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PROPOSAL FOR ACOUNCIL DIRECTIVE
ONTOE APPROXIMATION OFTHE LAWS OFTHE MEMBER STATES
RELATING TOEDIBLE CASEINS AND CASEINATES
(submitted totheCouncil bytheCommission )
C0M(79 )9final .

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Casein ischer&cvjor prcrieln .con/.^i^uexi't o;Tccf.-te kxIIc *T^^-re are 27pTar.n
ofcasein inea*fc litre ofmilk anuthis iseT-^-valfurt to80per cent
ofitsprotein content ^iiaeuin isseparated from milk b;/*precipitation
using anenzymatic aci&ifyir ?cgezrt suoh e,3rennet (rennet casein ),or
bythedirect addition ofanacid$ forexample hydro ckloricacid
(acid casein )oCaseins produced "bythese methods areinsoluble in
water *They can ,fortechnologic ?!purposes beconverted into caBeinates
soluble inwater ,byreaction with analkali *
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2#Caseins andcaseinates have anumber ofnotable properties useful
tothemanufacture cffoods andpharmaceuticals® Inthe first place
their aaino ecid contents sake them aprotein ofvery high nutritional
value oInthesecond place thewater binding capacity ofcaseinates
andtheir capacity toforra anemulsion with fats have ledtotheir
useinavariety ofapplications andparticularly insausages and
minced meatsj they haye been used todevelop anumber ofnewproducts ,
forexample ;powdered cream forcoffee (coffee whitener );other
important markets forcaseinates arewhipped dessert toppings ,dietetic
products andtheir useinmilk substitute foods for calves# Food
grade casein assuch isalso anexpanding market jitisused toenrich
certain plant based foods ,breakfast cereals forexample *Asaresult
ofthegrowing use ofcasein asanutrient inthehuman diet andin
spite ofareduction initsindustrial use (even though itremains
indispensible forpaper glazings ,andthenairuf acture cfcertain
luxury buttons )theworld production ofcasein hasgrown from
100000tons to200000tons inthelast 20years# (Community
production isrunning at60000tons perannum worth 90million
U#S«dollars# )
3oThere areanumber ofdifferences inthelegislations ofMember
States concerning thedefinition andcompositional standards for
these products .Although intheFederal Hepublic ofGermany distinctions
aremadebetween caseinates .food grade caBein ,edible acid caaein ,
andedible rennet casein ,inFrance there issimply adistinction
between three qualities forcaseinf ontheether handinItaly the
legal texts onlytpke intoaccount c?.?cin andpotassium caseinate#
There erafurther iaihysa legislations concarsin ^the

permittedcompositional standards.Theseconcernthequantitative
lirritsforhumidity,lactose,ash,lacticacid,arsenic,lead,andtho
insolubility index.Eachlimitforeveryoneofthesecharactsristies
isalongsufficienttopreventproductsfrompassingIntraCommunity
barriers®TheexampleoftheBethreeMemberStatesiainpointwhen
onatakesaccount,ofthefaotthatin1970Prancewastheworldsthird
largestexporterofcaaein(followingAustraliaandNewZealand),the
FederalRepublicofGermany,wastheCommunity'ssecondlargestexporter
andseventhintheworldtab'ieoBycontrastinthesameyeartheFederal
RepublicofGermanywastheworldsthirdlargestimporterfollowingthe
UnitedStatesandJapan,ItalywasinfourthplaceandtheUnited
Kingdomfifth#Communityruleseliminatingtheinternalbarriersto
tradeinthea©productswouldfacilitatetradenotonlyintheproducts
themselves,butafortioriintheveryconsiderable rangeofproducts
inwhichtheyareincreasingly found®
On13January1970"theCommissionpresentedtotheCouncilaproposal
foradirectiveconcerningtheapproximation ofthelawsofMember
Statesrelatingtocaseinandoaseinates «Tillsproposalwasmadein
accordancewiththegeneralprogrammeoftheCommunitydated
28May1969relatingtotheelimination oftechnicalbarrierstotrade#
Thisproposalaimedtoremovethebarrierstotradearisingfromthe
legislatives regulatory,andadministrative differencesinthe
systemsoftheMemberStatesconcerningcaseinandoaseinateandat
thesametimetoproduceastandardfortheproductsashadbeendone
severalyearspreviouslyinseverallargeproduoerandconsumercountries
(notablyNewZealandandtheUnitedStates)•
»
Byresolutiondated14May1970"theEuropeanParliamentwhilstapprov­
ingtheCommissioninitiativedidmakeproposalsforcertaintextual
amendments * !
On21October1970theEoonomioandSocialCommitteeadoptedanopinion
askingthatproduotsdealtwithbytheproposalbutnotdestinedfor
humanconsumptionshould "betreatedflexiblyandinalessrestrictive
way«AtCouncilleveltheproposalwasdiscussedatanumberof
meetings,thelastofwhichwasheldon13May1971«
TheenlargementoftheCcnssrunityledtoareexamination oftheproposal*
FinallytheCaamiaeiondecidedon8December1976"towithdrawa

