Department: / DOC#:
REV:
Effective Date: / Supersedes: / Subject: Raw Milk Receipt
Issued by / Approved by:
Plant Number:

1.0  PURPOSE

Properly receive and document receipt of raw milk into ______for processing

2.0  SCOPE

This SOP applies to ______employees, as well as anyone who is using the plant for processing milk products.

3.0  SAFETY & ENVIRONMENTAL CONSIDERATIONS

Raw product entering the plant is an important control point to ensure contaminants do not come in with the product. Proper documentation of receipt of raw products is important for traceability and meet legal requirements set forth by the Department of Agriculture and Markets.

4.0  FREQUENCY

Whenever milk is brought to the plant to be processed and presented for receipt.

5.0  RESPONSIBILTY

·  TASK

Documentation of milk receiving, as well as taking raw product samples for testing, are the responsibility of the business/individual bringing the milk to the FPDL.

·  VERIFICATION
The Processor using the facility will record all necessary information on the sheet located on the wall in the FPDL hallway near the door. The Dairy Lab Manager will analyze the raw milk samples for antibiotics, coliform, and cryoscope and will report results to the FPDL Manager and product owner.

·  PAPERWORK REVIEW

6.0  PROCEDURE

Milk will be delivered to ______through the______. Care must be taken not to track soil into the plant via milk cans, totes, or hoses. If the processor is delivering their own milk, they need to wash hands, change shoes, and put on plant overclothes & hairnet/beard covers before entering plant.

Milk will be unloaded either into the raw product tank and then run through the HTST, or directly pumped into the HTST system.

If any milk spilled in the loading dock or parking lot, the area must be rinsed well with water, to ensure it goes down the drain.

Before the milk is pasteurized, the processor will take 2, two ounce vials of raw milk samples. These samples are to be dropped off at the Dairy Lab along with the accompanying information sheet. This sample must be taken by the owner of the milk OR a qualified person possessing a milk receiver’s license.

Processor will record the date, amount and source of milk, butterfat content, and intended use for the milk (what product is being made), on the information sheet posted just outside the entrance. Once the lab results are completed, the Lab Manager will record those details on the same sheet.

Once milk has been unloaded, vehicles need to be moved from the Delivery Space to the parking lot.

7.0  ATTACHMENT/DOCUMENTATION

Sample of Master Sheet that is posted in ______.

Milk Sample Sheet for Laboratory

8.0  SIGNATURES AND APPROVALS

Role / Name and Title / Signature / Date
Manager
SQF Practitioner