Measures to prevent contaminationMeasures to prevent contamination

Measures to prevent contamination

10.1 Effective measures must be taken to:

(a) prevent the contamination of milk and milk products and their ingredients by any thing or activity; and

(b) minimise the growth in milk and milk products and their ingredients of pathogens that could adversely affect the fitness for human consumption of the milk and milk products for export as food given the conditions under which they are to be stored, handled and transported; and

(c) ensure that the fitness for human consumption of milk and milk products for export as food and their ingredients is not otherwise adversely affected.

Note 1 For the meaning of ingredient see order 7.

Note 2 Paragraph 10.1 (a) requires for example that milk, milk products and ingredients not be contaminated by:

Note: (a) procedures for the preparation of milk and milk products; or

Note: (b) cleaning, sanitising or maintenance activities; or

Note: (c) handling or use etc of equipment, ingredients or packaging materials.

Note 3 Paragraph 10.1 (a) also requires for example that milk, milk products and ingredients not be cross contaminated by animal food or by milk and milk products that are unfit for human consumption. See further Part 7 of Schedule 5.

10.2 Without limiting the generality of subclause 10.1 effective measures must be taken to prevent milk and milk products that are not ready for human consumption contaminating milk and milk products that are ready for human consumption.

Calibration of measuring instruments

11.1 Measuring instruments that are relevant to whether the requirements of these Orders are complied with must be accurately calibrated.

Refrigeration chambers

12.1 The approved arrangement must validate that refrigeration chambers achieve the applicable temperature controls required under these Orders for chilling, freezing, maintaining, thawing and tempering milk and milk products, taking account of the maximum quantity of milk and milk products to be chilled, frozen, maintained, thawed or tempered at any one time using the chamber.

Note 1 For the meaning of validate see order 7.

Note 2 For verification requirements see clause 5 of Schedule 2.