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Issued January 1, 2004; Updated January 3, 2008

INDEX OF
MEMORANDA OF INTERPRETATION (M-a)
January 1, 2008

Memoranda of interpretation, usually interpretations of NCIMS documents, such as PMO, DMO and Methods Procedures

NOTE: Some M-a memoranda make reference to the 1953, 1965, 1978, 1989, 1993 or 2001 revisions of the PMO. Where noted as "ACTIVE" under Status, this interpretation applies to the 2003 revision of the PMO or other NCIMS document. Where noted as "Inactive" under Status, the content is covered in the PMO or other NCIMS document or is no longer applicable.

The memoranda available on the web are linked and begin at M-a-57.

CODE # SUBJECT ITEM ISSUE DATE STATUS
M-a-1 Boiler Water, Sweet Water, Cooling Water 7p 10-10-1962
Revised 12-26-1962
Revised 8-17-1979
Inactive
See M-I-06-1
M-a-2 Separate Rooms 5p 10-10-1962
Revised 8-17-1979
Inactive
See M-I-06-1
M-a-3
Construction, Cleaning and Sanitizing
of Bottling and Packaging Equipment
18p 10-10-1962
Revised 8-17-1979
ACTIVE
M-a-4 Well Pit Accessibility for Inspection 8r 10-10-1962
Amended 6-6-1973
Revised 8-17-1979
Inactive
See M-I-03-1
M-a-5 Storage of Antibiotics, Rodenticides and Insecticides in the Milk House or Room 15r 10-10-1962 Inactive
See M-a-44
M-a-6 Left-over Feed in Mangers Constitutes a Violation 3r 10-10-1962 Inactive
See M-a-44
M-a-7 Tuberculin Testing of Dairy Cattle Sec. 8 2-28-1963 Inactive
SeeM-a-44
M-a-8 Criteria for Reviewing Multi-use Plastic Equipment or Parts Used as Milk and
Milk Product Contact Surfaces
9r, 10r,
11r, 9p, 10p, and 11p
5-22-1963
Revised and Reissued 8-17-1979
Inactive
See M-I-03-1
M-a-9 Silo Storage Tanks 9r, 10p, and
11p
5-22-1963 Inactive
See M-a-64
M-a-10 Welded Pipelines 9r, 10p, and
11p
6-6-1963 Inactive
See M-a-44
M-a-11 Acceptable Plastics for Food Contact Surfaces 9r 6-7-1963 Inactive
See M-a-44
    Sup. 1 Acceptable Plastics for Food Contact Surfaces 9r 10-14-1963 Inactive
SeeM-a-44
    Sup. 2 Acceptable Plastics for Food Contact Surfaces 9r 2-10-1964 Inactive
See M-a-44
    Sup. 3 Acceptable Plastics for Food Contact Surfaces 9r 3-1-1965 Inactive
See M-a-44
M-a-12 Transparent Flexible Plastic Tubing Used in Connection with Milk Transfer Systems 9r 7-22-1963
Revised 8-17-1979
Inactive
See M-I-06-1
M-a-13 Submerged Water Inlets to a Culture Vat 7p 1-27-1964
Revised 8-17-1979
ACTIVE
M-a-14 Bacteriological Testing of Water Supplies and Rating Debits 8r and MMSR 1-27-1964
Revised 8-17-1979
Inactive
See M-I-06-1
M-a-15 Determination of Cleanliness in Short Lengths of Flexible Plastic Tubing 9r 4-27-1964
Reissued 8-17-1979
Inactive
See M-I-06-1
M-a-16 Feeding of Poultry Litter or Manure to Dairy Cattle 1r 7-15-1965
Reissued 9-17-1979
Inactive
   2nd Revision Feeding of Poultry Litter or Manure to Dairy Cattle 1r 3-1-1982 Inactive
See M-I-92-15
M-a-17 Specifications for Recording Thermometer Charts Used on Batch Pasteurizers App. H 11-8-1965
Revised 8-17-1979
Inactive
See M-I-06-1
M-a-18 Use of Ultraviolet Process for Disinfection of Water Supplies 8r 5-5-1966
Reissued 8-17-1979
ACTIVE
M-a-19 Definition for Eggnog and Eggnog Flavored Milk Sec. 1 6-23-1966 Inactive
