCW 15.36.21 [15.36.021].
Other Authority: Chapter 15.36 RCW.
Adopted under notice filed as WSR 08-20-093 on September 29, 2008.
Number of Sections Adopted in Order to Comply with Federal Statute: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; Federal Rules or Standards: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; or Recently Enacted State Statutes: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.
Number of Sections Adopted at Request of a Nongovernmental Entity: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.
Number of Sections Adopted on the Agency's Own Initiative: New 2, Amended 3, Repealed 4.
Number of Sections Adopted in Order to Clarify, Streamline, or Reform Agency Procedures: New 2, Amended 3, Repealed 4.
Number of Sections Adopted Using Negotiated Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; Pilot Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; or Other Alternative Rule Making: New 2, Amended 3, Repealed 4.
Date Adopted: December 1, 2008.
Robert W. Gore
Director
OTS-1896.2
WASHINGTON STATE MILK AND MILK PRODUCTS STANDARDS
(2) The department does not adopt the following portions of the Grade "A" Pasteurized Milk Ordinance, 2007 Revision:
(a) Grade "A" Pasteurized Milk Ordinance - 2007 Revision.
| PMO Page No. | Excepted Portion | |
| Pages 11-12 | • | Section 3, Permits, paragraph 4, which begins with "The regulatory agency shall suspend..." |
| • | Section 3, Permits, paragraph 5, which begins with "Upon notification..." | |
| Page 28 | Section of Table 1 entitled "GRADE "A" RAW MILK AND MILK PRODUCTS FOR PASTEURIZATION, ULTRA-PASTEURIZATION OR ASEPTIC PROCESSING" | |
| • | "Temperature: Cooled to 10°C (50°F) or less within four (4) hours or less of the commencement of the first milking and to 7°C (45°F) or less within two hours after the completion of milking. Provided that the blend temperature after the first milking and subsequent milkings does not exceed 10°C (50°F)." | |
| Note: Milk sample submitted for testing cooled and maintained at 0°C (32°F) to 4.4°C (40°F), but <7.0°C (45°F) and less than three (3) hours after collection has not increased in temperature; | ||
| • | Under Bacterial Limits, only the sentence..."Individual producer milk not to exceed 100,000 per mL prior to commingling with other producer milk." |
| PMO Page No. | Excepted Portion |
| Page 51 | Item 18r. "Raw Milk Cooling" paragraph 1, which begins with "Raw milk for pasteurization shall be cooled..." |
| Pages 51-52 | Item 18r. "Administrative Procedures", paragraph 1 only |
| PMO Page No. | Excepted Portion |
| Page 111 | Item 18p. "Bottling, Packaging and Container Filling", under Public Health Reason, first sentence only which begins with "Manual bottling, packaging, and container filling..." |
| Page 111 | Item 18p. "Administrative Procedures", item number 2 only. |
| Page 113 | Item 19p. "Capping, container closure and sealing and Dry Milk Product Storage", Administrative Procedures, item number 1 only. |
| Page 125 | Sections 15 (Enforcement), 16 (Penalty), and 17 (Repeal and Date of Effect) |
| PMO Page No. | Excepted Portion |
| Pages 198-199 | All of Appendix E |
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[Statutory Authority: RCW 15.36.021(3). 00-21-012, § 16-101-716, filed 10/6/00, effective 11/6/00; 96-22-059, § 16-101-716, filed 11/4/96, effective 12/5/96.]
[Statutory Authority: RCW 15.36.021(3). 00-21-012, § 16-101-721, filed 10/6/00, effective 11/6/00; 96-22-059, § 16-101-721, filed 11/4/96, effective 12/5/96.]
[Statutory Authority: RCW 15.36.021(3). 96-22-059, § 16-101-726, filed 11/4/96, effective 12/5/96.]
(2) The following publications can be obtained by writing the Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition, Director, Office of Constituent Operations, Industry Activities Staff, HFS-S65 200 "C" Street, S.W., Washington, D.C. 20204:
• The Procedures Governing the Cooperative State-Public Health Service/Food and Drug Administration Program of the National Conference on Interstate Milk Shipments, 2007 Revision.
• The Methods of Making Sanitation Ratings of Milk Shippers, 2007 Revision, United States Department of Health and Human Services Public Health Services/Food and Drug Administration.
• The Evaluation of Milk Laboratories, 2005 Revision, United States Department of Health and Human Services Public Health Service/Food and Drug Administration.
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The following sections of the Washington Administrative Code are repealed:
| WAC 16-101-700 | Adoption of the pasteurized milk ordinance as the standard for production of milk and milk products. |
| WAC 16-101-705 | Adoption of the dry milk ordinance as the standard for production of condensed and dry milk products and condensed and dry whey. |
| WAC 16-101-711 | Adoption of the standards for the fabrication of single-service containers and closures for milk and milk products. |
| WAC 16-101-990 | Where can publications adopted by WSDA under this chapter be obtained? |