Description: Situational awareness related to the inspection of Grade "A" milk plants.

Terminal Competency:

Promote compliance.

Enabling Competencies:

1. Apply plant terminology.

2. Apply plant inspector skills.

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Description: Laws, regulations, and guidance related to milk plants.

Terminal Competency:

Associate rules and regulations with observations.

Enabling Competencies:

1. Apply rules and regulations.

2. Explain the public health significance of a violation.

3. Describe the consequences of the IMS rating process.

4. Apply enforcement strategies.

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Description: Various types of equipment used in milk plants.

Terminal Competency:

Evaluate milk handling equipment.

Enabling Competencies:

1. Identify inspection points within the milk flow.

2. Evaluate sanitary design of equipment.

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Description: Milk plant processing practices.

Terminal Competency:

Evaluate milk plant operations.

Enabling Competencies:

1. Evaluate milk plant construction.

2. Evaluate single service container/closure manufacturing.

3. Evaluate product cooling.

4. Determine sources of contamination/adulteration.

5. Evaluate cleaning and sanitizing practices.

6. Evaluate the sanitary condition of the facility.

7. Evaluate product rework.

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Description: Water supply and protection related to milk plants.

Terminal Competency:

Evaluate the water supply.

Enabling Competencies:

1. Evaluate water sources.

2. Examine water supply protection.

3. Assess different uses of water within a milk plant.

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Description: Pasteurization and public health controls.

Terminal Competency:

Discuss the public health significance of pasteurization.

Enabling Competencies:

1. Summarize the pasteurization process.

2. Analyze equipment testing results.

3. Explain the purpose of public health controls.

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Description: Milk plant food safety control measures.

Terminal Competency:

Explain the public health significance of milk plant food safety control measures.

Enabling Competencies:

1. Evaluate food safety controls in a Grade "A" milk plant

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Description: Sampling related to milk plants.

Terminal Competency:

Conduct sampling at a Grade "A" milk plant.

Enabling Competencies:

1. Demonstrate aseptic sampling practices.

2. Explain the results of milk/milk product analyses.

3. Demonstrate the sampling of milk plant water systems.

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