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Dairy Standardization
Dairy Standardization aids in the marketing of milk and dairy products by providing a common language of trade through the development, improvement, and interpretation of standards, specifications and quality improvement programs.
General Specifications for Dairy Plants Approved for USDA Inspection and Grading Service [PDF] - effective August 28, 2002
"Milk for Manufacturing Purposes and its Production and Processing" [PDF] - effective September 1, 2005
Judging and Scoring Milk and Cheese, Farmers' Bulletin No. 2259, USDA, [PDF]
Report to the National Association of State Departments of Agriculture: Re-evaluation of the USDA Recommended Requirement for the Cooling of Can Milk With Particular Consideration for its Effect on Non-Electric Dairy Farms [PDF]
Find a Dairy Standard
Find a Dairy Specification
Find a Dairy Commercial Item Description
Program Benefits
International Dairy Programs and Services
Dairy Grading Home
Dairy Standards and Grading Contacts
Publications
For more information, contact Susan Sausville, Chief of Standardization, Dairy Programs.
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Last Modified Date: 06/06/2006
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