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Unsweetened condensed milk — Specification 
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 Foreword 
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 Unsweetened condensed milk — Specification 
1 Scope  
This Draft Uganda Standard prescribes the requireme nts for unsweetened condensed milks, intended for 
direct consumption or further processing . 
2 Normative references  
The following referenced documents referred to in t he text in such a way that some or all of their con tent 
constitutes requirements of this document. For date d references, only the edition cited applies. For u ndated 
references, the latest edition of the referenced do cument (including any amendments) applies. 
US 45 General standard for food additives 
US ISO 6731, Milk, cream and evaporated milk- Determination of t otal solids content (reference method )  
US ISO 8262: Milk products and milk based foods- Determination o f fat content by Weibull Berntrop 
gravimetric Method   
US ISO 3727-1; Butter - Determination of moisture, non-fat solids and fat content - Part 1: Determination of 
moisture content (Reference Method). 
US ISO 8851-1; Butter - Determination of moisture, non-fat solids and fat c ontents (Routine methods) - Part 1: 
Determination of moisture content.   
US CODEX STAN 206, General standard for the use of dairy terms 
US ISO 707, Milk and milk products — Guidance on sampling 
US ISO 11866-1: Milk and milk products — Enumeration of presumptive  Escherichia coli — Part 1: Most 
probable number technique using 4-methylumbellifery l-beta-D-glucuronide (MUG ) 
US ISO 11290-2: Microbiology of food and animal feeding stuffs — Ho rizontal method for the detection and 
enumeration of Listeria monocytogenes -- Part 2: En umeration method. 
US ISO 6579–1: Microbiology of the food chain — Horizontal method for the detection, enumeration and 
serotyping of Salmonella — Part 1: Detection of Sal monella spp . 
US ISO 6611:  Milk and milk products – Enumeration of colony-for ming units of yeasts and/or moulds – 
Colony-count technique at 25 C 
US ISO 6888-2 : Microbiology of food and animal feeding stuffs ─ Horizontal method for the enumeration of 
coagulase-positive staphylococci (Staphylococcus au reus and other species) ─ Part 2: Technique using rabbit 
plasma fibrinogen agar medium 
US ISO 7937:  Microbiology of food and animal feeding stuffs — H orizontal method for the enumeration of 
Clostridium perfringens — Colonycount technique 
US EAS 68-2-1 : Milk and milk products — Methods for microbiologi cal examination — Part 2-1: Enumeration 
of coliforms ─ Colony count technique at 30 °C  
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 US EAS 38; Labelling of pre-packaged foods   
US CODEX STAN 193-1995; General Standard for Contaminants an d Toxins in Food and Feed   
US CAC/MRL 02-2006; Maximum residue limits for veterinary drug residues  and pesticides   
US EAS 67; Raw cow milk – Specification  
3 Terms and definitions  
No terms and definitions are listed in this documen t.  
4 Product description  
4.1 Unsweetened condensed milk (also known as Evapo rated milks ) are milk products with no added sugar  
and are obtained by the partial removal of water fr om whole homogenized milk via evaporation process, or by 
any other heat process which leads to a product of the same composition and characteristics 
The following are the types of evaporated milk pres cribed in this standard; 
a) Unsweetened condensed milk  
b) Unsweetened condensed skimmed milk  
c) Unsweetened condensed partly skimmed milk  
d) Unsweetened condensed high-fat milk 
5 Compositional and quality requirements  
5.1  General Requirements  
I. Unsweetened condensed milks:   
II. shall be manufactured from fresh whole milk as defi ned in US EAS 67, Specification for raw whole milk .  
III. shall be of uniform colour  
IV. Shall have characteristic, caramelized flavour 
V. Shall be free from foreign matter, rancidity and  objectionable odours. 
 5.2  Permitted food ingredients  
Ingredients used in production of unsweetened conde nsed milk shall conform to the relevant standards  
5.3  Compositional requirements  
Unsweetened condensed milks shall comply with the r equirements/limits given in Table 1. DUS  1980: 2018 
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 Table 1 — Compositional requirements for Unsweetene d condensed milks 
Characteristic Unsweetened 
condensed milk Unsweetened 
condensed 
skimmed milk Unsweetened 
condensed 
partly skimmed 
milk Unsweetened 
condensed high-
fat milk Methods of Test 
Milk Fat % (m/m), 
min 7.5% 1% (max) 1-7.5% 15% ISO 8262 
Total Milk Solids 
%, (m/m) min. 25% 20% 20% 11.5% ISO 6731 
Protein in Milk 
solids not fat %, 
m/m, min. 34% 34% 34% 34% AOAC 991.20-23 
Titratable Acidity 
(as lactic acid) 
per cent (m/m) 
max 0.41 0.41 0.41 0.41 ISO 11869 
Moisture content 27% 28% 27-28% 27-30% ISO 3727 
ISO 8851 
 
6  Food Additives  
Food additives usage shall comply with US 45.  
7  Contaminants  
The products covered by this Standard shall comply with the Maximum Levels for contaminants and toxins  
specified for milk by the General Standard for Cont aminants and Toxins in Food and Feed (US CODEX STAN  
193) and with the maximum residue limits for veteri nary drug residues and pesticides (CAC/MRL 02) 
established for milk by the CAC.  
8  Hygiene requirements  
The products covered by the provision of this stand ard shall be prepared in accordance US 163 and US 2 8 
8.2 Microbiological Requirements  
The products covered under this standard shall comp ly with the microbiological requirements in table 2  
Table 3- microbiological Requirements for Unsweeten ed condensed milk 
Microorganism Requirement Test method 
Escherichia coli per gram  Absent US ISO 11866-1 
Salmonella / 25 g  Absent US ISO 6579–1 
Listeria monocytogene / 25 g Absent US ISO 11290-2 
Staphylococcus aureaus/ g Absent US ISO 6888-2 
Clostridium botulinum /g Absent US ISO 7937 
Yeast and moulds Max /gram Absent US ISO 6611 
Coliform couts max /gram Absent US EAS 68-2-1 
  
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 9  Packaging  
Unsweetened condensed milk shall be packed in food contact grade materials conforming to US 1659  
10  Labelling 
 In addition to the general provisions of US EAS 38;  ‘Labelling of pre-packaged foods’; unsweetened 
condensed milk shall have the following specific pr ovisions:  
i). The name of the product shall be declared in ac cordance to the composition specified and defined i n clause 
5.3, as unsweetened condensed milk, Unsweetened con densed skimmed milk, Unsweetened condensed 
partly skimmed milk, and Unsweetened condensed high -fat milk.  
ii). List of ingredients  
iii). The net volume or net weight  
iv). Name and address of the manufacturer, packer o r distributor  
v). Storage instructions  
vi). usage instructions where applicable  
vii). Country of origin where applicable;  
viii). Date of manufacture  
ix). Expiry date  
x). Instructions on disposal of used package.  
xi). Lot identification  
xii). Declaration of GMO status where applicable  
xiii). Declaration of irradiation status where appl icable  
 
11 Sampling  
Sampling shall be done in accordance to US ISO 707 DUS  1980: 2018 
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 Bibliography 
[1] Kenya draft standard for unsweetened condensed milk.   DUS  1980: 2018 
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presence of this mark on a product or in relation t o a product is an assurance that the goods comply w ith the 
requirements of that standard under a system of sup ervision, control and testing in accordance with th e 
certification mark scheme of the Uganda National Bu reau of Standards. UNBS marked products are 
continually checked by UNBS for conformity to that standard.  
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