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certainswafcerofproposalswhichithadsenttctheCouncilofwhich
-thecaseinproposalTf&&one,"becsus-atheyneededejiendinginthe
lighta?technicalprogress®At+.h©sametimetheCcsraciseionannounced
thatitwouldssendanewproposalforcaseintotheCouncil(OJFsG26/
of3O2O19TT)O
5oFurther,£alieningtheCouncildecisionin1973theCoaaJieeionwas
anxioustoextsndthefoodlegislationalreadyadoptedbythe
Communityandtothisendhasconcentratedgreatereffortsonareas
ofgeneralinterestforfoodprocessing© Arangeofdirectivesof
thistypehavealreadybeenadoptedsuchasforexamplethedirectives
concerningadditives®
Caseinsandcaseinatesfallintothisareaofgeneralinterests
Theyaieinadditiontobeingafoodingredient,alsoprocessing
aidsusedinthemarrafacturaofalargenumberoffoods,andvery-
closeto"beingadditivesbyvirtu®oftheiremulsifyingproperties ..
TheCommunityadoptedadirective'concerningemuleifiersin1974?
74/329/EEC. ,
69Thenewproposalis"basedasfaraspossibleontheworkoftheexperts
fromtheInternational DairyFederation,inparticularontheir
recentworkonthepreparation ofstandardsforediblerennetcaseins®
TheproposalalsotakesIntoaccounttheworkofthejointFAO/WHO
committeeonthecodeofprincipleformilkanddairyproducts®
ThisCommitteeispreparingstandardsfcrthecompositionofedible
acidcaseinandcaseinates,takingintoaccounttheworkcurrently
inhandattheIBPandtheEuropeanCommunity®
Thesestandardsprovidespecifications formaxim-urnandminimumlevels®
Thezninimmaspecifications relatetotheminimumqualitystandard
withwhichtheseproductsmustcomplyiftheyaretobepermittedto
usethedesignationsprovidedintheproposal(forexampletheremust
beaminimumproteincontent)®Themaximumspecifications setlimits
forsubstancesforeigntocaseinwhichareinevitablyfoundinit
(forexamplethemaximumcontentinlactose)®Theuseofthe
designationspermittedbythedirectiverequirethatcaseinshould
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comply with thespecified maximum andminimum limits *
Furthermore »theprogress that has Toeenmade since 1971 »notably
under theCommission 'sauspioes ,inthedesign oftest methods has
shown that certain standards laid down inthe original proposal needed
tobeadapted .
Asregards theintroduction ofmicroti ologioal standards ,the
Commission proposes the immediate adoption ofcertain specifications
inorder toprotect the consumer .These specifications could sub­
sequently berevised inthelight oftheCommission 'srecently
started work onthedefinition ofageneral policy inthefield of
microbiological supervision .
Inpreparing itsnewproposal ,theCommission ascertained theviews of
theMember States andtheAdvisory Committee onFoodstuffs ,which
iscomposed ofrepresentatives ofindustry ,commerce ,agriculture ,
consumers and trade unions .
This proposal isbased upon Article 100.Bearing inmind that the
implementation ofthepresent proposal will require theamendment of
thelegislation ofMember States theproposal roust bereferred both
totheEuropean Parliament andtheEconomic andSocial Committee .

