Definitions

·       Milk Is The Normal Mammary Secretion Of Milking Animals Obtained From One Or More Milkings Without Either Addition To It Or Extraction From It, Intended For Consumption As Liquid Milk Or For Further Processing.

·       Milk Product Is A Product Obtained By Any Processing Of Milk, Which May Contain Food Additives, And Other Ingredients Functionally Necessary For The Processing.

·       Composite Milk Product Is A Product Of Which The Milk, Milk Products Or Milk Constituents Are An Essential Part In Terms Of Quantity In The Final Product, As Consumed Provided That The Constituents Not Derived From Milk Are Not Intended To Take The Place In Part Or In Whole Of Any Milk Constituent.

·       A Reconstituted Milk Product Is A Product Resulting From The Addition Of Water To The Dried Or Concentrated Form Of The Product In The Amount Necessary To Re-Establish The Appropriate Water To Solids Ratio.

·       A Recombined Milk Product Is A Product Resulting From The Combining Of Milkfat And Milk-Solids-Non-Fat In Their Preserved Forms With Or Without The Addition Of Water To Achieve The Appropriate Milk Product Composition.

·       Dairy Terms Means Names, Designations, Symbols, Pictorial Or Other Devices Which Refer To Or Are Suggestive, Directly Or Indirectly, Of Milk Or Milk Products.

General Principles

·       Foods Shall Be Described Or Presented In Such A Manner As To Ensure The Correct Use Of Dairy Terms Intended For Milk And Milk Products, To Protect Consumers From Being Confused Or Misled And To Ensure Fair Practices In The Food Trade.

Pplication Of Dairy Terms

General Requirements :-

·       A Word Or Words Denoting The Animal Or, In The Case Of Mixtures, All Animals From Which The Milk Has Been Derived Shall Be Inserted Immediately Before Or After The Designation Of The Product. Such Declarations Are Not Required If The Consumer Would Not Be Misled By Their Omission.

Use Of The Term Milk :-

·       Milk Which Is Modified In Composition By The Addition And/Or Withdrawal Of Milk Constituents May Be Identified With A Name Using The Term “Milk”, Provided That A Clear Description Of The Modification To Which The Milk Has Been Subjected Is Given In Close Proximity To The Name.

·       Notwithstanding The Provisions Of Standard, Milk Which Is Adjusted For Fat And/Or Protein Content And Which Is Intended For Direct Consumption, May Also Be Named “Milk” Provided That:

·       It Is Sold Only Where Such Adjustment Is Permitted In The Country Of Retail Sale;

·       The Minimum And Maximum Limits Of Fat And/Or Protein Content (As The Case May Be) Of The Adjusted Milk Are Specified In The Legislation Of The Country Of Retail Sale. In This Case The Protein Content Shall Be Within The Limits Of Natural Variation Within That Country;

·       The Adjustment Has Been Performed According To Methods Permitted By The Legislation Of The Country Of Retail Sale, And Only By The Addition And/Or Withdrawal Of Milk Constituents, Without Altering The Whey Protein To Casein Ratio;

Use Of The Names Of Milk Products In Codex Commodity Standards :-

·       Only A Product Complying With The Provisions In A Codex Standard For A Milk Product May Be Named As Specified In The Codex Standard For The Product Concerned.

·       Notwithstanding The Provisions Ofgeneral Standard For The Labelling Of Prepackaged Foods (Cxs 1-1985), A Milk Product May Be Named As Specified In The Codex Standard For The Relevant Milk Product When Manufactured From Milk, The Fat And/Or Protein Content Of Which Has Been Adjusted, Provided That The Compositional Criteria In The Relevant Standard Are Met.

·       Products That Are Modified Through The Addition And/Or Withdrawal Of Milk Constituents May Be Named With The Name Of The Relevant Milk Product In Association With A Clear Description Of The Modification To Which The Milk Product Has Been Subjected Provided That The Essential Product Characteristics Are Maintained And That The Limits Of Such Compositional Modifications Shall Be Detailed In The Standards Concerned As Appropriate.

Use Of Terms For Reconstituted And Recombined Milk Products :-

·       Milk And Milk Products May Be Named As Specified In The Codex Standard For The Relevant Milk Product When Made From Recombined Or Reconstituted Milk Or From Recombination Or Reconstitution Of Milk Products In Accordance The General Standard For The Labelling Of Prepackaged Foods (Cxs 1-1985), If The Consumer Would Not Be Misled Or Confused.

Labelling Of Prepackaged Foods

·       Prepackaged Milk, Milk Products And Composite Milk Products Shall Be Labelled In Accordance With Section 4 Of The General Standard For The Labelling Of Prepackaged Foods (Cxs 1-1985), Except To The Extent Otherwise Expressly Provided In A Specific Codex Standard.