248 Principles of Legislative Milk Control. 



authorities, shall appear in a conspicuous place on every milk 

 container. 



3. No bottle or can shall be removed from a house in which 

 there is, or in which there has recently been, a case of communi- 

 cable disease until permission in writing has been granted by the 

 health authorities. 



4. All metal containers and piping shall be in good condi- 

 tion at all times. All piping shall be sanitary milk piping, in 

 couples short enough to be taken apart and cleaned with a brush. 



5. Small-top milking pails shall be used. 



Recommendations. 



1. All cans and bottles shall be cleaned as soon as possible after being emptied. 



2. Every conveyance used for transportation or delivery of milk, public carriers 

 excepted, shall bear the owner's name, milk-license number, and business address in un- 

 condensed gothic characters at least 2 inches in height. 



Handling of Milk. 



Requirements. 



1. It shall not be strained in the cow stable, but shall be 

 removed to the milk room as soon as it is drawn from the cow. 



2. It shall be cooled to 50 F. or below within two hours 

 after it is drawn from the cow and it shall be kept cold until it is 

 delivered to the consumer. 



3. It shall not be adulterated by the addition to or the sub- 

 traction of any substance or compound, except for the production 

 of the fluid derivatives allowed by law. 



4. It shall not be tested by taste at any bottling plant, milk 

 house, or other place in any way that may render it liable to 

 contamination. 



5. It shall be bottled only in a milk room or bottling plant for 

 which a license or permit has been issued. 



6. It shall be delivered in bottles, or single service containers, 

 with the exception that 20 quarts or more may be delivered in bulk 

 in the following cases : 



(a) To establishments in which milk is to be consumed or 

 used on the premises. 



(b) To infant-feeding stations that are under competent 

 medical supervision. 



7. It shall not be stored in or sold from a living room or from 

 any other place which might render it liable to contamination. 



Recommendations. 



1. It shall be cooled to 50 F. or below immediately after milking and shall be 

 kept at or below that temperature until it is delivered to the consumer. 



2. It shall contain no visible foreign material. 



3. It shall be labeled with the date of production. 



