Milk Hygiene on the Dairy Farm Guide - Northern Ireland

Friday 16 May 2008

A practical guide for milk producers in Northern Ireland to the requirements of the Food Hygiene Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2006.

EU food hygiene legislation, which came into effect on 1 January 2006, sets out more clearly the duty of food businesses to produce food safely and to achieve consistency. It covers the whole food chain from farm to fork. Key elements of the previous dairy hygiene legislation are retained, such as those relating to the health and cleanliness of the animals, hygiene during milking and controls on raw drinking milk.

This simple and practical guide aims to assist food busiess operators, to achieve the standards of hygiene required to conform with the new legislation, as it applies to milk production holdings. Each section clearly identifies the specific requirements of the Regulations and also provides advice on good practice.

A copy of the booklet has been sent to all Dairy Farmers in Northern Ireland on the register of milk production holdings. All those involved in the production of milk should find it a valuable tool in their day to day operations.