# Commission Regulation (EC) No 149/2009 of 20 February 2009 amending Regulation (EC) No 214/2001 laying down detailed rules for the application of Council Regulation (EC) No 1255/1999 as regards intervention on the market in skimmed milk powder, Annex

Extent: E+W+S+N.I.

‘ANNEX I
COMPOSITIONAL REQUIREMENTS, QUALITY CHARACTERISTICS AND ANALYTICAL METHODS
The reference methods to be applied shall be those laid down in Commission Regulation (EC) No 273/2008 (OJ L 88, 29.3.2008, p. 1).
“Buttermilk” means the by-product of butter manufacture obtained after churning of the cream and separation of the solid fat.
The absence of buttermilk can be established either by an on-the-spot inspection of the production plan carried out without prior notice at least once a week, or by a laboratory analysis of the end product indicating a maximum of 69,31 mg of FEDP per 100 g.
“Whey” means the by-product of cheese or casein manufacture obtained by the action of acids, rennet and/or chemico-physical processes.
Raw milk used for the manufacture of skimmed milk powder must meet the requirements specified in Section IX of Annex III to Regulation (EC) No 853/2004.’
Parameters
Content and quality characteristics
Reference method
Protein content
Minimum 34,0 % of the non-fat dry matter
Fat content
Maximum 1,00 %
Water content
Maximum 3,5 %
Titratable acidity in ml of decinormal sodium hydroxide solution
Maximum 19,5 ml
Lactate content
Maximum 150 mg/100 g
Additives
None
Phosphatase test
Negative, i.e., not more than 350 mU of phosphatasic activity per litre of reconstituted milk
Solubility index
Maximum 0,5 ml (24 °C)
Burnt-particles index
Maximum 15,0 mg, i.e. disc B minimum
Micro-organism content
Maximum 40 000 per gram
Detection of coliforms
Negative in 0,1 g
Detection of buttermilk
Negative
Detection of rennet whey
None
Detection of acid whey
None
Method approved by the competent authority
Taste and smell
Clean
Appearance
White or slightly yellowish colour, free from impurities and coloured particles
Antimicrobial substances
Negative

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eur/2009/149/annex (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2009-149/annex
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