SWEETENED CONDENSED MILKS codex

DESCRIPTION
· SWEETENED CONDENSED MILKS ARE MILK PRODUCTS WHICH CAN BE OBTAINED BY THE PARTIAL REMOVAL OF WATER FROM MILK WITH THE ADDITION OF SUGAR, OR BY ANY OTHER PROCESS WHICH LEADS TO A PRODUCT OF THE SAME COMPOSITION AND CHARACTERISTICS. THE FAT AND/OR PROTEIN CONTENT OF THE MILK MAY HAVE BEEN ADJUSTED, ONLY TO COMPLY WITH THE COMPOSITIONAL REQUIREMENTS IN SECTION 3 OF THIS STANDARD, BY THE ADDITION AND/OR WITHDRAWAL OF MILK CONSTITUENTS IN SUCH A WAY AS NOT TO ALTER THE WHEY PROTEIN TO CASEIN RATIO OF THE MILK BEING ADJUSTED.
ESSENTIAL COMPOSITION AND QUALITY FACTORS
· RAW MATERIALS MILK AND MILK POWDERS1, CREAM AND CREAM POWDERS1, MILKFAT PRODUCTS1. o MILK RETENTATE: MILK RETENTATE IS THE PRODUCT OBTAINED BY CONCENTRATING MILK PROTEIN BY ULTRAFILTRATION OF MILK, PARTLY SKIMMED MILK, OR SKIMMED MILK; o MILK PERMEATE: MILK PERMEATE IS THE PRODUCT OBTAINED BY REMOVING MILK PROTEINS AND MILKFAT FROM MILK, PARTLY SKIMMED MILK, OR SKIMMED MILK BY ULTRAFILTRATION;
· PERMITTED INGREDIENTS o POTABLE WATER o SUGAR o SODIUM CHLORIDE. o IN THIS PRODUCT, SUGAR IS GENERALLY CONSIDERED TO BE SUCROSE, BUT A COMBINATION OF SUCROSE WITH OTHER SUGARS, CONSISTENT WITH GOOD MANUFACTURING PRACTICE, MAY BE USED.
· COMPOSITION o SWEETENED CONDENSED MILK § MINIMUM MILKFAT 8% M/M § MINIMUM MILK SOLIDS(A) 28% M/M § MINIMUM MILK PROTEIN IN MILK SOLIDS-NOT-FAT(A) 34% M/M o SWEETENED CONDENSED SKIMMED MILK § MAXIMUM MILKFAT 1% M/M § MINIMUM MILK SOLIDS(A) 24% M/M § MINIMUM MILK PROTEIN IN MILK SOLIDS-NOT-FAT(A) 34% M/M o SWEETENED CONDENSED PARTLY SKIMMED MILK § MILKFAT MORE THAN 1% AND LESS THAN 8% M/M § MINIMUM MILK SOLIDS-NOT-FAT(A) 20% M/M § MINIMUM MILK SOLIDS(A) 24% M/M § MINIMUM MILK PROTEIN IN MILK SOLIDS-NOT-FAT(A) 34% M/M o SWEETENED CONDENSED HIGH-FAT MILK § MINIMUM MILKFAT 16% M/M § MINIMUM MILK SOLIDS-NOT-FAT(A) 14% M/M § MINIMUM MILK PROTEIN IN MILK SOLIDS-NOT-FAT(A) 34% M/M · FOR ALL SWEETENED CONDENSED MILKS THE AMOUNT OF SUGAR IS RESTRICTED BY GOOD MANUFACTURING PRACTICE TO A MINIMUM VALUE WHICH SAFEGUARDS THE KEEPING QUALITY OF THE PRODUCT AND A MAXIMUM VALUE ABOVE WHICH CRYSTALLIZATION OF SUGAR, MAY OCCUR.
FOOD ADDITIVES
INS NO.	NAME OF ADDITIVE	MAXIMUM LEVEL
FIRMING AGENTS
508	POTASSIUM CHLORIDE	2 000 MG/KG SINGLY OR 3 000 MG/KG IN COMBINATION, EXPRESSED AS ANHYDROUS SUBSTANCES
509	CALCIUM CHLORIDE
STABILIZERS
331	SODIUM CITRATES
332	POTASSIUM CITRATES	2 000 MG/KG SINGLY OR 3 000 MG/KG IN COMBINATION, EXPRESSED AS ANHYDROUS SUBSTANCES
333	CALCIUM CITRATES
ACIDITY REGULATORS
170	CALCIUM CARBONATES
339	SODIUM PHOSPHATES
340	POTASSIUM PHOSPHATES
341	CALCIUM PHOSPHATES
450	DIPHOSPHATES	2 000 MG/KG SINGLY OR 3 000 MG/KG IN COMBINATION, EXPRESSED AS ANHYDROUS SUBSTANCES
451	TRIPHOSPHATES
452	POLYPHOSPHATES
500	SODIUM CARBONATES
501	POTASSIUM CARBONATES
THICKENER
407	CARRAGEENAN	150 MG/KG
EMULSIFIER
322	LECITHINS	LIMITED BY GMP
CONTAMINANTS
· THE PRODUCTS COVERED BY THIS STANDARD SHALL COMPLY WITH THE MAXIMUM LEVELS FOR CONTAMINANTS THAT ARE SPECIFIED FOR THE PRODUCT IN THE GENERAL STANDARD FOR CONTAMINANTS AND TOXINS IN FOOD AND FEED (CXS 1931995).
