Sec.22-203c-10. Milk producer, intrastate dealer, interstate dealer, retail raw milk producer or retail raw milk cheese manufacturer. Drug residues or other inhibitory substances found

(a) Pursuant to subsection (c) of section 4-182 of the Connecticut General Statutes, the commissioner may suspend any license, permit or registration issued by the department to an intrastate dealer, interstate dealer, cheese manufacturer, retail raw milk producer or retail raw milk cheese manufacturer whose milk or milk product is found to contain drug residues or other inhibitors at or above the tolerance levels for drugs or other inhibitors established by the United States Food and Drug Administration. The suspension shall remain in effect until such time as the commissioner or the commissioner's designated agent determines that all cheese, milk or milk products, retail raw milk or retail raw milk cheese, produced, processed or offered for sale no longer contain drug residues or other inhibitors at or above the tolerance levels for drugs or other inhibitors established by the United States Food and Drug Administration. Before resumption of producing, processing or manufacturing of cheese, milk or milk products, retail raw milk or retail raw milk cheese, the intrastate dealer, interstate dealer, cheese manufacturer, retail raw milk producer or retail raw milk cheese manufacturer shall comply with the testing requirements found in sections 22-203c-7 or 22-203c-8(b) of the Regulations of Connecticut State Agencies.

(b) The confirmed presence of drug residues or other inhibitory substances at or above the tolerance levels for drugs or other inhibitors established by the United States Food and Drug Administration in cheese, milk or milk products, retail raw milk or retail raw milk cheese offered for sale to the final consumer shall be considered an imminent public health threat. The commissioner shall prevent the sale and cause to be destroyed all contaminated milk or milk product in accordance with section 22-129 and 22-129a of the Connecticut General Statutes. The intrastate dealer, interstate dealer, cheese manufacturer, retail raw milk producer or retail raw milk cheese manufacturer may be required to initiate a product recall. The intrastate dealer, interstate dealer, cheese manufacturer, retail raw milk producer or retail raw milk cheese manufacturer shall make available to the commissioner or the commissioner's designated agent the names and contact information of all known consumers, distributors and retail sales outlets.

(c) Pursuant to subsection (c) of section 4-182 of the Connecticut General Statutes, the commissioner may suspend any license, permit or registration issued by the department to a milk producer. The commissioner shall prevent the sale and cause to be destroyed all contaminated milk or milk product in accordance with section 22-129 and 22-129a of the Connecticut General Statutes. Before resumption of selling or offering for sale milk or milk product, commissioner may require compliance with section 22-203c-9 of the Regulations of Connecticut State Agencies.

(Adopted effective October 1, 2005)