Paragraph 5 A. Conditions applicable when pasteurised milk is produced from raw milk or from bulk milk beat treated for transportation

A sample of the milk taken in accordance with Part I of Schedule 5 at the heat treatment establishment after pasteurisation shall satisfy the coliform test and the plate count test prescribed in Parts II and III of that Schedule. The sample shall be deemed to satisfy the coliform test if the coliform count is less than 1 per ml. The sample shall be deemed to satisfy the plate count test if the plate count is not more than 30,000 per ml.

A sample of the milk taken in accordance with Part I of Schedule 5 at the heat treatment establishment after pasteurisation shall after incubation for 120 hours plus or minus 2 hours at 6°C. satisfy the plate count test prescribed in Part III of that Schedule. The sample shall be deemed to satisfy the test if the plate count is not more than 100,000 per ml.

A sample of the milk taken in accordance with Part I of Schedule 5 after pasteurisation and before delivery to the consumer shall satisfy the phosphatase test prescribed in Part IV of that Schedule. The sample shall be deemed to satisfy the test if the milk gives a reading of 10 ug or less of p-nitrophenol/ml. of milk.