· THE MILK USED IN THE MANUFACTURE OF THE PRODUCTS COVERED BY THIS STANDARD SHALL COMPLY WITH THE MAXIMUM LEVELS FOR CONTAMINANTS AND TOXINS SPECIFIED FOR MILK BY THE GENERAL STANDARD FOR CONTAMINANTS AND TOXINS IN FOOD AND FEED (CXS 193-1995) AND WITH THE MAXIMUM RESIDUE LIMITS FOR VETERINARY DRUG RESIDUES AND PESTICIDES ESTABLISHED FOR MILK BY THE CAC.
HYGIENE
· IT IS RECOMMENDED THAT THE PRODUCTS COVERED BY THE PROVISIONS OF THIS STANDARD BE PREPARED AND HANDLED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE APPROPRIATE SECTIONS OF THE GENERAL PRINCIPLES OF FOOD HYGIENE (CXC 1-1969), THE CODE OF HYGIENIC PRACTICE FOR MILK AND MILK PRODUCTS (CXC 57-2004) AND OTHER RELEVANT CODEX TEXTS SUCH AS CODES OF HYGIENIC PRACTICE AND CODES OF PRACTICE. THE PRODUCTS SHOULD COMPLY WITH ANY MICROBIOLOGICAL CRITERIA ESTABLISHED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE PRINCIPLES AND GUIDELINES FOR THE ESTABLISHMENT AND APPLICATION OF MICROBIOLOGICAL CRITERIA RELATED TO FOODS (CXG 21-1997).
LABELLING
· IN ADDITION TO THE PROVISIONS OF THE GENERAL STANDARD FOR THE LABELLING OF PREPACKAGED FOODS (CXS 1-1985) AND THE GENERAL STANDARD FOR THE USE OF DAIRY TERMS (CXS 206-1999), THE FOLLOWING SPECIFIC PROVISIONS APPLY:
· NAME OF THE FOOD o SWEETENED CONDENSED MILK, SWEETENED CONDENSED SKIMMED MILK, SWEETENED CONDENSED SKIMMED MILK, SWEETENED CONDENSED SKIMMED MILK – ACCORDING TO THE SECTION 3 COMPOSITION SPECIFIED o SWEETENED CONDENSED PARTLY SKIMMED MILK MAY BE DESIGNATED “SWEETENED CONDENSED SEMI-SKIMMED MILK” IF THE MILKFAT CONTENT IS 4.0–4.5% AND THE MINIMUM MILK SOLIDS IS 28% M/M.
· DECLARATION OF MILKFAT CONTENT o IF THE CONSUMER WOULD BE MISLED BY THE OMISSION, THE MILKFAT CONTENT SHALL BE DECLARED IN A MANNER FOUND ACCEPTABLE IN THE COUNTRY OF SALE TO THE FINAL CONSUMER, EITHER (I) AS A PERCENTAGE BY MASS OR VOLUME, OR (II) IN GRAMS PER SERVING AS QUANTIFIED IN THE LABEL PROVIDED THAT THE NUMBER OF SERVINGS IS STATED.
· DECLARATION OF MILK PROTEIN o IF THE CONSUMER WOULD BE MISLED BY THE OMISSION, THE MILK PROTEIN CONTENT SHALL BE DECLARED IN A MANNER ACCEPTABLE IN THE COUNTRY OF SALE TO THE FINAL CONSUMER, EITHER AS (I) A PERCENTAGE BY MASS OR VOLUME, OR (II) GRAMS PER SERVING AS QUANTIFIED IN THE LABEL PROVIDED THE NUMBER OF SERVINGS IS STATED.
METHODS OF SAMPLING AND ANALYSIS
· FOR CHECKING THE COMPLIANCE WITH THIS STANDARD, THE METHODS OF ANALYSIS AND SAMPLING CONTAINED IN THE RECOMMENDED METHODS OF ANALYSIS AND SAMPLING (CXS 234-1999) RELEVANT TO THE PROVISIONS IN THIS STANDARD, SHALL BE USED.