Standard 2.5.1 - Milk

Issue1351Standard2.5.1STANDARD2.5.1MILKPurposeThisStandarddefinesmilkandskimmilkandsetscompositionalrequirementsfortheseproducts.ProcessingrequirementsformilkarecontainedinStandard4.2.4.Subclause4(2)ofthisStandarddoesnotapplytomilkproducedinNewZealand.Editorialnote:TheAustralianprocessingrequirementsformilkarecontainedinStandard4.2.4.NewZealandhasitsownprocessingrequirementsformilkandmilkproducts.TableofProvisions1Interpretation2Compositionofcow’smilk3Compositionofskimmilk4Milktobeprocessed5Phytosterols,phytostanolsandtheirestersClauses1InterpretationInthisCode–milkmeansthemammarysecretionofmilkinganimals,obtainedfromoneormoremilkingsforconsumptionasliquidmilkorforfurtherprocessingbutexcludescolostrum.skimmilkmeansmilkfromwhichmilkfathasbeenremoved.2Compositionofcow’smilk(1)Subjecttosubclause(2),packagedcow’smilkforretailsalemustcontaineachofthecomponentslistedincolumn1oftheTabletothissubclauseinthecorrespondingproportionspecifiedincolumn2.Tabletosubclause2(1)Column1Column2milkfatminimum32g/kgprotein(measuredascrudeprotein)minimum30g/kg(2)Packagedcow’smilkforretailsalemaybeadjustedtocomplywiththecompositionalrequirementsintheTabletosubclause(1)bytheadditionoforwithdrawalofmilkcomponents,providedtheadjustmentdoesnotalterthewheyproteintocaseinratioofthemilkbeingadjusted.3Compositionofskimmilk(1)Skimmilkmustcontaineachofthecomponentslistedincolumn1oftheTabletothissubclauseinthecorrespondingproportionspecifiedincolumn2.FederalRegisterofLegislativeInstrumentsF2012C00772Issue1352Standard2.5.1Tabletosubclause3(1)Column1Column2milkfatmaximum1.5g/kgprotein(measuredascrudeprotein)minimum30g/kg(2)TheproteinrequirementsspecifiedintheTabletosubclause(1)applyexclusivelytoskimmilkderivedfromcow’smilk.4Milktobeprocessed(1)Subclause4(2)doesnotapplytomilkproducedinNewZealand.(2)MilkmustbeprocessedaccordingtoStandard4.2.4ofthisCode.5Phytosterols,phytostanolsandtheirestersPhytosterols,phytostanolsandtheirestersmayonlybeaddedtomilk–(a)thatcontainsnomorethan1.5gtotalfatper100g;and(c)wherethetotalplantsterolequivalentscontentisnolessthan3g/Lofmilkandnomorethan4g/Lofmilk.FederalRegisterofLegislativeInstrumentsF2012C00772