Division 4.3 Sampling of heat-treated milk for direct consumption in retail-packings

Samples of heat-treated milk for direct consumption in retail packages are to be the complete sealed package. If possible, the samples must be taken from the packaging machine or cold room in the treatment establishment as soon as possible after processing (for pasteurized milk on the same day as processing).

The samples are taken from each type of heat-treated milk (pasteurized, UHT-treated and sterilized) in numbers corresponding to the examinations which will be made and in accordance with instructions laid down by the testing laboratory or other competent authority.