Processor Documents

DFO's 2021 Ontario Dairy Guide is a reference document containing a list of all Ontario-based dairy processors and where to buy everyday and specialty products, including organic, grass-fed, non-homogenized milk and many others. As well, the guide has information about local products and new recipes for consumers.

Procedures and guidelines for the marketing of on-demand and residual milk, based on a system of plant supply quotas for milk utilized by Industrial Milk Plants.

Important resources for setting up or scaling up a dairy processing plant and investigating specialty dairy markets and innovative processing.

A breakdown of the types of plants DFO supplies milk to, guidelines for washing tankers, requirements for milk truck configurations and more.

This document highlights testing procedures, compensation and proper disposal of rapid inhibitor tests.

Apply for transfer plant supply quota and submit to DFO on or before the 20th of a month to be effective the first of the following month.

Requirements for milk utilization declarations and for preparing and maintaining production, sales records and more.

An agreement form for when there is a redirection of skim milk. It must be filled out by the transferer and the transferee.

Outlines the agreed upon method of implementation of metering milk at the plant for payment purposes.

Here are the necessary procedures for metering milk at a plant, as well as requirements for authorization, operational procedures, maintenance considerations and more.

Overall program criteria and artisan application criteria.

Guidelines on how to manage a situation when a load of raw milk has been rejected due to a high temperature.

The CDC's auditing methods and procedures, examples for unsatisfactory results, a Sample Milk Utilization Report and more.

Here are the necessary procedures for sampling milk at a plant, including requirements for authorization, sampling requirements, operational procedures and more.

This memorandum of understanding concerns the implementation of sampling milk at the plant using approved plant samplers.