See M-a-44
M-a-20 Revision of Section 3-Permits, and Section 6-Examination of Milk and Milk
Products, of the 1965 Grade "A" Pasteurized Milk Ordinance
Sec.'s 3 and 6 7-12-1966 Inactive
See M-a-44
M-a-21 Laboratories Performing Vitamin and/or Mineral Assays of Milk and Milk Products Sec. 6 10-19-1966 Inactive
See M-a-44
M-a-22 Definition for Frozen Milk Concentrate Sec. 1 12-8-1966 Inactive
See M-a-44
M-a-23 Revision of Section 6-Examination of Milk and Milk Products (Administrative Procedures-Sampling Procedures) and Section 7-Standards for Milk and Milk Products (Item 17p-Cooling of Milk) Sec. 6 and 17p 1-16-1967 Inactive
See M-a-64
M-a-24 Utensil and Equipment Storage 12r 3-16-1967
Revised 8-17-1979
ACTIVE
M-a-25 Definition for Eggnog Flavored Low Fat Milk Sec. 1 9-20-1967 Inactive
   Amend-ment # 1 Pasteurization of Eggnog, Eggnog Flavored Milk, and Eggnog Flavored, Low-Fat Milk 16p 11-20-1969
Removed 8-10-1979
Inactive
See M-a-64
M-a-26 Change in Definition M of Pasteurized Milk Ordinance Sec. 1 8-15-1968 Inactive
See M-a-64
M-a-27 Definition Q-Optional Ingredients, 1965 Pasteurized Milk Ordinance Sec. 1 8-15-1968 Inactive
See M-a-64
M-a-28 Clarification of "Guidelines for the Control of Abnormal Milk" Sec. 4 10-1-1968 Inactive
See M-a-44
M-a-29 Silo Storage Tanks 9r, 10p, and 11p 1-31-1969 Inactive
See M-a-64
M-a-30 Circular Chart Support Pin 16p(A) and 16p(B) 4-8-1969 Inactive
See M-a-64
M-a-31 Use of Clarifiers on Dairy Farms Sec. 7 5-15-1970
Revised 8-17-1979
ACTIVE
    Sup. 1 Use of Separators on Dairy Farms Sec. 7 1-17-1984 ACTIVE
M-a-32 Acceptable Minimum Distances Between Individual Water Wells and Sources of Contamination 8r and App. D 6-24-1970 Inactive
See M-a-64
M-a-33 Hermetically Sealed Containers for Use with "Sterilized" Milk Products Sec. 1 and 16p(C) 8-26-1970
Revised 8-17-79
Inactive
See M-I-00-6
M-a-34 Abnormal Milk Control Program 1r 9-15-1970 Inactive
See M-a-44
M-a-35 Definition G - Pasteurization, 1969 Edition, Grade "A" Condensed and Dry Milk Products DMO-Sec. 1 3-22-1971
Removed 8-10-1964
Inactive
See M-a-64
M-a-36
Rescinded by M-a-38
Item 8r, Water Supply, Water Well Casings that Terminate Below Ground Level, i.e., Buried Seals 8r 5-10-1971 Inactive
See M-a-44
M-a-37 Trial Acceptance of Acoustical Composition Ceiling with a Nonabsorbent Finish 2p 10-15-1971
Reissued 8-17-1979
Inactive
See M-I-03-1
   Sup. 1 Acoustical Composition Ceiling Tile with a Nonabsorbent Finish 2p 7-11-1973
Revised 8-17-1979
Inactive
See M-I-03-1
M-a-38
Rescinds M-a-36
Item 8r, Water Supply, Water Well Casings that Terminate Below Ground Level, i.e., Buried Seals (Rescinds M-a-36) 8r and 7p 12-9-1971
Amended 2-26-1974
Inactive
See M-a-64
    Sup. 1
Rescinds Effective Date of M-a-38
Item 8r, Water Supply 8r and 7p 2-27-1974 Inactive
See M-I-92-15
M-a-39 Region III Seminar Questions & Answers (Testing Indicating Thermometers on Storage Tanks at Receiving/Transfer Stations and Highest Raw in HTST System) 16p and 17p 12-17-1971
Revised 8-17-1979
ACTIVE
M-a-40 Debiting of Abnormal Milk Counts During Surveys - 2 Out of the Last 4 Samples Exceed the Limit MMSR
Sec. B, 2, e, 2) and App.
