Section 785.350  Utensils and Equipment

a)         Utensils, milking machines (including pipeline systems), and other equipment used in the handling of milk shall be maintained in good conditions, shall be free from rust, open seams, milkstone, or any unsanitary condition and shall be washed, rinsed, and drained after each milking, stored on racks, and sanitized immediately before use with at least 50 p.p.m. chlorine solution or its equivalent (such as 100 p.p.m. acid anionics, 50 p.p.m. quaternary ammonium compounds or 25 p.p.m. iodophors).  All new utensils and equipment shall comply with applicable 3-A Sanitary Standards.

b)         Farm bulk tanks shall meet 3−A Sanitary Standards for construction at the time of installation and shall be installed in accordance with Section 785.1190(d).

c)         Single service articles shall be stored in a covered container and shall not be reused.