Dairy Products Analyses (Chemistry)
Screening of milk samples for PCB and pesticide content helps to prevent acute and/or chronic poisoning of the public consumers of the tested products. Testing of Ice cream determines the protein and egg yolk content of ice cream and vitamin A and D content in milk to ensure labeling accuracy.
Dairy samples submitted for Pesticide, PCB, percent protein in ice cream and Vitamin analysis will only be accepted from the Indiana State Board of Animal Health Dairy Division and other government agencies. Contact: James Lairson Indiana State Board of Animal Health Dairy Division jlairson@boah.in.gov
There is no cost for this testing.
Raw milk and Ice Cream Samples shall be delivered to the lab frozen. Vitamin samples shall be delivered to the lab at refrigerated temperatures 4.4 degrees C or below.
Please send submissions to:
James Lairson
Indiana State Board of Animal Health
Dairy Division
Discovery Hall Suit #100
1202 E 38th Street
Indianapolis, IN 46205
Ph. 317-494-8019
jlairson@boah.in.gov
Finished products are collected in their original containers. Examples: homogenized, 2%, and skim milk; cheese; cottage cheese; ice cream; yogurt; butter; and produce. Sterile plastic bottles which are sealed by the manufacturer with a plastic lock are used for raw milk samples. BOAH defines the volume of the bottle. Approximately 100 to 150 ml sample volume is recommended. Official milk samples from the farm are placed in 500ml solvent pre-washed glass bottles
A sample should meet all the following criteria before it is accepted for analysis.
- Chain of custody form must be completed for sample to be accepted into the lab.
- Sample must be submitted with a completed state collection form with signatures.
- Time and Date stamp each Sample Collection Report.
- State seal must be present on sample or notated if absent.
- Raw milk samples should be collected in a Pesticide and PCB free plastic sterile containers supplied by Board of Animal Health.
- The samples are frozen after collection and accepted in the frozen state at the lab.
- Vitamin samples shall be delivered to the lab at the proper temperatures (3 Degrees C or below).
- Finished products should arrive in the lab at the temperature at which they are sold in the retail stores.
- The sample must be delivered in satisfactory physical condition and without any leakage
For Shipping instructions contact:
James Lairson
Indiana State Board of Animal Health
Dairy Division
Discovery Hall Suit #100
1202 E 38th Street
Indianapolis, IN 46205
Ph. 317-494-8019
jlairson@boah.in.gov
The report will be emailed or mailed within 21 days after receiving the sample.
