Wash. Admin. Code § 16-101-701
(2) The department does not adopt the following portions of the Grade "A" Pasteurized Milk Ordinance, 2023 Revision:
(a) Grade "A" Pasteurized Milk Ordinance - 2023 Revision.
| PMO Page No. | Excepted Portion | |
| Page 16 | • | Section 3, Permits, paragraph 5, which begins with "The regulatory agency shall suspend…" |
| • | Section 3, Permits, paragraph 6, which begins with "Upon notification…" | |
| Pages 28 | • | Section 6, The Examination of Milk and/or Milk Products, paragraph 11, which begins with "Whenever two (2) of the last four (4) consecutive…" |
| Page 33 | Section of Table 1 entitled "GRADE "A" RAW MILK AND MILK PRODUCTS FOR PASTEURIZATION, ULTRA-PASTEURIZATION, ASEPTIC PROCESSING AND PACKAGING, OR RETORT PROCESSED AFTER PACKAGING OR FERMENTED HIGH-ACID, SHELF-STABLE PROCESSING AND PACKAGING" | |
| • | Under Temperature: "Cooled to 10°C (50°F) or less within four (4) hours after starting the milking operation. The milk shall then be cooled within two (2) more hours to 7°C (45°F) or less. Provided, that the blend temperature after the first milking and subsequent milkings does not exceed 10°C (50°F)." | |
| Note: Milk sample submitted for testing cooled and maintained at 0°C (32°F) to 4.5°C (40°F), where sample temperature is ˃ 4.5°C (40°F) but ≤7.0°C (45°F) and less than three (3) hours after collection has not increased in temperature; | ||
| • | Under Bacterial Limits: Only the sentence… "Individual producer milk not to exceed 100,000 per mL prior to commingling with other producer milk." | |
| Pages 33 | Under Somatic Cell Count: "individual producer milk not to exceed 750,000 per mL… *Goat milk 1,500,000 mL." |
(b) Standards for Grade "A" Raw Milk for Pasteurization, Ultra-pasteurization, Aseptic Processing and Packaging or Retort Processed After Packaging or Fermented High-Acid, Shelf-Stable Processing and Packaging.
| PMO Page No. | Excepted Portion |
| Page 58-59 | Item 18r. "Raw Milk Cooling" paragraph 1, which begins with "Raw milk for pasteurization, ultra-pasteurization, aseptic processing and packaging or retort processed after packaging or fermented high-acid, shelf-stable processing and packaging shall be cooled…" |
| Page 59 | I. "Administrative Procedures", item 1 only |
(c) 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.
| PMO Page No. | Excepted Portion |
| Page 119 | Item 18p. "Bottling, Packaging and Container Filling", under Public Health Reason, first sentence only which begins with "Manual bottling, packaging, and container filling…" |
| Page 119 | Item 18p. "Administrative Procedures", item number 2 only. |
| Page 121 | Item 19p. "Capping, container closure and sealing and Dry Milk Product Storage", Administrative Procedures, item number 1 only. |
| Page 134 | Sections 15 (Enforcement), 16 (Penalty), and 17 (Repeal and Date of Effect) |
(d) Appendix E: Examples of 3-out-of-5 Compliance Enforcement Procedures.
| PMO Page No. | Excepted Portion |
| Pages 210-211 | All of Appendix E |
[Statutory Authority: RCW 15.36.021 and chapter 34.05 RCW. WSR 25-23-037, s 16-101-701, filed 11/13/25, effective 12/14/25; WSR 19-09-008, § 16-101-701, filed 4/5/19, effective 5/6/19; WSR 13-03-046, § 16-101-701, filed 1/10/13, effective 2/10/13. Statutory Authority: RCW 15.36.21 [ 15.36.021] and chapter 15.36 RCW. WSR 08-24-073, § 16-101-701, filed 12/1/08, effective 1/1/09.]