# Regulation (EC) No 853/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 29 April 2004 laying down specific hygiene rules for food of animal origin, Division 1: Food business operators manufacturing dairy products must initiate procedures to ensure that, immediately before being heat treated and if its period of acceptance specified in the HACCP-based procedures is exceeded:

Extent: E+W+S+N.I.

(a) raw cows’ milk used to prepare dairy products has a plate count at 30 °C of less than 300 000 per ml; and
(b) heat treated cows’ milk used to prepare dairy products has a plate count at 30 °C of less than 100 000 per ml.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eur/2004/853/annex/III/section/IX/chapter/II/division/III/division/1 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2004-853/annex-III/section-IX/chapter-II/division-III/division-1
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