FSSAI Guidelines for Packing of Milk and Milk Products

Milk has been an important human nutrient source. It provides complete nutrition in a balanced proportion and is rich in fats, milk proteins, vitamins, and minerals. The safety of milk always remains a challenging task due to illegal use of preservatives and adulterants.

Unless stated in the FSSAI regulations, it is normally a mammary secretion derived from complete milking of a healthy animal without any addition thereto or extraction therefrom. The FSSAI has specified various specific standards for different types of milk and milk powder.

It has also been stipulated by the Food Safety and Standards Act, 2006, that the Milk and Milk Products Order, 1992 shall be deemed as regulations made under this act.

The packaging of Milk and Milk Products:

As milk is the basic need of life for everybody, as FSSAI is not only responsible for framing the guidelines for the quality and standards of living but also for framing the guidelines for Packing of Milk and Milk Products.

Several years ago, the milk used to be packed in bottles, but now keeping in view the consumer convenience, demand, lifestyle of the people it has been changed into the different types of impressive package containers. In spite of various options available for packing the pouches are preferred the most because they are cheap, occupies less space and as well as no fear of damage as in case of bottles. For setting up any type of food business, Food License is mandatory.

Keeping in mind the importance of milk the FSSAI has also framed the set of guidelines for Packing of Milk and Milk Products in order to ensure the quality and safety of milk and milk products as described below:

•        The heat-treated milk and milk products filling in container and bottling shall be carried out mechanically and their sealing should be carried out automatically;

•        It is prohibited to reuse the packaging of dairy products, provided where the containers can be used for thorough cleaning and disinfecting;

•        It is mandatory to carry out the sealing of the container in the establishment, in which the last heat- treatment of drinking milk or liquid milk products is carried out.

•        Immediately after filling, it must be properly sealed in order to avoid any adverse effect of external organisms on its characteristic. The sealing device should be competent in such a way so that once the container has opened, the evidence of opening remain clear and easy to check.

•        Immediately after packaging, the dairy product must be placed in a room allotted for packaging.

Conclusion

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