Commonly Debited Items. Regulatory and Survey Findings

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1 Commonly Debited Items Regulatory and Survey Findings

2 Abnormal Buckets

3 Open it up and you get. Look inside the hoses as well

4 Bucket construction Rough welds Covers Repaired handles Threaded fittings Non-approved materials

5 Don t forget about the quarter buckets

6 Protection of Milk and Milking Equipment

7 Submerged milk lines Where does the line end? If hard plumbed into drain line- violations If the line has an air gap than it is legal Goal is to prevent sewer gasses/ liquids for entering milk line since there is vacuum on the line

8 More Examples

9 Why it is important

10 Moisture trap connection to receiver jar Can not be connected during milking Needs a physical separation since san vs. nonsan Valve is not acceptable

11 Want to see the sanitary plugs Available Clean In good repair Close coupled

12 Pinch valves close coupled No more than 2x diameter away

13 Wash jumper line Close coupled just like pinch valves (no more than 2x diameter) Valves are acceptable here since it is all sanitary

14 Collars on drop pipes Only needed if a heat exchanger (plate cooler) is present Prevents condensation from entering bulk tank

15 Vent covers Need to protect against water splash Installed properly Position of the flange

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17 Agitator umbrellas Want to see them tight fitting Does it turn with the agitator shaft?

18 Agitators outside of milk house Need to be accessible Weathertight Protect from oil

19 Not quite. Not completely weathertight

20 Legal Styles

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22 Dirty Equipment/ Sanitized Areas

23 Divert Valves

24 Equipment Design

25 Improper design Radiator clamp in product zone Threads in product zone

26 Result:

27 PVC in wash system Can only be used on water inlet or discard line PVC reacts with chemicals

28 Butterfly valves Not acceptable in the block-bleed-block configuration of an AMI Is acceptable else where as long as it can be dismantled by hand or if there are tools readily accessible

29 Storage

30 Divert Plugs Stored clean in milk house

31 Inflation Plugs Stored clean Protected from contamination Sanitizing solution In clean milk house or clean in parlor

32 Jetter Cup Storage Stored to prevent contamination How clean are the storage drawers?

33 Measuring Tube Storage Stored off the ground Protected from contaminates Should not have standing water in

34 Drugs

35 Watch the labeling!!!! Approved for calves, swine and chickens Only approved for swine and chickens

36 Nolvasan To make legal: Milk and meat withhold Vet label with name and address Need directions for use Name of drug

37 Need proper extra use vet labels Epinephrine Xylazine

38 Homeopathic Therapies Labeled for oral but packaged in injectable bottle. Not an FDA approved drug

39 Topicals Since these 2 substances do not have any banned ingredients in and are used for topical use only they may be used on dairy cattle even though they are only listed for different species. If are seen used in a way that can contaminate milk then there is an issue Accepted by both MSROs and regulatory

40 Vitamins Vitamins are exempt from labeling requirements according to FDA Regulatory has the same stance

41 Pesticides Not allowed in the milking facility Milk house Barn Hallways

42 Wells

43 Must be able to drain

44 Pit Wells Needs a shoebox style cover that is impervious and water tight Concrete walls and floor in good repair A sump pump or traceable drain to surface Well in pit protected from contamination Dry pit floor

45 Non-conforming well

46 Water

47 High Pressurized Pumps MSROs 1) Low pressure cut off switch On water inlet side 2) RPZ 3) Air gap 4) Reservoir with proper backflow prevention Regulatory differs Do not accept low pressure cut off switch

48 Reservoir Legal for both regulatory and survey Vent hole must be above flood rim

49 Portable Pressure Washers Locate reservoir or Proper backflow prevention Must stay with device or Hook up to properly protected 2 nd use water

50 Overflows and Air Gaps MSROs rule of thumb Overflow is 2x diameter of inlet Overflow is 2x diameter below end of inlet Regulatory Air gap All new overflows/internal airgaps must be calculated Contact local specialist

51 Calf Pasteurizers Backflow prevention is needed on the jacketed system Backflow prevention is needed for addition of chemical and backpressure created by boiler Type of device is determined by regulatory

52 Don t let your haulers ruin it Temp checks Checks must be made monthly Write down their license number and name One every ticket Or have sheet with all licenses on it Haulers must have current inspections Every 2 years with regulatory

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