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A Study of Milk Dating in the City of New York¹

Department of Dairy Industry, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York

ABSTRACT

This study of the dating of milk in New York City was conducted during April and May, 1957. Historical and general material is limited to that necessary for a clear presentation of the results. Complete data will be available in a bulletin from the Cornell University Agricultural Experiment Station.

About 45 yr. ago, the Board of Health of the City of New York first made it mandatory, as a public health measure, to mark on the retail milk container, or bottle, the day of the week when milk was pasturized. At that time, three grades of milk could be sold in New York City, and only Grade A was suitable for children. There can be no doubt concerning the wisdom of dating milk as a public health measure in that period of the early development of a sanitary, wholesome milk supply.

Since those early days in food sanitation there have been great advances in the quality of milk and in its processing, distribution, and handling.

¹ Presented at Eleventh Annual Meeting, Dairy Products Improvement Institute, Inc., February 13, 1958. New York, N. Y.