BS 4285-4:1991
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Microbiological examination for dairy purposes Methods for assessment of hygienic conditions
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English
30-04-1991
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Foreword
Committees responsible
Methods
1. Scope
2. General considerations
3. Inspection procedures
4. Preparation and use of swabs and rinses
5. Calculation and expression of results
6. Test report
Appendices
A. Palin's test for the presence of residual chlorine
B. Assessment of the hygienic condition of road tankers
C. Assessment of the hygienic condition of milk bottles
and cartons
D. Assessment of the hygienic condition of plant and
equipment
E. Assessment of the hygienic condition of farm dairy
equipment using rinse techniques
F. Surface areas
Tables
1. Guide to interpretation of results of Palin's test
2. Approximate surface areas of items of milking
equipment
Methods for determining the hygienic status, after cleaning and disinfecting, of farm dairy equipment, milk tanks, milk collection tankers, containers of milk, milk processing equipment and general items of equipment used in dairies.
| Committee |
AW/17
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| DevelopmentNote |
Supersedes 90/51790 DC and BS 4285(1968). (08/2005) Reviewed and confirmed by BSI, December 2011. (11/2011)
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| DocumentType |
Standard
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| Pages |
18
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| PublisherName |
British Standards Institution
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| Status |
Current
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| Supersedes |
This Part of BS 4285 describes methods for assessing the hygienic status of plant and equipment after cleaning and disinfection. The methods described are appropriate for farm dairy equipment, milk tanks, milk collection tankers, containers for milk, milk processing equipment and general items of equipment used in dairies.
NOTE The publications referred to in this standard are listed on the inside back page.
| BS 5226:1991 | Code of practice for equipment and procedures for the cleaning and disinfecting of milking machine installations |
| BS 4285-1.1:1991 | Microbiological examination for dairy purposes. Guide to general procedures Sampling and preparation of samples |
| BS 7771:1994 | Code of practice for pasteurization of milk on farms and in small dairies |
| BS 4285-3.7:1987 | Microbiological examination for dairy purposes. Methods for detection and/or enumeration of specific groups of microorganisms Enumeration of coliform bacteria |
| BS 4285-1.2:1984 | Microbiological examination for dairy purposes. Guide to general procedures Diluents, media and apparatus and their preparation and sterilization |
| BS 4285-3.3(1986) : 1986 | MICROBIOLOGICAL EXAMINATION FOR DAIRY PURPOSES - METHODS FOR DETECTION AND/OR ENUMERATION OF SPECIFIC GROUPS OF MICROORGANISMS - ENUMERATION OF AEROBIC BACTERIAL SPORES |
| BS 4285-3.1:1986 | Microbiological examination for dairy purposes. Methods for detection and/or enumeration of specific groups of microorganisms Enumeration of psychrotrophic microorganisms |
| BS 4285-3.6:1986 | Microbiological examination for dairy purposes. Methods for detection and/or enumeration of specific groups of microorganisms Enumeration of yeasts and moulds |
| BS 4285-3.14:1988 | Microbiological examination for dairy purposes. Methods for detection and/or enumeration of specific groups of microorganisms Enumeration of mesophilic microorganisms |
| BS 4285-1.3:1984 | Microbiological examination for dairy purposes. Guide to general procedures Procedures for obtaining incubation conditions |
| BS 4285-2.1:1984 | Microbiological examination for dairy purposes. Methods of general application for enumeration of microorganisms Enumeration of microorganisms by poured plate technique for colony count |
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