Standards

i.Prevention of Food Adulteration Act 2000 Concentrated milk manufactured and sold in the country must comply with certain standards as regards to fat content and percentage of total solids. The standards as specified by Prevention of Food Adulteration (PFA) Act 2000 are given below while those of Bureau of Indian Standards for various types of concentrated milks are tabulated in Table

Bureau of Indian standards specification for Condensed Milks

i) “Condensed milk unsweetened (evaporated) milk” means the product obtained from cow or buffalo milk or a combination thereof or from standardized milk by the partial removal of water. It may contain added calcium chloride,citric acid and sodium citrate, sodium salts of ortho-phosphoric acid and polyphosphoric acid (as leniar phosphate) not exceeding 0.3 percent by weight of the finished product. Such additions need not be declared on the label.Condensed milk unsweetened shall contain not less than 8.0 percent milk fat and not less than 26.0 percent milk solids. The product shall be suitably sterilized.

If the product is subjected to Ultra High temperature (UHT) treatment by heating it to a temperature of not less than 140°C for a minimum period of 3 seconds followed by aseptic packaging it shall be designated as UHT and labeled as specified under clause (ddd) of sub rule (B) of Rule 42.

ii) “Condensed milk sweetened” means the product obtained from cow or buffalo milk or a combination thereof or from standardized milk by the partial removal of water and after addition of cane sugar. It may contain added refined lactose, calcium chloride, citric acid and sodium citrate, sodium salts of orthophosphoric acid and poly-phosphoric acid (as leniar phosphate) not exceeding 0.3 percent by weight of the finished product. Such addition need not be declared on the label. Condensed milk sweetened shall contain not less than 9.0 percent milk fat, not less than 31.0 percent total milk solids and not less than 40.0 per cent cane sugar. The total acidity expressed as lactic acid shall not be more than 0.35 percent.

iii) “Condensed skimmed milk unsweetened, evaporated skimmed milk”means the product obtained from cow or buffalo skimmed milk or a combination thereof by the partial removal of water. It may contain added calcium chloride,citric acid and sodium citrate, sodium salts of ortho-phosphoric acid and polyphosphoric acid (as leniar phosphate) not exceeding 0.3 percent by weight of the finished product. Such addition need not be declared on the label condensed skimmed milk unsweetened shall contain not less than 20.0 percent total milk solids. The fat content shall not exceed 0.5 percent by weight. The product shall be suitable sterilized.

If the product is subjected to ultra high temperature (UHT) treatment by heating it at a temperature of not less than 140°C for minimum period of 3 seconds followed by aseptic packaging, it shall be designated as UHT and labeled as specified under clause (ddd) of sub-rule (B) of Rule 42.

iv) A.11.02.13 “Condensed skimmed milk sweetened” means the product obtained from cow or buffalo skimmed milk or combination thereof by partial removal of water and after addition of cane sugar. It may contain added refined lactose, calcium chloride, citric acid and sodium citrate, sodium salts of orthophosphoric acid and poly-phosphoric acid (as leniar phosphate) not exceeding Sucrose (% wt) Min. 40.0 40.0 Acidity (% lactic) Max. 0.35 0.35 Bacterial Count (per g) Max. 500 500 Coliform Count (per g) Negative Negative Yeast and mould count (per. 0.3 percent by weight of the finished product. Such addition need not be declared on the label. Condensed skimmed milk sweetened shall contain not less than 26.0 per cent of total milk solids and not less than 40.0 per cent cane sugar.The fat content shall not exceed 0.5 percent by weight. The total acidity expressed as lactic acid shall not be more than 0.35 percent.

v) “Partly skimmed sweetened condensed milk” means the product obtained from partly skimmed cow or buffalo milk or a combination thereof by the partial removal of water and after addition of cane sugar. It may contain added refined lactose, calcium chloride, citric acid and sodium citrate, sodium salts of orthophosphoricacid and poly-phosphoric acid (as leniar phosphate) not exceeding 0.3 per cent by weight of the finished product. Partly skimmed sweetened condensed milk shall contain not less than 28.0 per cent of total milk solids and not less than 40.0 per cent can sugar. The fat content shall not be less than 3.0 per cent and more 9.0 per cent by weight. The total acidity expressed as lactic acid shall not be more than 0.35 per cent.