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PROPOSALFPT?ACOUNCILDIRECTIVEONTFIB'APFROXIMATia?T OFTHELAWS
OFTHEI'TT^DjERSTATESR5LATINOTOSTDXBLECASEINSAll!)CASETNATffS
THECOUNCILOPTHEEUROPEANCOMMUNITIES,
Havingregard+.0"theTrea'cyestablishing "theEuropeanEconomicComnnxnity,
andinparticularArticle100thereof,
HavingregardtotheproposalfromtheCommission,
HavingregardtotheopinionoftheEuropeanParliament,
HavingregardtotheopinionoftheEconomicandSocialCommittee ?
Whereastheprovisionslaiddownbylaw,regulationoradministrative
actioninforceinsomeMemberStatesdefinethecomposition andmanufacturing
characteristics ofcaseinsandcaseinatesintendedforhumanconsumption ,
togetherwiththeconditionswithwhiohtheseproductsmustcomplyin
orderthatcertaindesignations may"beusedintheirregardorthattheir
useinthepreparation ofotherfoodstuffs may"beauthorized;whereas
suchprovisionsdonotexistatpresentinotherMemberStates?
Whereasthissituationissuchastohinderthefreemovement
ofcaseinsandcaseinatesintendedforhumanconsumption
andtocreateconditionsofunfaircompetitionbetweenusers;
whereasitthereforehasadirecteffectontheestablishment and
functioningofthecommonmarket;
Whereasitisthereforenecessarytodetermine,atCommunitylevel,the
ruleswhichmust"beobservedasregardsthecomposition andlabelling
oftheseproducts?
Whereascaseinsandcaseinatesarenotintendedfortheultimatecon­
sumer,theirlabellingbeingaimedattheprofessionalusers

Whereas "thepreliminary programmeoftheEuropeanEconomicCommunityfor
aconsumerprotectionand.informationpolicy1_providesforCommunity
actioninfieldswhichareofspecialimportancefortheprotectionof
theconsumer'shealthandsafety,notablyinthatoffoodstuffs j
Whereastheprocessofdefiningthesamplingprocedures andmethodsofanal­
ysisnecessaryfortestingthecomposition andotherpropertiesoftheprod­
uctsinquestionconstitutes atechnicalimplementing measuretheadoption
ofwhichshouldbeentrustedtotheCommissioninordertosimplifyand
speed,uptheprocedure;
Whereas,inalltheoasesforwhichtheCommissionisempoweredby
theCounciltoimplementtherulesapplicabletofoodntuffsforhuman
consumption,aprocedureshouldbeprovidedforinstitutingclosecooperation
betweentheMemberStatesandtheCommissionwithintheStandingCommittee
2onFoodstuffssetuppursuanttoCouncilDecision69/414/EEC
HASADOPTEDTHISDIRECTIVES
Article1
1.ThisDirectiveshallapplyto:
(a)ediblecaseinsandcaseinatesf
(b)mixturesofediblecaseinsandoaseinatea *
2»ForthepurposesofthisDirective,
(a)ediblecaseinsmeanstheproductsintendedforhumanconsumption
asdefinedinAnnexIj
(b)ediblecaseinatesmeansproductsintendedforhumanconsumption
asdefinedinAnnexII.
Article2
remberS*ta*tusera^l"fcakoallnooessarys'fcops "toerunirsthai;theproducts
definedinthe ihsretomaybemarketedonlyiftheyconformto
thedofinitiono endruleslaiddowninthisdirectiveand.theAnnexes
thereto®
CJNoC92cf25.4J.875 ,p.1
"OJNoL231of29.11.196S,p.9

