Appendix N Pilot

Program Update

Tetracycline Pilot

•Pilot ended December 31, 2018

•>280,000 samples tested and reported

•6 positive test results

• 2 traced back to feed

What’s next?

•Report at 2019 NCIMS Conference

•Talks of Gentamycin as next drug

MSRO Updates

MSRO Update

TOP 9 DEBITS

“THE TOP 9”

• Top 9 violations on Ratings

• Compiled from the ratings of almost 1000 farms in the

2nd half of 2018

• Top 9 (found on more than 15% of farms)

• Same kind of numbers as Kevin’s FDA check ratings.

“THE TOP 9”

• 9) 17.0% Milkhouse – Cleanliness

• 8) 17.2% Milkhouse – Walls and Ceilings

• 7) 17.5% Utensils and Equipment – Construction

• 6) 17.7% Water Supply – Major (Water Supply violations combined is 31.0%)

• 5) 20.6% Utensils and Equipment - Storage

• 4) 20.7% Utensils and Equipment – Cleaning

• 3) 24.3% Milking Barn – Walls and Ceilings

• 2) 29.5% Milking and Milk Handling – Protection from Contamination

• 1) 33.6% Milking Barn – Cleanliness

#9 17.0% Milkhouse – Cleanliness

Form 2359a Section 6

• 31. Floors, walls, windows, tables and similar non product

contact surfaces clean

• 32. No trash, unnecessary articles, animals or fowl

#9 17.0% Milkhouse – Cleanliness

Form 2359a Section 6

• Milk House Surfaces.

• Under bulk tanks, behind utilities.

• Wash Vats

• Unnecessary items (Clothes, papers, trash, etc.)

• Open doors to unclean areas.

#8 17.2% Milkhouse – Walls and Ceilings

Form 2359a Section 5

• 19. Approved material and finish

• 20. Good Repair (windows, doors and hose port

included)

#8 17.2% Milkhouse – Walls and Ceilings

Form 2359a Section 5

• Holes in walls and ceiling (around pipes, etc.)

• Peeling Paint

• Raw Wood (supports, door frames, etc.)

• Windows, doors, hose ports in good repair

#7 17.5% Utensils and Equipment – Construction

Form 2359a Section 9

• 41. Smooth, impervious, nonabsorbent, safe materials; easily

cleanable

• 42. In good repair; accessible for inspection

• 43. Approved single-service articles; not reused

• 44. Utensils and equipment of proper design

• 45. Approved CIP cleaned milk pipeline system

#7 17.5% Utensils and Equipment – Construction

Form 2359a Section 9

• Rough/Frayed coating on electrodes in Receiver Jar

• Inking manhole cover gaskets

• No tools readily available in the milkhouse for disassembly, inspection,

and cleaning of non-CIP cleanable butterfly valves.

• Threaded Fittings

• Air injectors not closed coupled

• Flexible hose with non-CIP cleanable hose clamped fittings

#6 17.7% Water Supply – Major

Form 2359a Section 8

• 38. Constructed and operated according to Code

• 39. Complies with bacteriological standards

• 40. No connection between safe and unsafe supplies; no

improper submerged inlets

#6 17.7% Water Supply – Major

Form 2359a Section 8

• Wells (construction, Distance)

• Portable power washers

• Improper Air Gaps – Installation of Devices

• Reclaim Water (upstream and down) (Plate Labeling)

• Disinfectant injection

Chemical Injection Into Water Supplies

• If before pressure tank- need DNR Approval letter

• DSPS approved metering pump

• NSF 60 approved chemical with certification letter from manufacturer or label with required information

• Or the injected chemical(s) must be Generally Recognized As Safe (GRAS)

• Approved concentration

#5 20.6% Utensils and Equipment – Storage

Form 2359a Section 12

• 48. Multi-use containers and equipment properly stored

• 49. Assure complete drainage

• 50. Single service item properly stored

#5 20.6% Utensils and Equipment – Storage

Form 2359a Section 12

• Pipelines (sags)

• Fresh Buckets

• Drained/Drainable

• Filter Sock Boxes and Back Stock

#4 20.7% Utensils and Equipment – Cleaning

Form 2359a Section 10

• Wash locks on claws

• Bulk tank vents

• Receiver jar level sensor plugs

• Caps used to separate from contamination

• “Grandfathered wash manifolds”

• Milk valves on pipelines.

#4 20.7% Utensils and Equipment – Cleaning

Form 2359a Section 10

• Bulk Tank not cleaned each time it is emptied

• Partial pick-ups with no 7 day recording chart

• Partial pick-ups with more than 72 hours from start of filling to

emptying and cleaning

• Milking system not cleaned every 24 hours in continuous milking

operation

REMINDER

• When item 46 (Cleaning) is debited for a product contact surface, item 47 (Sanitization) may also be debited

because:

• unclean product contact surfaces cannot be effectively sanitized.

#3 24.3% Milking Barn – Walls and Ceilings

Form 2359a Section 2

• 5. Walls and ceilings smooth, painted or finished

adequately; in good repair; ceiling dust tight

#3 24.3% Milking Barn – Walls and Ceilings

Form 2359a Section 2 (5)

• Includes Parlors

• Whitewash

• Damage

• Rough stone walls

• Raw wood.

#2 29.5% Milking and Milk Handling –

Protection from Contamination

Form 2359a Section 14• 79. No overcrowding

• 84. Product and CIP cleaning Circuits separated

• 80. Improperly handled milk properly discarded

• 59. Immediate removal of Milk

• 60. Milk and Milk Equipment Properly Protected

• 51. Sanitized Milk contact surfaces not exposed to contamination

• 81. Air under pressure proper quality

#2 29.5% Milking and Milk Handling –

Protection from Contamination

Form 2359a Section 14

• Slingers & Dust Shields

• CIP Connections (Bulk tank, Water add, Jumpers) Disconnect?

• AIR BLOWS & AIR INJECTORS

• Submerged Drain Lines & Pinch Valves (close coupled?)

• Capped Ports (“O-ring/Boot)

#1 33.6% Milking Barn – Cleanliness

Form 2359a Section 3

• 10. Clean and Free of Litter

• 11. No swine or fowl

#1 33.6% Milking Barn – Cleanliness

Form 2359a Section 3• Includes Parlors

• BOLTED DECK/PIT MATS – DIRTY UNDER MATS

• Pipeline (milk valves)

• Service Alleys, Milking Platforms – Webs, Manure Accumulations

• Unclean Pens (lack of bedding)

• Behind Panels (rotary, parlors, robots)