CERTIFIED MILK 237 



If the producer has complied with all the requirements 

 he is furnished a certificate by the commission, which 

 permits him to use the "certified" label on his products. 



The term "certified milk" is registered in the United 

 States patent office and its use is legally permitted only 

 on milk approved by medical milk commissions. 



Uses. Certified milk is now largely used for infants 

 and invalids. There is, however, also a rapidly increasing 



Fig. 71. Truman Sanitary Milk Pail. (Storrs, Conn. Station.) 



use made of this milk by the better informed people who 

 realize the unsanitary condition of average market milk. 

 Certified milk is the means of saving the lives of thou- 

 sands of infants and its increasing use offers splendid 

 opportunities for dairymen who are in a position to 

 meet the requirements laid aown by medical commissions. 

 Production and Handling. The general conditions 

 called for in the production of "certified" milk are essen- 

 tially the same as those stated in the chapter on "sanitary 

 milk production." 