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Article3
ThenamesspecifiedinikeAtmer.asheretoshall"bereservedforthe
productsdefinedthereinandehall"beusedcommerciallytodesignate
thoseproducts.
Article4
1,WithoutprejudicetoCommunityprovisionsadoptedonthelabelling/notintendedfortheultimateconsumeroffoodstuffs/thelabellingoftheproductsreferredtoinArtiole1
shallindicatethefollowingparticularsinclearlyvisible,easily
legibleandindeliblecharacters s
(a)inthecaseoftheproductsreferredtoinArticlel(l)(a),the
words"edibleacidcaseinorediblerennetcasein"or"edible
oaseinate"withanindication ofthenatureofthecationor
cationsasappropriate !
0
(b)intheoaseoftheproductsreferredtoinArticlel(l)(b):
–thewords"mixtureofoaseinsand/orcaseinatesforusein
foodstuffs"withanindication ofthenatureofthecationor
cationsasappropriate ;
-informationastotheconstituents ofthemixture,followedby
anindicationoftheproportion ,indecreasingorderof
concentration ,inwhiohtheyarepresentinthemixtureoran
indicationoftheminimumproteincontent$
(o)intheoaseofpackagedproducts,anindicationofthenet
weightexpressedinkilogramsorgrams*Pendingtheentryinto
forceofrelevantCommunityprovisions,nationalprovisions
relatingtothedetermination and/orindicationofthenetweight
shallapply*Untiltheexpiryofthetransitional periodduring
whichtheuseoftheImperialunitsofmeasurementgivenin
AnnexIItoDirective11/354/EEC^",aslastamendedbyDirective
76/770/EEC,isauthorizedintheConaminity,theindicationof
1
OJNoL243of29.io.1971,p.29
20JNoL262of27.9.1976,p.204
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thenetweight inSI (Systeme international )units ofmeasurement
shall beaccompanied ,ifIreland ortheUnited Kingdom sowishm
thecase ofproducts marketed intheir respective territories ,byon
indication ofthenetweight ofthecontents expressed inth^>fv]uiv-
alent Imperial units ofmeasurement ,calculated according tothe
following conversion rates :
1ounce (avoirdupois )=28.35x10 kg
1ounce =0.4536 kg
(d)thename ortrade name andtheaddress orregistered office ofthe
manufacturer orpacker orofaseller established within the
Community ;
(e)inthecase ofproducts imported from non-member countries ,the
name ofthecountry oforigin shall appear inaddition tothe
particulars referred tounder (a)to (d)above ;
(f)thedate ofexpiry ofshelf life .
Member States shall prohibit themarketing ofedible caseins and
casemates intheir territory iftheparticulars referred toin
paragraph 1(a )to (d)above donotappear inalanguage easily
understood bythepurchaser ,save where thelatter isappropriately
informed byother means ;this provision shall notpreclude the
appearance oftinesaid particulars inseveral languages .
"thedate ofexpiry ofc.helf life ;
Iftheproducts referred tointheAnnexes hereto areput in
packages orcontainers ofanominal weight exceeding 20kg
theparticulars specified in
paragraph 1(a )to (d)andthose referred tointhefirst subparagraph
ofthis paragraph need appear only intheaccompanying documents .
Article 5
Without prejudice toComrnunity provisions tobeadopted inthefield of
health ar--hygiene inconnection withtheproducts referred toinAnnexes
Iand II ,sveh products must besubjected toheat treatment atleast
equiv ?Is'-'f vcpasteurisation where theprccsns ofnianuf actuve ofthe
^.ccov.ctfi rere '.red tcmArticle .1(1)c?c >esnet include such ixtaunent ,.
ArMc^e 6
l.Mrwber States shall t-:k~ allnecessary strr^s toensure that trad-in
products referred toinAreola 1which viviUi thedefinitions ,-,nd

