New South Wales Consolidated Regulations New South Wales Consolidated RegulationsThe holder of a licence authorising the operation of a dairy produce factory must ensure that the following requirements are complied with in respect of milk collected from dairy farms for delivery to the dairy produce factory:
(a) milk must be sampled and sensory graded, and a record made of the volume and temperature of the milk and of the results of the sensory grading, by an appropriately qualified person,
(b) samples of milk must be taken, stored, transported and treated in accordance with the requirements of the NSW Dairy Manual,
(c) a sample of milk taken at dairy farms for microbiological testing must be a representative sample and must be taken aseptically,
(d) when a sample is taken for the purpose of testing for the presence of any anti-microbial drug residue, the sample must be a representative sample,
(e) milk received at a dairy produce factory must be tested in accordance with the requirements of the NSW Dairy Manual and a record of the test results kept at the factory and available for inspection for at least 12 months after the test,
(f) milk must not be processed for human consumption and must not be used in the manufacture of dairy products unless it complies with the requirements of the following standards of the Food Standards Code with respect to metals, chemical residues, drug residues and contaminants:(i) Standard 1.4.1 (Contaminants and Natural Toxicants),(ii) Standard 1.4.2 (Maximum Residue Limits),(iii) Standard 2.5.1 (Milk).