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194.4 PHYSICAL CHARACTERISTICS.
All milk received at a creamery, cheese factory, or
milk-processing plant shall be examined for physical characteristics,
off-flavors and off-odors, including those associated with developed
acidity. The condition of the raw milk shall be wholesome and
characteristic of normal milk. The flavor and odor of the raw milk
shall be fresh and sweet; however, slight feed flavors may be
present.
Any raw milk that shows an abnormal condition including, but not
limited to, curdled, ropy, clotted and bloody, or that contains
extraneous matter or which shows significant bacterial deterioration,
or which contains matter evidencing production from a mastitic cow;
or which contains chemicals, medicines, or radioactive agents
deleterious to health is unlawful milk and shall be rejected to the
producer, seller, or shipper and shall not be used in the processing
or manufacturing of dairy products for human consumption.
At least once within each thirty days a test shall be made of a
producer's milk to determine the existence of evidence of production
from mastitic cows. The secretary shall determine and adopt the
standards and methods of testing the milk for this purpose. The
secretary shall be guided by recommendations or regulations
established by federal agencies regulating this field. Section History: Early Form
[C62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, § 194.4] Section History: Recent Form
92 Acts, ch 1081, §2
