Oregon Statutes 621.181 – Standards of sanitation for operation of plants and facilities
The State Department of Agriculture shall prescribe minimum standards of sanitation for the operation of dairy products plants and physical facilities of a distributor or producer-distributor including, but not limited to, standards for the:
Terms Used In Oregon Statutes 621.181
- Cream: means that portion of milk consisting of milk fat. See Oregon Statutes 621.003
- Department: means the State Department of Agriculture. See Oregon Statutes 621.003
- Distributor: means a person who purchases only unpasteurized milk and pasteurizes or otherwise processes that milk, then bottles and distributes the milk for human consumption. See Oregon Statutes 621.003
- Fluid milk: means milk and any other product made by the addition of a substance to milk or to a liquid form of milk product if the milk or other product is produced, processed, distributed, sold or offered or exposed for sale for human consumption. See Oregon Statutes 621.003
- Milk: means the lacteal secretion of cows, sheep and goats. See Oregon Statutes 621.003
(1) Washing, cleaning, maintenance and condition of floors, walls and ceilings of all rooms directly connected with the handling, processing and storage of dairy products, fluid milk or milk, and the equipment used therein, including bulk tank trucks and other mobile equipment used in the transportation of milk or cream from farm to plant or between plants.
(2) Health and cleanliness of personnel.
(3) Cleanliness and sanitation of surrounding premises.
(4) Disposal of all waste and sewage material.
(5) Control of insects and rodents.
(6) Construction, cleaning and sanitizing of utensils, containers and equipment used in direct contact with dairy products, fluid milk or milk. [1953 c.686 § 6; 1999 c.197 § 28]