Md. Code Regs. 10.15.08.02 - Definitions
A. In this chapter,
the following terms have the meanings indicated.
B. Terms Defined.
(1) "Aging of cheese " means the storing and
maturing of cheese under controlled conditions of temperature and
humidity.
(2) "Aging period " means
the aging of raw milk cheese for at least 60 calendar days at a temperature of
not less than 35°F.
(3) "Aging
room " means the area where the aging of cheese takes place.
(4) "Dairy farm " means a place or premises:
(a) Where one or more lactating animals,
including cows, goats, sheep, water buffaloes, or other hooved mammals, are
kept for milking purposes; and
(b)
From which the milk is sold or offered for sale.
(5) "Department " means the Department of
Health and Mental Hygiene.
(6)
"Departmental inspection area " means the area in which the Department routinely
makes inspections under Health-General Article, Title 21, Subtitle 4, Annotated
Code of Maryland.
(7) "Drug
residue" means a substance that prevents the growth of bacteria in milk
products.
(8) "Farmstead cheese "
means a cheese made on a dairy farm :
(a) Using
only the raw milk produced by the herd or flock on the dairy farm ;
and
(b) That meets the definitions
and standards of a hard cheese, as set forth in 21 CFR Part 133.
(9) "Industry plant sampler "
means:
(a) An individual responsible for the
collection of official samples for regulatory purposes at a plant as outlined
in the Grade "A" Pasteurized Milk Ordinance, Appendix N; and
(b) An employee of the plant who is evaluated
a least once every 2-year period by a sampling surveillance officer or a
properly delegated sampling surveillance official.
(10) "Milk " means the milk of a cow, goat, or
other hooved mammals.
(11)
"Official laboratory " means a laboratory that is a biological, chemical, or
physical laboratory, which is under the direct supervision of the
Department .
(12) "Officially
designated laboratory " means a laboratory that is a:
(a) Commercial laboratory authorized to do
official work by the Department ; or
(b) Milk industry laboratory officially
designated by the Department for the examination of producer samples of raw
milk for drug residue.
(13) "Plant " means any place, premise, or
establishment where milk or milk products are collected, handled, processed,
stored, packaged or otherwise prepared for distribution as a farmstead
cheese .
(14) "Raw milk " means
unpasteurized milk .
(15)
"Sanitation inspection " means an evaluation of the milk plant and associated
processes in accordance with this chapter.
(16) "Sanitization " means:
(a) The application of any effective method
or substance to properly clean surfaces for the destruction of pathogens and
other microorganisms, as far as is practicable; and
(b) A treatment that:
(i) Does not adversely affect the equipment,
the milk , milk product, or the health of consumers; and
(ii) Is acceptable to the
Department .
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