DEFINITION
Last update: 08/04/2024
In the Codex of General Standards for the Use of Dairy Terms, milk is defined as the normal mammary secretion of milking animals obtained from one or more milking without either addition to it or extraction from it, intended for consumption as liquid milk or for further processing [1].
According to the EU law, milk means exclusively the normal mammary secretion obtained from one or more milking without either addition thereto or extraction therefrom [2]. Milk is the primary ingredient for all dairy products such as cheeses, yogurts, butter, cream, and others. All these terms are exclusively reserved for dairy products [2].
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