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INTRODUCED
May 13, 2009
S. 818
S. Printed 5/13/09--S.
Read the first time May 13, 2009.
TO APPROVE REGULATIONS OF THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROL, RELATING TO MILK AND MILK PRODUCTS, DESIGNATED AS REGULATION DOCUMENT NUMBER 4017, PURSUANT TO THE PROVISIONS OF ARTICLE 1, CHAPTER 23, TITLE 1 OF THE 1976 CODE.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina:
SECTION 1. The regulations of the Department of Health and Environmental Control, relating to milk and milk products, designated as Regulation Document Number 4017, and submitted to the General Assembly pursuant to the provisions of Article 1, Chapter 23, Title 1 of the 1976 Code, are approved.
SECTION 2. This joint resolution takes effect upon approval by the Governor.
Regulation 61-34 ensures that consumers are receiving safe, high quality, Grade "A" raw milk for human consumption. The regulation addresses sanitation standards for milk production facilities (including farms) and addresses food safety and packaging requirements associated with raw milk. The regulation was last amended in 1993. These amendments include food safety standards for raw milk, permit requirements, sampling and reporting requirements, laboratory procedures, labeling standards, enforcement procedures, and other related editorial and stylistic changes as necessary to improve the overall quality of the Regulation.
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