Harrisburg Dairies-Quality Testing

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Because of our continuing effort to produce the highest quality products, Harrisburg Dairies was a participant of Pennsylvania's "Grade AA" Quality rating from it's inception in the late 1950's. This rating required participating dairies to comply with standards ten times more stringent than those for single A dairies.

Although the "Grade AA" Quality rating system was eliminated in 1996, Harrisburg Dairies continues to produce the same high quality products under our self-imposed high quality standards.

Harrisburg Dairies, Inc.
P.O. Box 2001
Harrisburg, PA 17105-2001

PHONE: (717) 233-8701
TOLL FREE: (800) 692-7429
FAX: (717) 231-4584
E-MAIL: sales@harrisburgdairies.com
Business Hours: Monday - Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. EST

Quality Testing

Harrisburg Dairies performs numerous tests on the milk that is received to ensure quality products. Tests are first conducted on raw milk at the farms before being brought to the dairy. Once the raw milk arrives at the dairy, more tests are performed prior to unloading it from the tanker trucks and before it is processed. The final tests are co nducted after the milk has been pasteurized and homogenized, and is ready for distribution. Here is a list of the quality tests done by Harrisburg Dairies:

First Set of Testing (at the farms):

	Flavor Testing
	Standard Plate Bacteria Count - Determines the general sanitary quality of raw milk
	Direct Microscopic Cell Count - Indicator of mastitis in the dairy herd
	Laboratory Pasteurized Bacteria Count - Used to indicate the thoroughness of equipment sanitation and to detect sources of organisms responsible for elevated bacteria counts in pasteurized milk products
	Growth Inhibitor Test - Determines the presence of any beta lactam drug residues
	Acid Degree Value Test (ADV) - Tests the milk for acids that will cause the milk to have a rancid flavor

Second Set of Testing (at the dairy):

	Screening for Antibiotics - This is done prior to unloading milk from the tanker trucks to test for antibiotics and beta lactam drug residues
	Standard Plate Bacteria Count - Determines the general sanitary quality of the milk
	Flavor Testing
	Temperature Testing

Third Set of Testing (on finished products):

	Standard Plate Bacteria Count - Determines the general sanitary quality of the pasteurized product
	Coliform Bacteria Count - A very accurate test which measures the effectiveness of a plant's cleaning and sanitizing procedures.
	Phosphatase Test - Determines if dairy products have been properly and correctly pasteurized
	Growth Inhibitor Test - Determines the presence of any beta lactam drug residues
	14 Day Incubation Bacteria Tests and Flavor tests - Determines the length of time milk will stay fresh
	Flavor Testing
	Temperature Testing

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