USA Production OFF Specification Milk Powder

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Date of Issue: 01.01.01

Issue No. : 01

A formal documented quality system is in place using the principles of HACCP and ISO 9000

Quality Assurance:

A formal, recorded cleaning schedule and pest control procedure is in place.

Environmental

  Production batch Number and Lot No. if appropriate

  Individual bag number

  Date of manufacture, if stored in silos then week of manufacture

ii) Product description

i) Authorization No. identifying the plant and member state

Each bag shall be marked in such a way that identifies the following as minimum and where appropriate in code:

Labelling:

Packed in 25 kg paper multi-wall sacks with an integral polyethylene liner, closed by heat sealing and stitching.(see intervention specification)

Packaging:

12 months from date of manufacture when stored in cool dry conditions away from direct sunlight.

Shelf Life / Storage :

To be inserted

Nutritional Information:

Phosphatase Negative

Moulds 10 /gram maximum

Yeasts 10 / gram maximum

Coagulase +ve Staphylococci Absent in 1 gram

Salmonella Absent in 25 grams

E.Coli Absent in 1 gram

Coliforms 10 / gram maximum

Total viable count 40,000 / gram maximum

Microbiological Standard:

Antimicrobial substances Negative (ref 1 annex 1 F-25 Agra Euro)

Whey Negative

Buttermilk Negative

Phosphatase Negative

Lipase Not detectable in 1 gram

Scorched particles Disc A - B minimum

Solubility Index: 0.5 ml maximum (24 deg C)

Titratable acidity: 19.5 max in ml decinormal NaOH soln

Protein: 31.4 Minimum of the non fat dry matter

Moisture Content 3.5 % maximum

Butterfat: 1 % maximum

Lactose: 150 mg / 100 g maximum

Physical and Compositional Standard:

When reconstituted in the ratio by weight of 1 part to 9 parts of distilled water, the product is to be characteristic of skimmed milk.

Clean, free from off flavours and foreign odours

Organoleptic Standard:

The product is a creamy-white free flowing powder, free from lumps (except those that break up readily under slight pressure) coloured particles and foreign matter.

Product Appearance:

Additives: N/A

The skimmed milk powder is passed through a fine screen and metal detector and may be stored in silos prior to packing.

Pasteurised separated cows milk, of approximately 9% total solids is evaporated and spray dried to produce a finished product not exceeding 3.5% moisture and 1% fat content.

Processing Operation :

We can offer both Skim milk & Whole milk powder off spec from USA Production.We can offer large quantites and quality is excellent. Our off spec product is better than many #1 grade products..yet the pricing is lower..Please contact us with your needs.

We can offer USA Production of off spec. milk powder. We produce Skim milk powder & Whole Milk Powder. Contact us with your needs