# The Dairy Products (Hygiene) (Scotland) Regulations 1995, Paragraph 2: Raw milk standards


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°C (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 1.1.94
From 1.1.98
Plate count at 30°C (per ml)
≤ 400,000
≤ 100,000
Somatic cell count (per ml)
≤ 500,000
≤ 400,000
(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°C (per ml)
≤ 100,000
Somatic cell count (per ml)
≤ 400,000
Staphylococcus aureus (per ml)
n = 5, c = 2, m = 500, M = 2000
(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 1.1.95
From 1.12.99
Plate count at 30°C (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 1.1.95
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

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1995/1372/schedule/3/part/II/paragraph/2 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/dairy-products-hygiene-scotland-regulations-1995/schedule-3/part-II/paragraph-2
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