Section 22-133-127 - Retail raw milk, filling, capping and container. Standards(a) Retail raw milk producers with a daily production of two hundred fifty pounds (250) or less shall comply with the following requirements:(1) All workers filling and capping shall wear hair covering and wash hands immediately prior to starting the filling operation;(2) Multiple use containers shall be washed, sanitized and drained no more than four hours prior to filling. Washing and sanitizing may be done in a three compartment sink or other apparatus acceptable to the commissioner;(3) Single service caps shall be sanitized immediately prior to use;(4) Filling shall be done using suitable stainless steel piping equipped with a positive shutoff valve. No dipping or ladling is permitted;(5) During filling, the pouring lip of the container shall be protected from overhead contamination by the use of a drip deflector installed on the filling device;(6) The exterior of filled and capped containers shall be rinsed with potable water or potable water treated with a sanitizer;(7) Each filled container shall have the label affixed and the last sale date stamped or otherwise applied to the container before being transferred to a cooler or customer;(8) Wet storage of filled containers is not permitted; and(9) The storage and construction of caps and containers shall conform to section 22-133-115(a) of the Regulations of Connecticut State Agencies.(b) Retail raw producers with a daily production of greater than two hundred fifty pounds (250) shall comply with the following requirements:(1) Filling and capping shall be done in a sanitary manner using a mechanical device approved by the commissioner;(2) All workers filling and capping shall wear hair covering and wash hands immediately prior to starting the filling operation;(3) Multiple use containers shall be washed, sanitized and drained no more than four hours prior to filling. Washing and sanitizing may be done in a three compartment sink or other apparatus acceptable to the commissioner;(4) The pouring lip of the container shall be protected from overhead contamination;(5) The exterior of filled and capped containers shall be rinsed with potable water or potable water treated with a sanitizer;(6) Each filled container shall have the label affixed and the last sale date stamped or otherwise applied to the container before being transferred to a cooler or customer;(7) Wet storage of filled containers is not permitted; and(8) The storage and construction of caps and containers shall conform to section 22-133-115(a) of the Regulations of Connecticut State Agencies.Conn. Agencies Regs. § 22-133-127
Adopted effective October 1, 2005