Sec. A, 10
1-6-1972 Inactive
See M-a-64
M-a-41 Air Vents in Milking Machine Inflations 9r 11-07-1972
Revised 8-17-1979
Inactive
See M-I-03-1
M-a-42 Coded Memoranda Transmittal   2-6-1973
Revised and
Reissued 8-17-1979
Inactive
See M-I-00-6
M-a-43 Single Line Farm Pipeline Milkers Using Vacuum-Gravity (Reverse Flush) Washing Systems 10r and
11r
5-31-1973
Revised 8-17-1979
ACTIVE
M-a-44 Updating of the M-a Series of the Rating Officers Manual Rating Officers Manual 6-6-1973 Inactive
See M-a-64
M-a-45 Milk Temperatures at Transfer Stations 17p 6-20-1973
Revised 8-17-1979
Inactive
See M-I-03-1
M-a-46 Mechanical Cleaning, Sanitizing and Storage of Pipeline Milking Equipment in Milking Barns or Parlors 12r 7-12-1973 Inactive
See M-a-64
M-a-47 Rinse Tests for Single Service Containers 12p and
App. G
8-21-1973 Inactive
See M-a-64
M-a-48 Definition of Cottage Cheese Sec. 1 10-12-1973 Inactive
See M-a-64
M-a-49 Nonfat Dry Milk Labels Containing Two Grade Designations (Dry Milk Ordinance) DMO-Sec. 4 11-28-1973
Revised 8-17-1979
ACTIVE
M-a-50 Protection of Plastic Milk Dispenser Bags 19p 2-25-1974
Reissued 8-17-1979
Inactive
M-I-03-1
    Sup. 1 Protection of Plastic Milk Dispenser Bags 19p 3-13-1974
Revised and
Reissued 8-17-1979
Inactive
M-I-03-1
M-a-51 Filtration of Air for Blow Molding Single Service Plastic Milk Containers 15p(A) and
App. H
7-2-1974
Revised 8-17-1979
ACTIVE
M-a-52 Additives to Boiler Feed Water 15p(A) and
App. H
7-11-1974 Inactive
See M-a-64
M-a-53 Unloading of Milk Transport Trucks 15p(A) 9-9-1974 Inactive
See M-a-64
   Sup. 1 Unloading of Milk Transport Trucks 15p(A) 12-2-1974 Inactive
See M-a-64
M-a-54 Use of Whey in Grade "A" Milk and Milk Products Sec. 9 2-3-1975 Inactive
See M-a-64
M-a-55 Interim Criteria and Sanitation Standards for Use of Sweet Whey in Grade "A" Milk and Milk Products Sec. 7 3-14-1975 Inactive
See M-a-64
   Sup. 1 Amendment to Interim Criteria and Sanitation Standards for Use of Sweet Whey in Grade "A" Milk and Milk Products Sec. 7 6-29-1976 Inactive
See M-a-64
M-a-56 Ultra-Pasteurization 16p 7-16-1975
Revised 8-17-1979
Inactive
See M-I-06-1
M-a-57 Use of Auxiliary High Pressure Water Pumps on Grade "A" Dairy Farms 8r 10-24-1975
Revised 8-17-1979
ACTIVE
M-a-58 Lowfat Milk with Lactobacillus acidophilus Culture added Sec. 1 10-28-75 Inactive
See M-a-64
M-a-59 Use of a Magnetic Flow Meter as a Replacement for the Metering Pump in High Temperature Short Time Pasteurizing Systems 16p, App. H and
App. I
9-28-1976
Revised and
Reissued 8-17-1979
Inactive
See M-I-92-15
   Sup. 1 Field Tests for Use with DeLaval-Foxboro Magnetic Flow Meter System 16p, App. H and
App. I
6-6-1977
Reissued 8-17-1979
Inactive
See M-I-92-15
   Sup. 2 DeLaval-Foxboro Magnetic Flow Meter System 16p, App. H and
App. I
9-10-1979 Inactive
See M-I-92-15
   Sup. 3 Revised Test Procedures for Magnetic Flow Meter Systems 16p, App. H and
App. I
2-6-1981 Inactive
See M-I-92-15
M-a-60 Yogurt and Yogurt Products Covered Under the PMO Sec. 1 6-13-1977
Revised 8-17-1979
Inactive
See M-I-03-1
    Sup. 1 Clarification - Frozen Yogurt Status Under the PMO not Resolved Sec. 1 9-12-1977
Reissued 8-17-1979
Inactive
See M-I-03-1
M-a-61 Use of "Butter Flakes/Granules" as Optional Ingredients in Grade "A" Cultured Buttermilk and/or Grade "A" Acidified Buttermilk Sec. 1 6-24-1977
