WAC 16-101-701   Standards for the production of milk and milk products.  (1) With the exception of the portions identified in subsection (2) of this section, the department adopts the Grade "A" Pasteurized Milk Ordinance, 2007 Revision, United States Public Health Service/Food and Drug Administration, as additional Washington state standards for the production of milk and milk products including Grade A condensed and dry milk products and condensed and dry whey products under chapter 15.36 RCW.

     (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."

     (b) Standards for Grade "A" Raw Milk for Pasteurization, Ultra-pasteurization or Aseptic Processing.

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

     (c) Standards for Grade "A" Pasteurized, Ultra-pasteurized and Aseptically Processed Milk and Milk Products.

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)

     (d) Appendix E: Examples of 3-out-of-5 Compliance Enforcement Procedures.

PMO Page No.	Excepted Portion
Pages 198-199	All of Appendix E

[Statutory Authority: RCW 15.36.21 [15.36.021] and chapter 15.36 RCW. 08-24-073, § 16-101-701, filed 12/1/08, effective 1/1/09.]