BFAD Fda Regulation No. 001-A (1982)
GUIDELINES FOR THE OPEN-DATE MARKING OF LIQUID MILK PRODUCTS, PURSUANT TO ADMINISTRATIVE ORDER NO. 16 S. 1979
(NAR) VOL. II NO. 4 / OCTOBER - DECEMBER 1991
[ BFAD FDA REGULATION NO. 001-A s. 1982, August 30, 1982 ]
GUIDELINES FOR THE OPEN-DATE MARKING OF LIQUID MILK PRODUCTS, PURSUANT TO ADMINISTRATIVE ORDER NO. 16 S. 1979
1 Scope This guideline covers the open-date marking of milk products that are relatively stable under ambient conditions. 1.1 Evaporated milk a. recombined/reconstituted b. filled 1.2 Sweetened condensed milk 1.3 UHT sterilized milk 2 Definitions For the purpose of this guidelines the following definitions shall apply: 2.1 Evaporated milk — a liquid product obtained by the partial removal of water from milk. 2.2 Evaporated recombined/reconstituted milk — a liquid product obtained by the addition of water to milk solids non-fact and milk fat in amounts necessary to re-establish the specific water to solids ratio of evaporated milk. 2.3 Evaporated filled milk — a liquid product obtained by recombining non-fat or skim milk constituents with a blend of vegetable oils in amounts necessary to re-establish the specific water to solid so that the resulting product is nutritionally equivalent to evaporated milk. 2.4 Sweetened condensed milk — liquid milk to which sucrose has been added and whose water has been partially removed. 2.5 UHT sterilized milk — liquid milk rendered sterile by ultra-high temperature treatment and packaged under aseptic conditions.3 Requirements All products covered by this guideline shall prominently indicate in their labels a "Best before" date, at which time any of the specified limits for a particular product is expected to be reached. 3.1 Evaporated milk 3.1.1 Minimum Vitamin A — 95% of label claim but, in no case, lower than 2,000 IU/liter of the reconstituted milk beverage. 3.1.2 Maximum viscosity 3.1.3 Maximum browning index 3.1.4 Fat separation 3.2 Sweetened condensed milk 3.2.1 Minimum Vitamin A 3.2.2 Maximum viscosity 3.2.3 Maximum browning index 3.3 UHT sterilized milk (plain) 3.3.1 Maximum titratable acidity - 0.16% as lactic acid 3.3.2 Fat separation 4 Date of Effectivity For products covered by this guideline, full compliance to the open-date marking regulations shall be on January 1983. Adopted: 30 Aug. 1982
(SGD.) CATALINA C. SANCHEZ (SGD.) J. C. AZURIN Acting Administrator Minister of Health Re-issued: 7 Oct. 1991
(SGD.) QUINTIN L. KINTANAR, M.D., PH.D.. Director Assistant Secretary for Standards and RegulationSource: Supreme Court E-Library