MILK AND MILK PRODUCTS
ORDER/REGULATIONS-92
INTRODUCTION
India is the leading producers of milk in the world.
While total production of milk during 2000-01 was
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80.60 Million Tonnes, it was 108.46 Million Tonnes
during 2008-09 and it is estimated to 111.111 Million
Tonnes during 2009-10.
Milk is a perishable & essential commodity. It needs
to be regulated throughout supply chain ofS
procurement, processing and distribution for safe
human consumption.
MMPO/MMPRs-92
To maintain & increase the supply of liquid milk of
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desired quality in the country and to regulate
production , supply and distribution of milk & milk
products MMPO-92 was promulgated on 09.06.1992
under Section 3 of EC Act,1955.
Earlier the MMPO was implemented by Dept. of AH,
Dairying & Fisheries, M/O Agriculture, GOI; presently it
is implemented by FSSAI, M/O Health & Family Welfare,
GOI.
MMPO-92 has been amended from time to time to
safeguard consumers interest and also to boost up
dairy industry.
Salient features of amendment made on 26.03 2002
Central & State registration limit revised from 1
LLPD to 2 LLPD liquid milk or milk solid 5000 MT
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to 10000 MT/PA.
The provision for allocation of milk shed area
has been done away with.
50% of the registered capacity is required for
development of Chilling facilities by installation
of Bulk milk cooler/milk chilling centres for
procurement of Raw chilled milk.
MILK & MILK PRODUCTS
“MILK”- means milk of cow ,buffalo, sheep, goat or a mixture
thereof, either raw or processed in any manner and includes
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pasteurised, sterilized, recombined, flavoured, acidified,
skimmed, toned, double toned, standardised or full cream milk.
“MILK PRODUCT”- means cream, malai, curd, yogurt, skimmed
milk, paneer or channa, cheese, processed cheese-and cheese
spread, ice cream, milk ices, condensed milk (sweetened and
unsweetened), condensed skimmed milk (sweetened and
unsweetened), whole milk powder, skimmed milk powder,
partly skimmed milk powder, khoya, rubri, kulfi, casein, sweets
made from khoya; infant milk food, table butter, deshi butter,
ghee or butter oil and includes any other substance containing
not less than 50% of milk and milk product ( on dry basis).
MMPO to MMPRs-92
With the enactment of FSSA, 2006 the MMPO has
been subsumed as MMPR-92 after notification of
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provision of Sec 99 of FSSA,06. Now MMPR-92 is being
administered by FSSAI, M/O H&FW.
Controller: Central Govt. may appoint by
notification an officer, who is not below the rank of Joint
Secretary to the GOI responsible for implementation of
the provision of MMPRs. Chief Executive Officer, FSSAI
has been designated as Controller under MMPRs.
Temporary restriction on production: To
maintain supply of liquid milk in a particular area, the
Controller may temporarily restrict production of milk
products by any producer up to a period of 90 days.
REGISTRATION OF DAIRY ESTABLISHMENT
Registration : A dairy unit handling more than 10000 litres
of liquid milk/day or 500 MT of milk solid / annum is
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required to be registered under concerned Registration
Authority of State/Central Govt.
Registering Authority: Central Govt. or State Govt. or a
statutory body set up by an Act may appoint as many as
officers as registering authority and specify their
respective jurisdiction of functioning.
Central Registering Authority: The Controller, MMPR
has designated Joint Director to function as CRA, who is
responsible for grant & modification of RC and
enforcement of MMPR.
REGISTRATION OF DAIRY ESTABLISHMENT
Jurisdiction of SRA :
The unit handling up to 2 LLPD of liquid milk or milk solid up
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to 10000 MT/annum where entire activities of procurement,
processing & marketing lies within the state.
Jurisdiction of CRA :
(i) The unit handling liquid milk more than 2 LLPD or milk solid
more than 10000 MT/annum.
(ii) Multistate Cooperative unit covered under multistate Co op
Societies Act.
Suspension/Cancellation of Registration :
For non compliance of conditions of RC & direction issued by
RA, furnishing false information and contravention of any
provision of RC.
