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Milk must be placed under temperature controls

3.1 Milk for export as food must be placed under temperature controls as soon as practicable after milking.

Chilling

4.1 Milk and milk products that are to be chilled must

(a) be cooled to a temperature of 5°C or cooler (but not cooler than minus 1°C); or

(b) be cooled in accordance with the alternative temperature controls specified for chilling the milk and milk products in the applicable approved arrangement.

4.2 If paragraph 4.1 (b) applies, the applicable approved arrangement must validate that:

(a) achieving the alternative temperature controls; and

(b) the way in which the chilling is to be done;

minimises the growth of pathogens that could adversely affect the fitness for human consumption of the milk and milk products given the conditions under which they are to be stored, handled, loaded and transported.

Note 1 For the meaning of validate see order 7.

Note 2 For verification requirements see subclause 3.7 and clause 5 of Schedule 2.