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3. Milk receivers and other equipment noted in the Provision are not to be
located in milking areas where cattle are housed. These storage
provisions are found in the PMO under Administrative Procedure1.

4. All manual cleaning of milk contact surfaces must be done in the milk-
room.

5. Milk inlets that are not positioned either horizontally or upwards are in
violation of this item of the PMO. (Downward positioned inlets will not
allow for complete drainage of the system.)

6. Clean equipment must be stored off the floor on clean racks or other
surfaces. Milking units that are cleaned in the milkroom may be left in
the utensil sink following cleaning. This will protect them from
contamination and facilitate subsequent sanitization prior to the next
milking.

7. Failure to properly store the wash units located in the parlor (jetters)
during milking is a violation of this item.

8. Single service milk filters, strainer pads, and similar single service
articles that are in use must be stored in a suitable cabinet or container
and protected against contamination. Filter box cabinets located in
breezeways or other areas such as milking barns or parlors,
storerooms, or office cabinets must be constructed to preclude any
contaminating substances, dust, dirt, moisture, insects, etc.

It is never a good practice to remove the filters from their original carton
and place them in a cabinet for use since many containers or cabinets
are not completely dust and moisture tight. Unopened filter boxes may
be stored in the storeroom, office, or other clean area in a manner as
not to be exposed to possible contamination.

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