Pasteurization of Milk 



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ally recognized at the present time 

 that the branch of government to 

 which this supervision work should 

 be assigned is the health department. 

 This makes possible the correlation of 

 this work with other health activities 

 that are primarily directed towards 

 the suppression of disease. The state 

 should at least set minimum standards 

 for the control of milk pasteurization 

 which may be supplanted by the mun- 

 icipalities to fit their particular needs. 

 The supervising health department, 

 organized for the control of milk pas- 

 teurization, should have available en- 

 gineering, laboratory, and medical ser- 

 vice. The approval of the health de- 



partment should be required on the 

 system and equipment of each plant 

 producing pasteurized milk. A large 

 part of the supervision should be con- 

 centrated on the construction, opera- 

 tion and management of the plant and 

 its equipment. The operators of such 

 plants should have had proper train- 

 ing and be licensed by the health de- 

 partment. Milk should not be sold as 

 "pasteurized" unless its production and 

 sale is properly legalized and super- 

 vised by competent health authorities. 

 Laws and ordinances governing pas- 

 teurized milk should be specific in 

 every detail and should provide ade- 

 quate penalties for offenders. 



