The document outlines Florida's Certified Industry Tanker Inspection Program. It discusses: - The training and certification process for industry personnel to inspect milk tankers, including completing classroom training, satisfactory joint inspections with regulators, and maintaining 80% agreement. - The requirements for milk tankers to have valid permits and pass annual inspections, including the inspection process and forms used. - The standards that tanker inspections must meet based on the Pasteurized Milk Ordinance, including ensuring construction and sanitation requirements are followed.

1. CERTIFIED INDUSTRY TANKER INSPECTION PROGRAM
Florida Department of Agriculture & Consumer
Services
Adam H. Putnam, Commissioner
Division of Food Safety – Bureau of Dairy
Industry
(Revised March 2014)

2. AGENDA
•New Applicants – training class
•CITI – annual refresher course
•Pasteurized Milk Ordinance (PMO)
•Sanitation requirements
•Forms
•Procedures for permitting
•Inspection of tankers.
•Joint tanker inspections for New & Renewing Applicants
CITI’s are an important part of our inspection force. You will be
expected to perform your CITI duties in the same manner as
Dairy Bureau personnel.

3. Pasteurized Milk Ordinance (PMO)
• Is the basic standard used in the voluntary
Cooperative State-USPHS/FDA Program for the
Certification of Interstate Milk Shippers (IMS), a
program participated in by all fifty (50) States, the
District of Columbia and U.S. Trust Territories
• Used as the sanitary regulation for milk and milk
products
• Represents a “grass-roots” consensus of current
knowledge and experience
• Is a practical and equitable milk sanitation standard
for the nation

4. The PMO allows the Regulatory Agency to
certify industry personnel to perform
inspections of milk tank trucks.
States utilizing certified industry inspections
must have a written program describing how
the requirements of the Ordinance and related
documents are implemented.
Reports of all inspections conducted by
industry personnel will be maintained at a
location acceptable to the Regulatory Agency.

5. • Every milk tank truck must have a valid
permit.
• Each milk tank truck and its appurtenances
must be inspected prior to the issuance of a
permit .
• Each milk tank truck must be inspected at
least once every twelve (12) months after
permitting.
• A milk tank truck is subject to suspension of
permit and/or court action if two (2)
successive inspections disclose a violation
of the same requirement.

6. WHY ARE YOU HERE?
• Formally demonstrate inspection ability
• Apply proper interpretations of the
PMO, related documents, and FDACS
procedures.

7. • Minimum of one (1) year experience
working with food grade tankers
• Familiar with tanker equipment, parts
or appurtenances

8. • Site visit – no dirt lots
• Tanker Inspection Short Course:
4 to 6 hours of training:
Review tanker equipment
Inspection form
Procedures for enforcement
Record keeping
• Joint tanker inspections

9. CERTIFICATION
• Complete classroom training
• Satisfactory joint tanker inspections
• CITI certificate issued
• Maintain on file – to be made available
upon request
• Copies on file with FDACS office and
your Specialist
• Certification valid for 3 years with
annual training to maintain

10. JOINT TANKER INSPECTIONS
• New applicants - 5 tankers
• Renewals – 2 tankers
• Evaluate construction and sanitation
• Not for regulatory purposes
• Must agree 80% of the time
• Location of inspections determined by
the Specialist

11. PROGRAM MONITORING
• CITI records audited at least once each
six months
• FDACS conducts field work to assure
the program meets the provisions of
the written plan and requirements of
the PMO and related documents.

12. CERTIFICATION MAY BE DENIED OR
REVOKED:
• Not in agreement with Specialist at 80% of
the time on items of sanitation in a field
examination; or
• Not in compliance with the established
administrative procedures of the program; or
• Failing to carry out provisions of the PMO; or
• No longer employed by the bulk transport
hauling service for which CITI application
was made.

13. Obtain tanker permit number
 Complete Application for a Bulk Milk
Tanker Permit
 Provide all information requested
 Forward application as indicated on
form
 Bureau will issue permit number

14. CONDUCT TANKER INSPECTION
 All tankers must be inspected prior to
hauling milk and milk products
 Use Bulk Milk Tanker Inspection Report
noting all items not in compliance.
 Permit those tankers deemed “Satisfactory”,
“Minor Cleaning Needed” or “Minor Repair
Needed”
 Correct any debit ASAP
 Debits resulting in “Return for Cleaning or
Repair Prior to Use” must be corrected prior
to hauling milk or milk products (see
CORRECTIVE ACTION)

15. REMOVE OLD STICKER
Apply new sticker:
BULK MILK TANKER PERMIT &
INSPECTION RECORD
 Punch out the sticker to show permit
number and inspection date
 Apply sticker to the left of the outlet
valve

