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Paragraph 2

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Any tank, churn or other container used for transporting raw milk or pasteurised milk shall be so designed that—

(a)

any surface which may come into contact with the milk shall be made of a material which is easy to wash, clean and disinfect, resists corrosion, and does not transfer substance to the milk in such quantity as to endanger human health, impair the composition of the milk or adversely affect the organoleptic characteristics of the milk;

(b)

the milk can drain away completely;

(c)

if they are fitted with taps, these shall be easy to remove, dismantle, wash, clean and disinfect; and

(d)

except in the case of a container or tank designed solely for the transport of raw milk, any container or tank in which pasteurised milk is transported shall be hermetically sealed before and during transportation by means of a watertight sealing device.