(1) Methods of analysis, including butterfat analysis, shall comply with the requirements of section 6 and 7 of the pasteurized milk ordinance. Analysis required on producer, raw, and finished product samples shall comply with the pasteurized milk ordinance.
  (2) The milk buyer of grade A raw milk shall be responsible for making the quality tests on the raw milk, at the producer level, that are required by law unless the director specifies otherwise. It shall be the responsibility of the bulk milk hauler/sampler to collect the samples for analysis. In situations where the producer is not represented by a milk buyer or handler that provides an approved sample analysis and reporting service, it shall be the responsibility of the producer to insure that the proper number of samples are submitted to an approved laboratory for analysis and that the results are reported to the department. In all situations, it is ultimately the producer’s responsibility to insure that a minimum of 4 official sample results for the previous 6 months’ production are reported to the department. The test results shall be reported to the department as requested.

Terms Used In Michigan Laws 288.537

  • Approved laboratory: means a laboratory that is listed in the national conference of interstate milk shipments list of sanitation compliance and enforcement ratings distributed by the United States food and drug administration and as approved by the director. See Michigan Laws 288.472
  • Department: means the Michigan department of agriculture. See Michigan Laws 288.473
  • Director: means the director of the Michigan department of agriculture or his or her designee. See Michigan Laws 288.473
  • Milk: means the lacteal secretion, practically free from colostrum, obtained by the complete milking of 1 or more healthy cows, goats, sheep, or other dairy animals. See Michigan Laws 288.474
  • Milk buyer: means any producer, milk producer marketing organization, milk plant, receiving station, transfer station, or bulk milk hauler that either takes delivery of raw milk or raw milk product or manages the sale of the raw milk or raw milk product, or both. See Michigan Laws 288.474
  • Producer: means a person that owns or operates a dairy farm and sells or distributes milk produced on that farm including a person that markets milk on behalf of a producer under a marketing agreement. See Michigan Laws 288.476
  • Standard methods: means the seventeenth edition of "Standard Methods for the Examination of Dairy Products" published by the American Public Health Association, incorporated by reference. See Michigan Laws 288.476
  • United States: shall be construed to include the district and territories. See Michigan Laws 8.3o
  (3) Methods for determining the sediment content of milk shall be those described in standard methods. Sediment content shall be based on comparison with official United States department of agriculture sediment standards, incorporated by reference.
  (4) If the sediment disc is classified as no. 1, no. 2, or no. 3, the producer’s milk may be accepted. If the milk contains more sediment than a no. 3, it is considered rejectable.
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