Revised 8-17-1979
ACTIVE
    Sup. 1
Use of "Butter Flakes/Granules" and "Butterflake Substitutes" as Optional Ingredients in Grade "A" Cultured Buttermilk and/or Grade "A" Acidified Buttermilk Sec. 1 4-30-1979
Revised 8-17-1979
ACTIVE
M-a-62 Multiuse Plastic Milk Containers 12p 10-20-1977
Reissued 8-17-1979
Inactive
See M-I-00-6
M-a-63 Well Pits and Existing Water Supplies 8r 5-12-1978
Revised 8-17-1979
Inactive
See M-I-06-1
M-a-64 Updating of the M-a Series of the Milk Sanitation Rating Officers Manual Rating
Officers
Manual
8-10-1979 Inactive
See M-I-92-15
M-a-65 Reverse Flush System for Flushing Milk Hoses, Teat Cup Clusters, Milker Claws and Inflations Between Cows 9r 11-15-1979 Inactive
See M-I-06-1
    Sup. 1 Clarification (Air Under Pressure) 16r 12-10-1980 ACTIVE
M-a-66 Sampling Frequency for Milk and Milk Products from Beyond the Limits of Routine Inspection (Section 11) Sec. 11 11-22-1979 Inactive
Rescinded
See M-I-03-1
M-a-66
Revised
Sampling Frequency for Milk and Milk Products from Beyond the Limits of Routine Inspection (Section 11) Sec. 11 10-20-1980 Inactive
Rescinded
See M-I-03-1
   Sup. 1 Sampling Frequency for Milk and Milk Products from Beyond the Limits of Routine Inspection (Section 11) MMSR 12-8-1980 Inactive
Rescinded
See M-I-03-1
M-a-66
2nd Revision
    Rescinds M-a-66 and M-a-66 Revised
Sampling Frequency for Milk and Milk Products from Beyond the Limits of Routine Inspection (Section 11) Sec. 11 3-1-1982 Inactive
See M-I-03-1
M-a-67 Multi-use Polycarbonate Plastic Milk Containers 12p 8-28-1980 Inactive
See M-I-06-1
M-a-68 7-Day Recording Thermometer on Raw Milk Storage Tanks 12p 12-10-1980 Inactive
See M-I-03-1
M-a-69 Guidelines for Interpretation of Item 9r 9r 3-6-1981 Inactive
See M-I-06-1
M-a-70 Milk Loading and Unloading Hoses 11p 3-1-1982 Inactive
See M-I-06-1
M-a-71 Milkline Drip Deflectors and Gravity-Type Strainers for Farm Bulk Tanks 14r 3-1-1982 ACTIVE
M-a-72 Antibiotic Analysis of Cultured Dairy Products and Eggnog and Eggnog Flavored Products Sec. 6 3-1-1982 ACTIVE
M-a-73 Use of Intermittent, Timed Release, High Pressure Insect Fogging Systems on Grade "A" Dairy Farms 19r 9-14-1984 Inactive
See M-I-06-1
M-a-74 Handling, Storage, Sampling and Shipment of Bulk Pasteurized Grade "A" Milk and Milk Products Sec's. 6, 7 and 11, 12p and 18p 5-5-1988 ACTIVE
See M-I-04-9
M-a-75 FDA Determination of Sampling for Animal Drug Residues and Other Contaminants in Milk Sec. 6 4-2-1990
See M-I-90-5 for Effective Date
Inactive
See M-I-06-1
M-a-76 Separation of Pipelines 15p 4-19-1990
See M-I-90-5 for Effective Date- 7-16-1990
Inactive
See M-I-06-1
   Sup. 1 Separation of Pipelines Update, Including Use of Block and Bleed Arrangements to Separate Product and Chemical Circuits 15p(B) 2-1-1995 Inactive
See M-I-06-1
M-a-77 Need for Calculating Adjusted Product Hold-ing Times for HTST Pasteurization Systems MMSR
Sec. D, 4
4- 11-1990
See M-I-90-5 for Effective Date-7-16-1990
Inactive
See M-I-00-6
M-a-78 Interpretation of Appendix N of the PMO Regarding Implementation App. N - Parts I & III 12-4-1991 Inactive
Revised M-a-78
   Revised M-a-78 Interpretation of Appendix N of the PMO Regarding Implementation App. N - Parts I and III 3-6-1992
Effective Date-
