R70-330-6. Bacteriological Standards

(1) The bacterial standards for raw milk shall be a bacterial count of no more than 20,000 per milliliter (mL) and a coliform count of no more than 10 per mL. (2) The department shall suspend a permit issued under Section 4-3-301 if two out of four consecutive samples or two samples in a 30-day period violate the sample limits established in this rule. (3) If bacterial test results for a sample show results outside of those allowed in Subsection R70-330-6(1), the sample shall be tested for pathogens based on product type as outlined in Table 1. TABLE 1 Required Pathogen Testing Raw Milk and Raw Cream Raw Cheese Listeria Monocytogenes Listeria Monocytogenes E. Coli 0157:H7 E. Coli 0157:H7 STEC STEC Salmonella Salmonella Campylobacter jejuni