What is the Pasteurized Milk Ordinance (PMO) and which agency uses it?

• A. The PMO sets national dairy processing, pasteurization, and plant-licensing standards; used by FDA and state regulators for dairy oversight.
• B. The PMO governs meat inspections under FSIS.
• C. The PMO regulates pesticide residues.
• D. The PMO outlines veterinary drug use in livestock.

Answer: (A)

The key idea here is that the Pasteurized Milk Ordinance is a nationwide set of standards for dairy safety, focusing on how milk is processed, pasteurized, and how dairy plants are licensed. It provides the model regulations that state health authorities use to regulate dairy facilities and ensure safe milk products. The agency that issues and maintains these standards is the FDA, and state regulatory agencies apply them in their dairy oversight. This makes it dairy-specific and not about meat inspections, pesticide residues, or veterinary drug use in livestock, which are handled by other agencies or programs.