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MILK 



[United States Department of Agriculture, Bureau of Animal Industry, Dairy Division.] 

 SANITARY INSPECTION OF STORES HANDLING BULK MILK 



. Gallons sold daily: . Permit No. . Date: . 



(Signed) , Inspector. 



[Back of card.] 



DETAILED SCORE 



Operator: . Address: 



Remarks: . 



Equipment. 



Building: 



Location: Free from contaminating sur- 

 roundings 



Separate room for milk handling 



Construction 



Floors, tight, smooth, cleanable 1 



Walls, tight, smooth, cleanable. . . . 1 

 Ceilings, tight, smooth, cleanable.. . 1 

 Show cases, smooth, free from ledges 



and crevices 1 



Provision for light (10 per cent, of 



floor space) 



Provision for pure air 1 



Screens 2 



Utensils 



Construction: Easily cleaned; free from 



open seams and complicated parts. .' 5 

 Condition: Free from rust, dents, etc.. 2 

 Facilities for cleaning: 

 Water, clean, convenient, and abun- 

 dant 2 



Hot water or steam 3 



Brushes and washing powder 1 



Protected from flies and dust when not 



in use 2 



Ice-box 



Separate ice-box for milk 5 



(Milk kept in separate compart- 

 ment, 2.) 



Construction 3 



Tight and cleanable 1 



Non-absorbent lining 1 



Good drainage 1 



Protected from flies and dust 2 



Total... 



Score. 



15 



10 



40 



Methods. 



Building: 

 Cleanliness . 

 Floor. . . 



Wall 



Ceiling. 



Show cases, shelves, etc.. . , 



Freedom from flies 



Freedom from rubbish . . . 



Air 



Freedom from dust 



Freedom from odors . . . 



Thoroughly washed and rinsed 10 



Steamed 10 



(Scalded, 5.) 

 Ice-box: 



Cleanliness of ice-box 



Handling: 



Placed on ice as soon as received 



(Protected, put on ice inside of an 



hour, 2.) 

 (Unprotected, but put on ice inside of 



an hour, 1.) 

 Temperature of milk, below 50 F. (51- 



55, 8; 56-60, 5; 61-65, 2) 



Freedom from undue exposure to air. . . 

 Cleanliness of attendants. . . 



Total. 



Score. 



10 



20 



Equipment + Methods = Tota. 



NOTE. If the C9nditiona in any particular are so exceptionally bad as to be inadequately expressed 

 by a score of "0," the inspector can make a deduction from the total score. 



experience accumulates and as inspection is entrusted to expert 

 hands. 



Milk-supplies may be controlled by federal, state, or municipal 

 authorities. Federal control affects only interstate shipments, 

 but the research of federal laboratories has contributed to our 

 knowledge. Federal officials have given substantial aid by their 

 collaboration with state and municipal authorities. Inspection 

 of dairies is carried out chiefly by state and municipal authorities. 

 Theoretically, state inspection is to be preferred to municipal 



