Source: BUS Sachsen-Anhalt (Linie6Plus)

Apply for approval as a testing laboratory for raw milk

Description

Before the raw milk produced by farms can be delivered and sold to dairies or milk traders, it must undergo a comprehensive quality control by a so-called inspection body. Any inspection body wishing to determine the quality of raw milk requires a license to do so.

The delivered raw milk is tested for the following quality characteristics in accordance with specified test procedures:

fat and protein content
Bacteriological quality (total bacterial count)
Presence of inhibitors, for example antibiotics
content of somatic cells
freezing point

The quality test comprises the following steps:

Sampling
Transportation of the sample to the test site
Quality inspection
Calculation of average values for each quality characteristic, which affect the calculation of the purchase price

Prerequisites

The investigating body must
- be accredited by an authorized accreditation body with its testing procedures in accordance with the DIN standard
- be capable of carrying out such an analysis, in particular in terms of its expertise and personnel, and
- participate with its testing methods in ring tests on the quality of raw milk carried out by the Max Rubner Institute (MRI) or the Federal Office of Consumer Protection and Food Safety (BVL), insofar as the respective institution has requested the testing body to participate.

Required documents

Written application
Proof of accreditation of the testing procedures in accordance with the DIN standard
Proof of the technical and personnel equipment that enables you to carry out such tests
Proof of participation in ring tests on the quality of raw milk carried out by the Max Rubner Institute (MRI) or the Federal Office of Consumer Protection and Food Safety (BVL), insofar as these institutions have requested the testing body to participate

Responsible body

The Office for Agriculture, Land Consolidation and Forestry Altmark is responsible for inspection bodies that have their headquarters in Saxony-Anhalt.