REQUIREMENT/CONDITIONS OF REGISTRATION:
Application to be made in prescribed form specified in 1st
Schedule of MMPR along with fees of Rs 5000/- trough DD and list
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of machinery & equipment installed in factory.
Plant to be set as per sanitary & hygiene requirement as
specified in Vth Schedule .
Cold chain facility is required from procurement centre of raw
milk to entire supply chain.
Inspection is mandatory before commissioning of the
plant/commercial production.
Milk Products to meet Indian standards, basically PFA
Standards, also Agmark & BIS in some products.
Inspection Agencies
As per Sec 5(5) (B) of MMPR, a dairy unit is not allowed to
commissioned unless it is inspected by a team of experts to
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ascertain Sanitary & Hygienic conditions.
The two agencies for inspection notified by the Central
Govt:-
(i) National Productivity Council.
(ii) Export Inspection Council of India through Export
Inspection Agency.
Annual inspection of dairy unit is done by above agencies
on rotation consisting of a panel of three members having
requisite qualification & experience in the field.
Sanitary & Hygienic requirements:
Every dairy establishment in which milk or milk product is
handled, processed, stored & distributed by holder of RC shall
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confirm to the sanitary & hygienic requirement, food safety
measures and other standards as specified in the 5th Schedule
of MMPRs.
Some hygienic & sanitary requirement and food safety
measures to be followed by a dairy establishment :
Surroundings- Open & clean
Structure of building -to permit hygienic production.
Design & lay-out of machinery & equipment- to permit easy
cleaning.
Contd…
Sanitary & Hygienic requirements
Appropriate facility for cleaning &
disinfection of equipment, specially
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Cleaning in Place(CIP)
Appropriate protection against pest.
Facilities for hygienic handling of
raw milk.
Provision of Potable water.
Contd….
Waste disposal facility/ETP- for liquid &
solid waste.
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Fly proofing of doors, windows &
ventilators.
Provision of automatic door closure.
Walls, floor & ceiling properly laid.
Sufficient Lighting & ventilation facility.
Contd….
Cold storage facility for milk & milk
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products.
Separate Storage facility for raw material,
Packaging materials & finished goods.
Change room & Toilet facility for workers.
All the processing operations in a dairy
plant should be done maintaining strict
hygienic condition
Personnel Hygiene
workers to wear clean apron, head wears,
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hand gloves, foot wear etc.
Workers engaged in production to be medically
fit & free from infectious diseases.
Wash their hands before entering and
changing each operation in the processing hall.
Quality control & export approval
Quality Control facility for chemical &
microbiological test to be provided.
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The milk & milk products shall be manufactured
maintaining quality standards laid down in PFA and
other Rules specific to the product.
For export of milk products approval from EICI is
required as per their norms.
HANDLING & STORAGE
Raw milk collected to be brought immediately to a chilling
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/processing centre in a clean container.
If not brought from collection centre to processing centre within 4
hours of milking, milk should be cooled to a temperature of 8 C or
lower and maintained that temp. until processed.
If not processed within 4 hours after bringing to processing centre,
it should be cooled to 4C or lower and maintained at that temp. until
it is processed.
After pasteurization process is completed, the milk is to be cooled
to 4C or lower.
Maximum temp. at which pasteurized milk may be stored shall not
exceed 5C.
WRAPPING & PACKING
Wrapping & packing of milk & milk products shall be done
under strict hygienic conditions
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The room for packing shall be sufficiently large & equipped to
ensure hygienic operations.
Store room shall be free from vermin and risk of
contamination/ cross- contamination of the products.
Wrapping & packing should be done immediately after
processing in a manner so as to protect the product from any
damage during transit.
Wrapping or packing should not be re-used for dairy products,
except where the containers are of a type which may be re-used
after thorough cleaning and disinfection.
Labelling Requirement
Declaration as per PFA and Weight & Measures Rules. Mandatory
declarations are:
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Registration Number Under MMPRs-92
Name & address of the holder of R.C.
Ingredients & Nutritional declarations.
Net content by Wt./Volume.
Date of Manufacture /Expiry date/ Best before.
Depending upon the type of product storage conditions may be
declared.
No misleading statement concerning origin or quality of the
product is allowed.
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