ruleslaiddowninthisDirectiveandtheAnnexestheretocanncrt"be
impededbytheapplicationofnora-harmonizednationalprovxcdons
governingthecomposition,manufacturing «p«?cifications,packagingor
labellingoftheseproductsornffoodstuffsittgeneral•
Paragraph1shallnotapplytonorWvaraonizadprovisionswhichare
justifiedonthegroundsoft
–protectionafpublichealthj
-preventionoffrauds,unlesssuchprovisionsareliabletoimpede
theapplicationofthedefinitionsandruleslaiddownbythigDirective *
–protectionofindustrialandcommercialproperty,indicationsof
provenanceanddesignationsoforigin,andpreventionofunfair
ocxnpetition *
Article7
Where,asaresultofnewinformationorofareassessmentofexisting
information madesinoetheDirectivewasadopted,aMemberState
establishes onthebasisofadetailedstatementofreasonsthatthe
useintheproductsdefinedinAnnexesIandIIheretoofoneof
thesubstancesreferredtothereinorthemaxim-urnquantityofsuch
substancethatmaybeusedconstitutesadangertohumanhealth,even
thoughitcomplieswiththeprovisionsofthisDirective,thatMember
Statemaytemporarilysuspendorrestrictapplicationofthe
provisionsinquestioninitsterritory#Itshallimmediatelyinform
theotherMemberStatesandtheCommissionthereofandgivereasons
foritsdecision*
TheCommissionshallexamineassoonaspossiblethegroundsgivenby
theMemberStateconcernedandshallconsulttheMerrierStates
withintheStandingCommitteeforFoodstuffs }itshallthendeliverits
opinionforthwithandtaketheappropriate measures.
IftheCommissionconsidersthatamendmentstotheDirectiveare
necessaryinordertoresolvethedifficulties referredtoinparagraph
1aboveandtoprotecthumanhealth,itshallinitiatetheprocedure
providedforinArticle10forthepurpose'ofadoptingsuchamendments.
Inthatcase,theMemberStatewhichhasadoptedsafeguardmeasures
maymaintainthemuntiltheamendmentsenterintoforce#

Article8
ThoCouncil,actingonaproposalfromtheCommission,shalladopt:
(a)whorenecessary,puritycriteriafortheadjurantsandagentsreferred
tointheAnnexeshereto;
("b)hygienic,chemicaland.physicalcriteriafortheproductsdefined
intheAnnexeshereto}
Article9
Thefollowingshall "bedeterminedinaccordancewiththeprocedurelaid
dov:ninArticle10:
(a)themethodsofanalysisnecessaryforcheckingthepuritycriteria
referredtoinArticle8(a);
("b)thesamplingproceduresandmethodserfanalysisnocecnaryforchecking
thecomposition,manufacturin#specifications ,hyrieniccriteriaand
microbiological specificationo atthetimeofmanufacture ofthe
productsdefinedintheAnnexeshereto;
(c)amendmentstothemicrobiological specifications definedinthe
Annexeshereto#
Article10
1#WheretheprocedureprovidedforinthisArticleisreportedto,the
mattershall58referredtotheStandingCommitteeonFoodstuffsset
up"bytheCouncilDecision69/414/EEC,hereinaftercalled
"theCommittee","byitsChairmaneitheronhisowninitiativeorat
therequestofarepresentative ofaMemberState.
2®TheCommissionrepresentative shallsubmittotheCommitteeadr.-;.ft
ofthemeasurestobeadopted#TheCommitteeshallgiveitsopinion
onthesaiddraftwithinsuchtimeastheChairman ,oftheCommitteeinay
determineinthelifhtoftheurgencyofthematterinquestion#
TheCommitteeshalldecidebyamajorityofatleast41votes,andthe
votesoftheMemberStatesshallbeweightedasprovidedinArticle
148(2)ofthoTreaty#TheChairmanshallnottakepartinthevote#
3.(a)TheCommit;sionshalladoptthemeasurescontemplated wherethey
accordwiththeopinionoftheCommittee©

