All Grade A raw milk and Grade A raw milk products must be produced and handled in conformity with the following chemical, bacteriological, and temperature standards, and the sanitation requirements stated in §217.28 of this title (relating to Sanitation Requirements for Grade A Raw Milk and Raw Milk Products).
  (1) Temperature: Cooled to 45 degrees Fahrenheit (7 degrees Celsius) or less within two hours after milking.
  (2) Antibiotics: No positive results on drug residue detection methods.
  (3) Somatic Cells: Individual raw milk shall not exceed 750,000 cell count per milliliter (ml). Goat milk shall not exceed 1,500,000 per ml.
  (4) Bacteria Limits: 20,000 per ml. Cultured products are exempt from this standard.
  (5) Coliform: Not to exceed 10 per ml.
  (6) Pathogen: Zero.
  (7) Aflatoxin: less than 0.5 parts per billion (ppb).
  (8) Water Adulteration: cryoscope reading of -0.524 or above.

Source Note: The provisions of this §217.27 adopted to be effective May 17, 2021, 46 TexReg 3128