What FDA and USPHS agency sanitary regulation governs the production, processing, packaging, transportation, examination, labeling, and sale of Grade 'A' milk and milk products?

• A. Pasteurized Milk Ordinance (PMO)
• B. Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA)
• C. Grading of Milk Act
• D. Milk Safety Regulation

Answer: (A)

The key regulation here is the Pasteurized Milk Ordinance. It’s the FDA and USPHS–coordinated, model sanitary regulation developed with the National Conference on Interstate Milk Shipments that states and dairy operations use to govern Grade A milk and milk products. It covers everything from how milk is produced and processed to how it’s packaged, transported, examined (tested), labeled, and sold. The PMO sets sanitation and pasteurization standards, testing procedures, allowable limits, and shipping requirements, and it’s the framework adopted by states as the official regulation for Grade A dairy products. While broader laws like FSMA shape general food safety practices, they don’t provide this specific Grade A regulatory framework.