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The Dairy Products (Hygiene) Regulations 1995

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2.  In addition to the requirements specified in paragraph 1 above—

(a)raw cows' milk intended for the production of heat-treated drinking milk, fermented milk, junket, jellied milk, flavoured milk or cream shall meet the following standards:

Plate count at 30° (per ml)≤100,000
Somatic cell count (per ml)≤400,000

(b)raw cows' milk intended for the manufacture of any dairy products other than those referred to in sub-paragraph (a) above shall meet the following standards:

From 1.1.94From 1.1.98
Plate count at 30° (per ml)≤400,000≤100,000
Somatic cell count (per ml)≤500,000≤400,000

(c)raw cows' milk intended for the manufacture of any milk-based product (made with raw milk) which has not undergone any heat-treatment during its manufacture shall meet the following standards:

Plate count at 30° (per ml)≤100,000
Somatic cell count (per ml)≤400,000
Staphylococcus aureus (per ml)n = c = 2, m = 500, M = 2,000

(d)raw goats', ewes', or buffaloes' milk intended for the production of heat-treated drinking milk or for the manufacture of heat-treated milk-based products shall meet the following standard:

From 1.1.95From 1.12.99
Plate count at 30° (per ml)≤3,000,000<1,500,000

(e)raw goats', ewes', or buffaloes' milk intended for the manufacture of any milk-based product which has not undergone any heat-treatment during its manufacture shall meet the following standards:

From 1.1.95From 1.12.99
Plate count at 30° (per ml)≤1,000,000<500,000
Staphylococcus aureus (per ml)n = 5, c = 2, m = 500, M = 2,000

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