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Dairy Council Digest Archives
Ensuring Dairy Quality & Safety from Farm to Refrigerator
Summary
Milk and other dairy products are among the safest, highest quality foods in the U.S. as a result of government and industry regulatory and quality control programs. Vigilance at every stage of dairy production, processing, and distribution contributes to dairy's safety record. Consumers also play an important role in maintaining the quality of milk and other dairy products.
The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has primary responsibility for the safety of milk sold in interstate commerce. Among its many activities, this government agency oversees the federal Grade A Pasteurized Milk Ordinance (PMO), which is the primary safeguard for the nation's milk supply. The dairy industry, including farmers and dairy processors, not only adheres to government regulations regarding milk production and processing, but also adopts many voluntary practices to protect dairy foods.
Ensuring milk's quality and safety requires proper attention to conditions on the farm to retail outlets. On the farm, dairy farmers provide each animal with safe, comfortable housing, nutritious feed, regular veterinary care, and sanitary milking procedures. At the dairy processing plant, every load of incoming milk is tested for quality and milk is pasteurized to assure its microbiological safety.
Dairy processors take measures (e.g., refrigerated storage, sanitary procedures) to prevent post-pasteurization contamination of milk and other dairy products. Retailers and consumers maintain the safety and quality of milk and other dairy foods by keeping these foods at proper temperatures and by following recommended handling practices. Dairy foods are regularly monitored from farm to retail outlets to ensure compliance with government food safety regulations.
Consumers can be assured that the dairy industry, along with the US government, continually places the utmost importance on the quality and safety of milk and other dairy products, making them among the safest, highest quality foods in the US.
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