3-6-1992
Inactive
See M-I-06-1
M-a-79 Implementation of Appendix N of the PMO App. N -Part II 7-22-1992 Inactive
See Revision #1 M-a-79
   Revision #1 Implementation of Appendix N of the PMO App. N -Part II 3-10-1994 Inactive
See M-I-06-1
M-a-80 Interpretation Regarding Water Supplies (PMO/State Water Control Authority) 8r and App. D 12-4-1992
Revised 3-17-1993
Inactive
See M-I-06-1
M-a-81 Thermometric Lag Tests on Indicating Thermometers for UP and UHT (Aseptic) Processing Systems App. I 6-20-1993
Revised-Issue and Effective Date-8-20-1993
Inactive
See M-I-00-6
M-a-82 Appendix N of the PMO - Laboratory Requirements App. N Proposed
12-28-1993-
Executive Board Voted Not to Issue on 1-28-1994- FDA Concurred and
Rescinded M-a-82 on 3-15-1994
Inactive
See M-I-00-6
M-a-83 Grade "A" Powdered Dairy Blends as Ingredients of Other Grade "A" Dairy Products DMO 5-2-1994
Effective 9-1-1994
Inactive
See M-I-06-1
M-a-84 Charm B. stearothermophilus Tablet Disk Assay Sec. 6 5-2-1994
Effective 9-1-1994
Inactive
M-a-85
(Latest Revision)
See M-I-03-1
M-a-85 Beta lactam Test Methods Sec. 6 and
App. N
4-22-1994 for Comment with an Effective Date of 8-22-1994 Reviewed by NCIMS Board-
Rescinded 1-1-1995
Inactive
Rescinded
M-a-85
Revision #1
Beta lactam Test Methods for Use Under Appendix N and Section 6 of the PMO Sec. 6 and
App. N
9-1-1994 Inactive
Rescinded
M-a-85
Revision #2
Revision of M-a-85 to Include the Charm I/Cowside II Test for Cloxacillin In Milk Sec. 6 and
App. N
6-21-1995 Comment with Effective Date of 10-21-1995 Reviewed by NCIMS Board -
Rescinded 9-20-95
Inactive
Rescinded
M-a-85
Revision #3
Beta lactam Test Methods for Use Under Appendix N and Section 6 of the PMO Sec. 6 and
App. N
9-20-1995 Inactive
Rescinded
M-a-85
Revision #3
Corrected
Beta lactam Test Methods for Use Under Appendix N and Section 6 of the PMO Sec. 6 and
App. N
12-21-1995 Inactive
Rescinded
M-a-85
Revision #4
Beta lactam Test Methods for Use Under Appendix N and Section 6 of the PMO Sec. 6 and
App. N
6-3-1996 Inactive
Rescinded
M-a-85
Revision #5
Beta lactam Test Methods for Use Under Appendix N and Section 6 of the PMO Sec. 6 and
App. N
7-31-1996 Inactive
Rescinded
M-a-85
Revision #5
Addendum
Beta lactam Test Methods for Use Under Appendix N and Section 6 of the PMO Sec. 6 and
App. N
9-5-1996 Inactive
Rescinded
M-a-85
Revision #6
Beta lactam Test Methods for Use Under Appendix N and Section 6 of the PMO Sec. 6 and
App. N
7-14-1997 Inactive
Rescinded
M-a-85
Revision #7
Beta lactam Test Methods for Use Under Appendix N and Section 6 of the PMO Sec. 6 and
App. N
5-21-1999 Inactive
Rescinded
M-a-85
Revision #8
Beta lactam Test Methods for Use Under Appendix N of the Pasteurized Milk Ordinance (PMO) Sec. 6 and
App. N
1-22-2001 Inactive
Rescinded
M-a-85
Revision #9
Beta lactam Test Methods for Use Under Appendix N and Section 6 of the Pasteurized Milk Ordinance (PMO) Sec. 6 and
App. N
12-21-2001 Inactive
Rescinded
M-a-85
Revision #10
Beta lactam Test Methods for Use Under Appendix N and Section 6 of the Pasteurized Milk Ordinance (PMO) Sec. 6 and
App. N
5-30-2003 Inactive
Rescinded
M-a-85
Revision #11
Beta lactam Test Methods for Use Under Appendix N and Section 6 of the Pasteurized Milk Ordinance (PMO) Sec. 6 and
App. N
3-10-2004 Inactive
Rescinded
M-a-85
