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 Regulations Governing the Pr oduct Names and Labeling of 
Prepackaged Fresh Milk, Sterilized Milk, Flavored Milk, Milk 
Drink, and Milk Powder 
 
1. The Regulations is enacted pursuant to Article 22 Paragraph 1 Subparagraphs 2 and 
10 of the Act Governing Food Safety and Sanitation.
 
2. Definition of terms referred:   
(1) Fresh milk: It refers to the milk product made from raw milk subjected to 
pasteurization and refrigeration after packaging, and thereafter sold for 
consumption. Included milk fat adjustment  fresh milk (high-fat, whole, low-fat, 
skimmed), fortified fresh m ilk, low-lactose fresh milk. 
Fortified fresh milk  can add nutrients contained in raw milk. 
(2) Sterilized milk: It refers to the milk product made from raw milk or fresh milk 
subjected to high-pressure or high-tempe rature sterilization process, packed in 
aseptic package, and thereafter sold for co nsumption; or it refers to the bottled 
(canned) milk product made from fres h milk subjected to high-pressure or 
high-temperature sterilization process and sold for consumption, can be stored 
at room temperature.   
(3) Flavored milk: It refers to the processe d milk product containing at least 50% of 
raw milk, fresh milk, or sterilized milk for major ingredients mixed with flavor additive.    
(4) Sterilized flavored milk: It refers to the milk product made from flavored milk 
subjected to high-pressure or high-tempe rature sterilization process, packed in 
aseptic package and sold for consumption; or it refers to the bottled (canned) 
flavored milk product subjected to high-pressure or high-temperature sterilization process and sold for consumption.  
(5) Milk drink: It refers to the processe d milk product reconstituted by combining 
dry milk powder or concentrated milk with water following the same proportion constituting the original milk, and the milk ingredients therein 
contained constitute at least 50% of the prod uct; or it refers to the processed milk 
product combining powder with raw milk, fresh milk, or sterilized milk, wherein milk ingredients constitute at least 50% of the product; the non-milk 2 
 based raw materials and food additives may be used.  
(6) Sterilized milk drink: It refers to th e milk drink subjected to high-pressure or 
high-temperature sterilization process, pa cked in aseptic package and sold for 
consumption; or it refers to the bottled (canned) milk drink subjected to 
high-pressure or high-temperature sterilization process and sold for consumption.  
(7) Milk powder: It refers to the milk pr oduct in powder form obtained after raw 
milk has been dehydrated.  Included milk fat adjustment  milk powder (high-fat, 
whole, low-fat, skimmed ), fortified milk powder, low-lactose milk powder. 
Fortified milk powder can add nu trients contained in raw milk. 
(8) Modified milk powder: It refers to the milk product in powder form which used 
raw milk, fresh milk, or milk powder for major materials, and mixed with edible whey powder or added with other nutrient s, flavor ingredients, or a variety of 
essential food additives, then processed into a powder mixture.   
 
3. Prepackaged milk products in compliance with the foregoing provisions and being 
sold in the market shall be properly labeled pursuant to Article 22 Paragraph 1 
Subparagraphs 1 to 8 of the Act Governing Food Sanitation.  The product name 
appearing on the label should comp ly to the following regulations: 
 
(1) Fresh milk: The name of product shou ld be “Fresh milk” or “Milk”.    
(2) Sterilized milk: The name of product should be “Sterilized milk”,  “Milk”, or 
words of similar meaning. If the produc t name does not contain the words of 
“Sterilized milk”, the words of “Steri lized milk” in Chinese should be 
manifested on an easily visible sect ion of the product’s outer package.  
(3) Flavored milk: The name of product should be “Flavored milk”, “Milk”, or 
words of similar meaning. If the pr oduct does not contain the words of 
“Flavored milk”, the words of “Flavored m ilk” in Chinese should be manifested 
on an easily visible section of the product’s outer package.    
(4) Sterilized flavored milk: The name of product should be “Sterilized flavored 
milk”, “Milk”, or words of similar meanin g. If the product does not contain the 
words of “Sterilized flavored milk”, the words of “Sterilized flavored milk” in Chinese should be manifested on an eas ily visible section of the product’s outer 
package.  
(5) Milk drink: The name of product shou ld be “Milk drink”, “Milk”, or words of similar meaning.  If the product does no t contain the w ords of “Milk drink”, the 
words of “Milk drink” in Chine se should  be manifested on an easily visible 
section of the product’s outer package.  
(6) Sterilized milk drink:  The name of pr oduc t should  be “Sterilize d milk dr ink”, 
“Milk”, or words of similar meaning. If the product do es no t contain t he wo rds 
of “Sterilized milk drink”, the words of  “Sterilized  milk drink” should be 
manifested on an easily visible sect ion of the  product’s outer package.  
(7) Milk powder: The name of product should be “Milk powder”. 
(8) Modifie d milk powder: The name of pr oduct should be “Modified milk powder”.  
If the product does not contain the word s of “Modified milk powder”, the words 
of “Modified milk po wder” in C hinese sho uld be ma nifested on an easily visible 
section of the product’s outer package.     
 
4. Prepackaged sterilized milk, sterilized flavored milk, and sterilized milk drink 
products sold in the market should cle arly declare the sterilization process of the  
product in Chinese on an easily visible section of the package. 
 
5. Prepackaged modified milk powder products  sold in the market  should bear a label 
indicati ng the percentage of milk powder content in Chinese on an easily visible 
section of the package. 
 
 The term “ Percentage of the Milk Powder Content ” refers to the weight percentage 
of milk powder contained in the solid milk pow der product vis-à-vis the tota l 
weight of the formula; computation formula is as shown below:                             
  
    Milk powder content (%) = Formula  theof  Weight TotalPowder Milk  of Weight Χ 100% 
                           
6. The font si ze of the fo llowing lab el scripts should exceed 4 mm a nd the color tone of 
the text should be in apparent contrast to  the background color of the package:   
(1) On the matter of products under P aragraph 3, if the product name does not 
contain the words of “Sterilized milk”, “Flavored milk”, “Sterilized flavored 
milk”, “Milk drink”, “Sterilized milk dr ink”, or “Modified milk powder”, the 
product outer pack age should manifest the words of “St erilized milk,” 
“Flavored milk”, “Sterilized flavored milk”, “Milk drink”, “ Sterilized milk 
drink”, or “Modified milk powder”. 
 
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 (2) The percentage of the milk powder co ntent of modified milk powder products. 
7.  Infant formula, follow-up infant formula,  and infant formula for special medical 
purposes are not regulated within the scope of this provision.