Paragraph 2 Raw milk standards
In addition to the requirements specified in paragraph 1 above—
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°C (per ml) | ≤ 100,000 |
| Somatic cell count (per ml) | ≤ 400,000 |
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 1.1.94 | From 1.1.98 | |
|---|---|---|
| Plate count at 30°C (per ml) | ≤ 400,000 | ≤ 100,000 |
| Somatic cell count (per ml) | ≤ 500,000 | ≤ 400,000 |
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°C (per ml) | ≤ 100,000 |
| Somatic cell count (per ml) | ≤ 400,000 |
| Staphylococcus aureus (per ml) | n = 5, c = 2, m = 500, M = 2000 |
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 1.1.95 | From 1.12.99 | |
|---|---|---|
| Plate count at 30°C (per ml) | ≤ 3,000,000 | ≤ 1,500,000 |
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 1.1.95 | From 1.12.99 | |
|---|---|---|
| Plate count at 30°C (per ml) | ≤ 1,000,000 | ≤ 500,000 |
| Staphylococcus aureus (per ml) | n = 5, c = 2, m = 500, M = 2000 | |