19. RECIPROCITY
Inspections and permits issued by
any state are valid

20. NOTE:
Permit numbers are not transferable to
another tanker as they are issued based
on the VIN number.

21. • When a tanker is permanently
removed from service or sold to
another carrier, the permit must be
canceled immediately:
– Complete a Bulk Milk Tanker Inspection Report
– Identify the tanker permit number, hauling service, VIN #,
date, and mark “cancel permit” under inspection type
– Forward inspection report to Bureau within 7 days

22. • All tankers must be inspected annually
(within 12 months of the previous inspection)
• Each satisfactory inspection is considered a
“permit renewal”
• It is the CITI’s responsibility to ensure that
each tanker in their fleet is inspected within
this time frame and that all reports are
submitted to the Bureau within 7 calendar
days from the inspection

23. TYPES OF INSPECTIONS
• Permit – For a new tanker, annual inspection, and to
return a tanker to the fleet following repair (red
tagged). Attach work order to the inspection form in
your files.
• Cancel Permit – To remove a tanker from your fleet.
• Stop-Use Issued – Tanker is temporarily removed
from service for major repair (red tagged)

24. “Satisfactory”
“Minor Cleaning”
“Minor Repair”
• These inspection results are acceptable
• Apply a Bulk Milk Tanker Permit &
Inspection sticker to the left of the
outlet valve
• Remove the old sticker from the tanker
prior to applying the new one

25. • “Return for Cleaning or Repair Prior To Use” requires
corrective action within 30 days. The CITI shall not allow the
tanker to be used for Grade “A” milk or milk products until the
debits are corrected.
• Remove old inspection sticker and apply STOP USE ORDER
sticker (Red Tag) in a conspicuous location to prevent
accidental use.
• Once debits are corrected, conduct another inspection and
note corrections on a tanker inspection report. Apply new
BULK MILK TANKER PERMIT & INSPECTION RECORD sticker
to the left of the outlet valve.
• STOP USE ORDER stickers (Red Tags) applied by Bureau
personnel shall be removed by Bureau personnel only.
• CITI may remove “Red Tags” that are applied in-house.

26. It is expected
that “Minor
Cleaning” or
“Minor Repair”
debits will be
corrected as
soon as possible.

27. BULK MILK TANKER INSPECTION
REPORT:
(copies of reports may be electronic or hard copy)
 Bureau copy
 Hauling Service copy - maintained in file
Corrective Action copy - hauling service
can attach to the tanker if they so desire
Inspector copy - forwarded to the
assigned Sanitation & Safety Specialist.

29. • Maintain CITI files in a neat and orderly
manner
• All inspection reports complete and legible
• Maintain up-to-date list of permitted tankers
• CITI certificate must be available for review
• CITI program tanker inspection reports must
be maintained on site for a minimum of two
years

30. The Bureau of Dairy Industry office
occasionally receives requests from other
states to provide copies of the current tanker
inspection report. It is important to forward
copies to the Bureau of Dairy Industry within
7 days.

31. PMO requires audit of CITI files at least once each six months.
The audit includes but is not limited to:
(1) Review of CITI filing system
(2) Review of inspection forms to determine if reports are
complete and legible
(3) Determination if CITI is submitting inspection copies within 7
days
(4) Determination if CITI is maintaining up-to-date list of permitted
tankers in their fleet
(5) CITI certificate is on file
• Sanitation & Safety Specialist shall conduct a follow-up audit
within 30 days to ensure any violations have been corrected.
• Certification will be revoked any time the Bureau has reason to
believe that the CITI is not performing his/her duties sufficiently
or has reason to believe documents are being falsified.

32. TANKER INSPECTIONS
• Manway
• Transport Outlet Valve & Pump Cabinet
• Tanker Interior
• Tanker Exterior
• Tanker Security

94. CIP Spray “Ball” System “Wetting Wash”
• Solution cascades downward over tank interior surfaces
• Pitted or rusted areas & dents will not be properly cleaned

95. THE END
(Are you ready for the practice test?)

105. Only one (1) applicant shall be certified
at a time. The certification is to be
conducted without prompting from the
Regulatory Agency or comparison of
inspection results in any way until the
entire procedure is completed. Initial
certification shall not be made during
the course of an official inspection by
the Regulatory Agency.

106. New Applicants – 5 tanker inspections
Renewals – 2 tanker inspections
After the necessary inspections have
been completed, the Regulatory Agent
shall compare results with those of the
applicant. The percentage agreement
for each item of sanitation shall be
determined by dividing the number of
agreements by the total number of milk
tank trucks inspected.

107. Upon satisfactory completion of certification
or re-certification, the CITI shall be issued a
certificate and a wallet card. A copy of the
certificate along with a copy of the
qualification data above and a ledger of the
percentage agreement on individual items,
shall be retained by the Regulatory Agency.

108. Thank You
Questions?