MILLED LACTOSE MESH 400

Product Description
Lactose monohydrate powder minimum lactose content 99%/

Usage
Product for food industry applications

Sensory characteristic
Colour: Creamy white to yellow, homogeneous
Smell: Typical to lactose powder, free from foreign odours
Taste: Sweet and slightly salty flavour with pasteurization aftertastes
Appearance: Loose, homogeneous powder, slight lumping is acceptable, lumps should fall apart easily when pressed with a finger
Particle size: Mesh 400

Physical and chemical parameters

Parameter	Value
Protein	0,3% max.
Fat	0,1% max.
Lactose	99% min.
Moisture	1 max.
Ash	0,6% max.
pH	4 – 7
Scorched particles/	Disc A; A/B
Antibiotics and inhibitory substances	absent

Microbiological parameters

Parameter	Value (target)	Value (acceptable)
Total plate count	≤10000 cfu/g	≤50000 cfu/g
Coliforms	Abs/1 g	Abs/1 g
Yeasts and moulds/	≤10 cfu/g	≤100 cfu/g
Listeria monocytogenes	Abs/25 g n=5 c=0	Abs/25 g n=5 c=0
Salmonella	Abs/25 g n=5 c=0	Abs/25 g n=5 c=0
Enterobacteriaceae	m=M <10 cfu/g n=5 c=0	m=M=10 cfu/g n=5 c=0
Staphylococci coagulase positive (Staphylococcus aureus and other species)	m=M <10 cfu/g n=5, c=0	m=10, M=100 cfu/g n=5, c=2

Allergens
Milk and products thereof (including lactose)

Packaging
Direct packaging: paper bags – 25 kg, 4 – layer with polyethylene insert, Big-Bags – weight max 1000 kg
Palleting: 1000 kg, pallets wrapped in stretch foil
Veterinary Factory Code: PL 06081604 WE

Storage conditions
Shelf life/: 18 miesięcy
Storage conditions: Product should be stored in unopened packaging in cool (temp. ≤ 20°C), dry (RH ≤ 75%)
conditions, away from direct sunlight or strong odours