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Agricultural Product Standards Act, 1990 (Act No. 119 of 1990)

Regulations

Classification, Packing and Marking of Dairy Products and Imitation Dairy Products intended for sale in the Republic of South Africa

Tables

Table 18 : Classes of and standards for dairy powder and dairy powder blend

 

Type of dairy

powder

product

Class/

Class

designation

Alternate class

designation

Milk fat

content

(%)(m/m)

Minimum

milk protein

content

calculated

on a milk

solids nonfat

basis

(%)(m/m)

Minimum

milk

protein

content

(%)(m/m)

pH

value

Maximum

moisture

content

(%)(m/m)

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

1. Milk powder

High fat milk powder

Cream powder/ High cream milk powder

At least 42

34

*

*

5

Full fat milk powder

(Whole) Milk powder/ Full cream dry milk/ Full cream milk powder/ Full fat dry milk

26 - less than 42

34

*

*

5

Medium fat milk powder

Medium fat dry milk/ Medium cream dry milk/ Medium cream milk powder

More than 3 - less than 26

34

*

*

5

Low fat milk powder

Low fat dry milk

More than 1.5 - 3

34

*

*

5

Fat free milk powder

Skim(med) milk powder/ Skim(med) dry milk

Not more than 1.5

34

*

*

5

2. Buttermilk powder

Buttermilk powder

Dry buttermilk

*

34

*

*

5

3. Whey powder

Whey powder

Dry whey

*

*

10

At least 5.1

5

Sweet whey

Dry sweet whey

*

*

11

At least 6

5

Acid whey powder

Dry acid whey

*

*

7

Less than 5.1

4.5

4. Cheese powder

Cheese powder

*

At least 18

*

*

*

5

5. Dairy powder blend

High fat dairy powder blend

High cream dairy powder blend

At least 42

30

*

*

5

Full fat dairy powder blend

Dairy powder blend/ Full cream dairy powder blend

26 - less than 42

30

*

*

5

Medium fat dairy powder blend

Medium cream dairy powder blend

More than 3 - less than 26

30

*

*

5

Low fat dairy powder blend

*

More than 1.5 - 3

30

*

*

5

Fat free dairy powder blend

Skim(med) dairy powder blend

Not more than 1.5

30

*

*

5

* Not specified