(2) Packing of processed donor milk shall be done using
containers that are approved by the United States Food and
Drug Administration as food safe vessels for both heating and
freezing.
(3) Donor milk shall be stored and transported frozen at
a proper temperature and under conditions that protect the
donor milk from contamination, thawing and refreezing.
(4) Donor milk shall be shipped in clean, insulated
containers using packing material to minimize contamination
of the outside of the bottles during transportation.
Section 7. Duties of department.
(a) General rule.--The department shall regulate the
operation of milk banks that handle and distribute donor milk in
this Commonwealth and issue licenses to milk banks in compliance
with the requirements of this act.
(b) Review of milk bank guidelines.--
(1) The department shall review and approve professional
association guidelines to ensure that the guidelines in use
maintain the necessary requirements and standards of review
for the safe operation and certification of licensees in this
Commonwealth. If, at any time, the department determines that
the guidelines in use by a professional association do not
maintain necessary requirements and standards of review for
the safe operation and certification of licensees, licensees
must satisfy the requirements of paragraph (2).
(2) The department shall adopt standards and
requirements for licensure separate from those of the
professional association guidelines under paragraph (1) which
the department determines are sufficient to maintain the safe
operation and certification of licensees.
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