Sec. 10.15.09.03. Incorporation by Reference

In this chapter the following documents are incorporated by reference:

A. Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act, 21 U.S.C. §§321-350f, as amended;

B. Nutrition Labeling and Education Act of 1990 (Public Law 101-535), as amended;

C. Bulk Milk Hauler/Sampler Manual, 2016 (Center for Milk & Dairy Product Safety, Office of Food Protection, Maryland Department of Health), which has been incorporated by reference in COMAR 10.15.06.03;

D. Maryland Laboratory Evaluation Program Manual, 2017 (Center for Milk and Dairy Product Safety, Office of Food Protection, Maryland Department of Health);

E. 21 CFR Parts 100-101, as amended;

F. 21 CFR Part 117;

G. 21 CFR Parts 130-133, as amended;

H. 21 CFR Parts 170-189, as amended;

I. FDA Food Safety Modernization Act, 21 U.S.C

J. Evaluation of Milk Laboratories, 2015 Revision (Food and Drug Administration and the National Conference on Interstate Milk Shipments, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services);

K. Grade “A” Pasteurized Milk Ordinance, 2017 Revision (U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Public Health Service, Food and Drug Administration), only:

(1) Section 5. Inspection of Dairy Farms and Milk Plants;

(2) Section 6. The Examination of Milk and/or Milk Products;

(3) Standards for Grade “A” Raw Milk for Pasteurization, Ultra-Pasteurization, Aseptic Processing and Packaging or Retort Processed after Packaging, all Items except for Item 9r. Administrative Procedures 1.a.;

(4) Standards for Grade “A” Pasteurized, Ultra-Pasteurized, Aseptically Processed and Packaged Low-Acid Milk and/or Milk Products, and Retort Processed after Packaged Low-Acid Milk and/or Milk Products, all Items except for Item 10p. Administrative Procedures 2.a., Item 11p. Administrative Procedures 2.a. and 6., Item 18p., and Item 19p.;

(5) Section 8. Animal Health;

(6) Section 12. Plans for Construction and Reconstruction;

(7) Section 13. Personnel Health;

(8) Section 14. Procedure when Infection or High Risk of Infection is Discovered;

(9) Section 15. Enforcement;

(10) Section 18. Separability Clause;

(11) Appendix A. Animal Disease Control;

(12) Appendix B. Milk Sampling, Hauling, and Transportation;

(13) Appendix C. Dairy Farm Construction Standards and Milk Production;

(14) Appendix D. Standards for Water Sources;

(15) Appendix E. Examples of 3-out-of-5 Compliance Enforcement Procedures;

(16) Appendix F. Cleaning and Sanitization;

(17) Appendix G. Chemical and Bacteriological Tests;

(18) Appendix H. Pasteurization Equipment and Procedures and Other Equipment;

(19) Appendix I. Pasteurization Equipment and Controls - Tests;

(20) Appendix K. HACCP Program;

(21) Appendix L. Applicable Regulations, Standards of Identity for Milk and Milk Products, The Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act, and the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act;

(22) Appendix M. Reports and Records;

(23) Appendix N. Drug Residue Testing and Farm Surveillance;

(24) Appendix O. Vitamin Fortification of Fluid Milk Products;

(25) Appendix Q. Operation of Automatic Milking Installations for the Production of Grade “A” Raw Milk for Pasteurization, Ultra-Pasteurization, Aseptic Processing and Packaging or Retort Processed after Packaging;

(26) Appendix R. Determination of Time/Temperature Control for Safety Milk and/or Milk Products; and

(27) Appendix S. Aseptic Processing and Packaging Program and Retort Processed after Packaging Program;

L. Milk for Manufacturing Purposes and its Production and Processing, Recommended Requirements, Effective July 21, 2011 (United States Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Marketing Service, Dairy Programs), only:

(1) Subpart C, § C12(a)(2)(ii) and C12(a)(3)(ii);

(2) Subpart E, § E1, E 1.4(a)—(e);

(3) Subpart E, § E1, E 1.15;

(4) Subpart E, § E1, E 1.16;

(5) Subpart E, § E 2, except for E 2.2.5, E 2.4.2, E 2.4.8, and E 2.4.9;

(6) Subpart E, § E 3;

(7) Subpart E, § E 4, except for E 4.3.2; and

(8) Subpart E, § E 6; and

M. Standard Methods for the Examination of Dairy Products (American Public Health Association, Seventeenth Edition, 2004).