Revision #12
Beta lactam Test Methods for Use Under Appendix N and Section 6 of the Pasteurized Milk Ordinance (PMO) Sec. 6 and
App. N
10-1-2007 ACTIVE
M-a-86 Certification of Industry Personnel (Supervisors) in the Use of FDA Evaluated Drug Residue Tests (1991 NCIMS Conference Problem 239) for Screening Bulk Milk Pickup Tankers App. N 6-13-1999
Effective Date of
10-13-1994-Reviewed by NCIMS Board
Rescinded 1-1-1995
Inactive
Rescinded
M-a-86-
Revised
Certification of Industry Personnel (Supervisors) in the Use of FDA Evaluated Drug Residue Tests (1991 NCIMS Conference Problem 239) for Screening Bulk Milk Pickup Tankers App. N 9-30-1994
Effective 1-1-1995
Rescinded 8-1-2000
Inactive
Rescinded
M-a-86
Revision #1
Appendix N Testing Program for Drug Residues App. N 9-17-1999 for Comment with an
Effective Date of 12-17-1999
Reviewed by NCIMS Board-Rescinded 8-1-2000
Inactive
Rescinded
M-a-86
Revision #2
Appendix N Testing Program for Drug Residues App. N 2-1-2000-Effective
8-1-2000
Rescinded 7-23-2001
Inactive
Rescinded
M-a-86
Revised
Appendix N Testing Program for Drug Residues App. N 1-22-2001for Comment with an Effective Date
5-22-2001
Inactive
Rescinded
M-a-86
Revision #3
Appendix N Testing Program for Drug Residues App. N 7-23-2001 Inactive
See M-I-06-1
M-a-87 Use of Ball Type Sanitary Check Valves in HTST, HHST, and Aseptic Processing Systems Sec. 7
16p(B), 16p(D)
3-21-1995 for Comment with an
Effective Date of
8-21-1995
Revised and Issued
8-15-1995 with an Effective Date of
10-15-1995
ACTIVE
M-a-88 Maximum Flush Times for Leak Detect Valves and Lines in Continuous Flow Pasteurization Systems 16p(B) 4-1-1995 for Comment with an Effective Date of 8-1-1995
Corrected and Issued 11-15-1995 with Effective Date of 10-15-1995
Inactive
See M-I-03-1
M-a-89 Reclaiming Heat from Vapors Drawn from Pasteurized Milk and Milk Products for Heating Raw Milk 16p(D), and
15p(B)
3-25-1996
Effective 3-25-1996
ACTIVE
M-a-90 Delvo P Multi Test Sec. 6 6-5-1995 Sent out
for Comment with a Proposed Effective Date of 10-1-1995
Corrections were made and Re-Issued on 8-15-1995 with an Effective Date of 8-1-1995
ACTIVE
M-a-91 Definition of "Component Part" for Single Service Containers App. J 2-23-1996 Inactive
See M-I-06-1
M-a-92 FDA Position On Extra-Label Use of Fluoroquinolones. 15r 11-13-1995 for Comment with an Effective Date of 3-13-1996
Rescinded 4-10-1996
Inactive
Rescinded
See M-I-03-2
M-a-93 Sampling Related Questions and Answers Sec. 6 8-27-1999 for Comment with an Effective Date of 12-27-1999
Revised and Issued 11-12-1999- Effective Same Date
ACTIVE
M-a-94 Single-Service Glass Milk Containers App. J 2-17-2004 ACTIVE
M-a-95 Effect of Cooling Rates on the Growth of Salmonella spp., Listeria monocytogenes and Escherichia coli O157:H7 in Sorbate-Free Cultured Sour Cream and Acidified Sour Cream Utilized to Modify the Cooling Temperature Requirements of Item 17p of the Grade “A” Pasteurized Milk Ordinance for these Sour Cream Products 17p 8/18/2006
Implementation Date of 12/1/2006
ACTIVE
M-a-96 Evaluation of Milk Laboratories (2005 Revision)
  • Memorandum (available in PDF)
  • Document (available in PDF)
Section 6 and Appendix G 11/21/2006
Implementation Date of 1/1/2007
ACTIVE
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