Paragraph 1

be obtained from raw milk and where thermisation of such raw milk has not commenced within 36 hours of its acceptance at the processing establishment, it shall have a plate count at 30°C prior to thermisation which does not exceed 300,000 per ml in the case of cows' milk;

be obtained by the heating of raw milk for at least 15 seconds at a temperature between 57°C and 68°C such that after completion of the heating process the milk shows a positive reaction to the phosphatase test, using the method of analysis specified in paragraph 2 of Schedule 11; and

have a plate count at 30°C equal to or less than 100,000 per ml before heat-treatment if it is used to produce pasteurised, UHT or sterilised milk.