- Location
- Northumberland
Arla don't punish for FPD, you just get less of a bonus as the constituents are lower
Each tankerload is tested for extraneous water (low FPD) examined prior to unloading at the dairy factory. If the milk does not pass the quality criteria, the milk is disposed or remarketed. The member whose milk caused the incident is liable to pay for the milk value loss and compensate Arla for any costs.
A separate invoice is issued for these costs and the amount deducted over a 3-month period from the settlement payment.
It does happen, A farmer had a leaking plate cooler one night after a hard frost, milk ticket was approx 2000 lts up next day which he thought the cows had milked well untill the phone call that the milk tanker was rejected.