(b)Where themeasures contemplated donotaccord with theopinion ofthe
Committee ,orwhere nosuch opinion hasbeen issued ,theCommission
shall forthwith submit totheCouncil aproposal onthemeasures tobe
taken .TheCouncil shall actbyaqualified majority .
(c)If,onexpiry ofaperiod ofthree months from -thedate onwhich the
matter ■was •referred totheCouncil ,thelatter hastaken noaction ,
theproposed measures shall "beadopted "bytheCommission#
Article 11
Theprovisions ofthis Directive shall notapply toproducts referred to
inArticle 1intended forexport tonon-member countries .
Article 12
1#Within 18months after thedate ofnotification ofthis Directive ,
theMember States shall amend their laws where necessary inorder to
comply with theprovisions ofthis Directive andshall forthwith infoim
the Commission thereof#
Legislation giving effect totheprovisions ofthis Directive shall
apply notlater than twoyears after thedate ofsuch notification to
products manufactured inorimported into theCommunity .
2#Once this Directive hasbeen notified ,theMember States shall also
ensure that they communicate totheCommission thetexts ofthemain
provisions ofnational lawwhich they adopt inthefield covered "by
this Directive#
Article 13
This Directive isaddressed totheMember States#

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ANTTRXI
CASEINS
I.DEFINITION
"Casein"meanstheprincipalproteinconstituent ofmilk,washedand
dried,insolubleinwaterandobtainedfromskimmedmilk,generally
"bycurdlingwithacid,rennetorothermilk–coagulating enzymes.
Forthepurposesoftheprecedingparagraph:
-"skimmedmilk"meansthemilkofoneormorecowstowhichnothing
has"beenaddedandthefatcontentofwhichdoesnotexceed0.1/£.
Inparticular :
–"acidcaseinforuseinfoodstuffs "meanstheproductdefinedin
thefirstparagraphofthissection,obtainedexclusively by
precipitation withthetechnological adjuvantslistedinSection
11(c)ofthisAnnexandcomplyingwiththestandardssetoutin
SectionIIofthisAnnex;
–"rennetcaseinforuseinfoodstuffs "meanstheproductdefined
inthefirstparagraphofthissection,obtainedexclusively by
precipitation withrennetorothermilk–coagulating enzymesauthorized
intheMemberStatesandcomplyingwiththestandardssetoutin
SectionIIIofthisAnnex.
II.STANDARDS APPLICABLE TOEDIBLEACIDCASEINS
(a)Essontialfactorsofcomposition
1.Maximummoisturecontent
2aMinimumcontentofmilkproteinmatter,12»Ofobyweight
calculated onthedriedextract
3.Maximumcontentofmilkfat.calculated90.0%byweight
onthedriedextract
4®Extraneousmatter(suchaswoodormetal2.257°"byweight
particles,hairsorinsectfragments)
5®Maximumsedimentcontent(burntparticles)
6.Maximumacidity,expressedinmlofdecinormalmlin25g
22.5mgin25g
sodiumhydroxidesolutionperg 0.27

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7.Maximumashcontent(P^O^included)
8.Maximumanhydrouslactosecontent2.%"byweight
H
Ob)Hygieniccriteria
1«Metals(maximum)
–iron
•»copper
–lead20mg/kg
5mg/kg
2mg/kg
(o)Microbiological specifications atthetimeofmanufacture
laTotalgermcontentin1gr100000
2aAbsenceofpathogenicgermsandtheirtoxins
3aErrterobacteriaceaein1gt20
4aEschericiaooliin1gxnone
5aSalmonellaein25gtnone
6aThermophilic germsin1g:5000
7aMouldsandyeastsin1gx100
(d)Technological adjuvantsofedfblequalityauthorizedforprecipitation
Lacticacid(E270)
Hydrochloric acid •
Sulphuricacid
Citrioacid(E330)
>.Aceticacid(E260) i
Whey
Orthophosphorio acid
(e)Organolepticcharacteristics
laOdour:Notmorethanveryslightforeignflavoursandodoursa
2aAppearance!Colourrangingfromwhitetocreamywhitesthe
productmustnotcontainanylumpsthatdonot"breakunder
slightpressurea

