Common use of EU ROLLING GEOMETRIC MEAN Clause in Contracts

EU ROLLING GEOMETRIC MEAN. The European Union (“EU”) has specific requirements for milk cooling, Bacto/TPC and BMCC to ensure that milk is not collected from unhealthy cows. Bacto/TPC and BMCC levels must be monitored from each Farm using a rolling geometric average. • Bacto/TPC average over two months of less than or equal to 100,000 bacteria/Cfu mL (Bactoscan quivalent is 464,000 IBC/mL) and • BMCC average over three months of less than or equal to 400,000 cells/mL. Geometric Mean results are reviewed by ACM on a monthly basis and reported on Supplier’s 10 Day Milk Receival Record. If average TPC limits are greater than 100,000 bacteria/Cfu mL or BMCC limits are greater than 400,000 cells/mL: • Suppliers will be notified of these results and ACM will follow up to ensure action is taken to correct the problem, preferably within the next monitoring period. • Records of corrective action and follow-up must be kept as part of Supplier’s compliance with a Food Safety Program. For details of ACM’s Food Safety Program, see part 6.1. Milk collected from Suppliers that does not meet EU TPC or BMCC limits within a reasonable period (as determined by ACM acting reasonably) must not be used in dairy products to be exported to the EU (two months for TPC, or three months for BMCC). ACM may suspend collection of Milk in such circumstances until Suppliers meet these standards.

EU ROLLING GEOMETRIC MEAN. The European Union (“EU”) has specific requirements for milk Milk cooling, Bacto/TPC and BMCC to ensure that milk Milk is not collected from unhealthy cows. Bacto/TPC and BMCC levels must be monitored from each Farm using a rolling geometric average. • Bacto/TPC average over two months of less than or equal to 100,000 bacteria/Cfu mL (Bactoscan quivalent is 464,000 IBC/mL) and • BMCC average over three months of less than or equal to 400,000 cells/mL. Geometric Mean results are reviewed by ACM on a monthly basis and reported on Supplier’s 10 Day Milk Receival Record. If average TPC limits are greater than 100,000 bacteria/Cfu mL or BMCC limits are greater than 400,000 cells/mL: • Suppliers will be notified of these results and ACM will follow up to ensure action is taken to correct the problem, preferably within the next monitoring period. • Records of corrective action and follow-up must be kept as part of Supplier’s compliance with a Food Safety Program. For details of ACM’s Food Safety Program, see part 6.17.1. Milk collected from Suppliers that does not meet EU TPC or BMCC limits within a reasonable period (as determined by ACM acting reasonably) must not be used in dairy products to be exported to the EU (two months for TPC, or three months for BMCC). ACM may suspend collection of Milk in such circumstances until Suppliers meet these standards.