Iowa Code r. 21-68.52 - Examining milk by sight and smell

(1) Before a milk hauler receives or collects milk from a dairy farm, the hauler shall examine the milk by sight and smell and shall reject all milk that has any of the following characteristics:

1. Objectionable odor.

2. Abnormal appearance and consistency.

3. Visible adulteration.

(2) A milk hauler who rejects milk from a farm shall collect only a sample of the rejected milk.

(3) If a dairy farmer disputes a milk hauler's rejection of the milk, the milk hauler shall contact the operator of the dairy plant to which the milk would ordinarily be delivered, and the plant operator or the plant field person shall examine the rejected milk to determine whether the milk was properly rejected.

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Iowa Code r. 21-68.52