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2022-81 - Natural Products Act

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NEW BRUNSWICK
REGULATION 2022-81
under the
Natural Products Act
Filed December 6, 2022
1The enacting clause of New Brunswick Regulation 2010-19 under the Natural Products Act is amended by adding “and section 77” after “subsection 57(1)”.
2Section 2 of the Regulation is amended by repealing the definition “raw milk” and substituting the following:
“raw milk” means milk that has not been heated beyond 40°C or undergone any treatment that has an equivalent effect.(lait cru)
3The Regulation is amended by adding after the heading “TESTING OF RAW MILK” preceding section 56 the following:
National Dairy Code
55.2For the purposes of sections 55 to 59, with respect to the chemical and microbiological standards for raw milk, the National Dairy Code, published by Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, is adopted, as amended from time to time.
4Paragraph 56(4)(c) of the Regulation is repealed and the following is substituted:
(c) the methods approved by the International Dairy Federation, the International Organization for Standardization (ISO) or the National Liaison Group on Milk Quality or approved by the Commission and ratified in the National Dairy Code.
5The heading “Dénombrement des bactéries” preceding section 57 of the French version of the Regulation is amended by striking out “Dénombrement” and substituting “Numération”.
6Section 57 of the Regulation is repealed and the following is substituted:
57(1)The mesophilic aerobic colony forming units count per millilitre (CFU/ml) or the individual bacterial count per millilitre (IBC/ml) for raw milk from cows shall not exceed the maximum set out in the National Dairy Code if the test is performed using Flow Cell Cytometry on a BactoScan.
57(2)The mesophilic aerobic colony forming units count per millilitre (CFU/ml) or the individual bacterial count per millilitre (IBC/ml) for raw milk from goats shall not exceed the maximum set out in the National Dairy Code if the test is performed using Flow Cell Cytometry on a BactoScan.
57(3)Alternative validated test methods and technologies to count bacteria may be used if approved by the Commission.
7Section 58 of the Regulation is repealed and the following is substituted:
58(1)The somatic cell count per millilitre for raw milk from cows shall not exceed the maximum set out in the National Dairy Code.
58(2)The somatic cell count per millilitre for raw milk from goats shall not exceed the maximum set out in the National Dairy Code.
8The heading “Presence of water” preceding section 59 of the Regulation is repealed and the following is substituted:
Cryoscopy of raw milk
9Section 59 of the Regulation is repealed and the following is substituted:
59(1)The freezing temperature of raw milk from cows shall not exceed the maximum temperature set out in the National Dairy Code.
59(2)The freezing temperature of raw milk from goats shall not exceed the maximum temperature set out in the National Dairy Code.