The FSSAI has notified these draft regulations in course to amend the principal regulations i.e. FSS (Food products Standards and Food Additives) Regulations, 2011 to include standards for Milk Protein Concentrates, Whey Protein Concentrates and Colostrum and Colostrum Products and inviting comments and suggestions from stakeholders within a period of 30 days of publication of the draft regulations.

These standards specify product definitions, compositional and quality parameters as well as specific additives and labelling requirements for the products covered under these regulations.

These draft standards shall be reviewed based on the comments received from stakeholders and revised, if necessary. The revised standards will be notified for implementation within a period of six months.

This Standard applies to Milk Protein Concentrate as defined:

Milk Protein Concentrates are complex milk proteins that contain both casein and whey protein in their native form in the same or similar ratio as milk. Milk protein concentrate products are designated as MPC 40, MPC 70, MPC 80, MPC 85, MPC 90 depending upon their milk protein contents. Milk protein concentrates’s are generally manufactured by filtration processes (microfiltration, ultrafiltration and diafiltration) and membrane separation technologies that remove the majority of lactose and soluble minerals while retaining the milk protein, followed by spray-drying.

The product shall conform to the compositional specifications provided in the table below:

Sl. No.

Parameters

Limits

(1)

(2)

(3)

1.

Moisture (%), max by wt.

6.0

2.

Fat (%), max by wt.

2.5

3.

Protein * (%) min by wt.

42.0

4.

Solubility index (ml), max

2.0

5.

Ash(%), max

8.0

6.

Scorched particle

Disc B (15 mg)

Protein content is 6.38 multiplied by the total nitrogen determined:

Food Additives.

For products covered under this standard, antioxidants and anti-caking agents specified in Appendix ‘A’ of these regulations may be used and only within the limits specified.

Labelling.-

In addition to the provisions laid under the Food Safety and Standards (Packaging and Labelling) Regulations, 2011. The per cent. value of protein shall be declared on the label of the package.

Whey Protein Concentrate.-

Whey Protein Concentrate means a white to light cream-coloured product with a bland, clean flavour obtained by removing non-protein constituents from whey by means of physical separation techniques such as precipitation, filtration, dialysis and other relevant techniques.

Sl. No.

Parameters

Limits

(1)

(2)

(3)

1.

Moisture (%), max

5.0

2.

Protein * (%), min

35.0

3.

Fat (%), max

8.0

4.

Scorched particle content, max

Disc B (15 mg)

Standard for Colostrum and Colostrum Products

Colostrum” means the lacteal secretion from the mammary glands of cow or buffalo or a combination thereof obtained upto three to five days of parturition and preceding the production of milk, which typically contains fat, proteins, carbohydrates, vitamins, minerals and bioactive components (such as immunoglobulins and lactoferrin).

Sl. No.

Parameters

Requirements

(1)

(2)

(3)

1.

Appearance

Creamy yellow colour

2.

Odour

Characteristic and pleasant

3.

Taste

Characteristic and pleasant

4.

Moisture, maximum, %, (m/m)

80.0

5.

Protein, minimum, %, (m/m)

7.0

6.

Fat, minimum, %, (m/m)

4.0

7.

Immunoglobulins, minimum, %, (m/m)

1.8

8.

Lactoferrin, minimum, %, (m/m)

0.2

Colostrum powder

Sl. No.

Parameters

Requirements

(1)

(2)

(3)

1.

Appearance

Creamy yellow colour

2.

Odour

Characteristic and pleasant

3.

Taste

Characteristic and pleasant

4.

Moisture, maximum, %, (m/m)

4.0

5.

Protein, minimum, %, (m/m)

40.0

6.

Fat, minimum, %, (m/m)

17.5

7.

Ash, maximum, %, (m/m)

9.0

8.

Immunoglobulins, minimum, %, (m/m)

12.5

9.

Lactoferrin, minimum, %, (m/m)

3.3

10.

Scorched particle content, maximum

Disc B (15 mg)

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