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III.STANDARDSAPPLICABLETPEDIBLEEENNETCA5EINS
(a)Essentialfactorsofcomposition
1.Maximummoisturecontent
2.Minimumcontentofmilkproteinmatterf
calculated onthedriedextract
3.Maximumcontentofmilkfat,calculated
onthedriedextract
4.Extraneousmatter(suchaswoodormetal
particles,hairsorinsectfragments)
5.Maximumsedimentcontent("burntpartioles)
6.Minimumashcontent(pgO^inoluded)
7.Maximumlactosecontent12%"byweight
'o"byweight
2$layweight
nilin25g
22.5mgin25g
7.50$"byweight
11o
(h)Hygieniccriteria
1.Metals(maximum)
–iron
–copper
–lead20mg/kg
5mg/kg
2mg/kg
(c)Microbiological specifications atthetimeofmanufacture
1#Totalgermcontentin1g:100000
2*Absenceofpathogenicgermsandtheirtoxins
3.Eirterobacteriaceae in1g:20
4*Escherichiacoliin1g:none
5*Salmonellaein25g:none
6.Thermophilic germsin1gt5000
7.Mouldsandyeastin1g:100
(d)Organolepticcharacteristics
1.Odour:Notmorethanveryslightforeignflavoursandodours.
2mAppearance:Colourrangingfromwhitetocreamywhite;the
productmustnotcontainanylumpsthatdonot"breaktuider
slightpressure*

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ANNEXII
CASEINA.TES
I.DEFINITION
"Ediblecaseinates"meansproductsobtainedfrom"thereactionof
ediblecaseinsorcurdsofediblecaseinwithneutralizingagents
a£ediblequalitylistedunderSectionII(d)ofthisAnnex.These
products,with,theexceptionofcalciumcaseinate,arealmosttotally
solubleindistilledwater?theycomplywiththestandardssetout
inSectionIIofthisAnnex.
II.STANDARDSAPPLICABLE TOEDIBLECASEINATES
(a)Essentialfactorsofcomposition
1.Maximummoisturecontent 8%byweight
2.Minimumcontentofmilkproteinmatter,
calculated onthedriedextract 88%byweight
3.Maximumcontentofmilkfat,calculated
onthedriedextract 2.0%byweight
4«Extraneousmatter(suchaswoodor
metalparticles,hairsorinsect
fragments) nilin25g
5.Maximumsédimentcorrteirt(burirtpartioles)22»5 3-n25g
6mMaximumanhydrouslactosecontent
7«MaximumpHvalue1.0$byweight
6.0to8.0
("b)Hygienicoriteria
1«Metals(maximum)
–iron
–copper
–lead20mg/kg
5mg/kg
2mg/kg
(°)Microbiological specifications atthetimeofmanufacture
1#Totalgermcontentin1g:100000
2«Absenceofpathogenicgermsandtheirtoxins
3*Errterobacteriaceae in1gl20
4*Escherichiacoliin1gtnone

5*Salmonellaein25g:none
6*Thermophilic germsin1g:5000
7.Mouldsandyeastsin1g:100
(d)Edibleneutralizingagents(optionalneutralizing and"buffering
agents)
Thehydroxides,carbonatesandphosphatesofsodium,potassium,
calcium,ammoniumandmagnesium;calciumcitrate.
(e)Organolepticcharacteristics
1.Odour?Notmorethanveryslightforeignflavoursandodours*
2*Appearance:Colourrangingfromwhitetocreamywhite;the
productmustnotcontainanylumpsthatdonot"breakunder
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