Parametri kvaliteta mlijeka u prahu s osvrtom na nove zakonske propise u BiH

In accordance with Bosnia's determination for approaching the EU, Bosnia and Herzegovina is adjusting its legislation with EU legal heritage (Acquis communautaire), which also includes food area. Bosnia and Herzegovina's Food Safety Agency, shall, within its authority, undertake activities on establishing regulations on food quality and safety. The Food Safety Agency has therefore developed, among others, the Condensed and Dry Milk Regulation (Directive) that is completely in compliance with the 2001/1147EC and 2007/61/EC directives. The aim of this study was to determine what changes have occurred in quality requirements while harmonizing the quality requirements of the new Regulation on quality of milk powder with EU regulations. According to the work plan, the quality of powdered milk (currently available at BiH market) has been determined based on the Regulation on quality of milk, dairy products, rennet and pure cultures (Sl. list SFRJ br. 51/82), Directive 2001/114/EC and 2007/61/EC, (of the new Regulation) and additional recommendations of Codex Alimentarius. The quality of 30 milk powder samples from different manufacturers were tested in the period May - September 2009. A comparison between the requirements of the Directives and the current Regulation, revealed some differences: whole milk powder is allowed to have a bigger water percentage (5%), the fat content is limited to 26-42% and the protein percentage in the dry matter must be min. 34% and it is used as a new quality indicator. Determination of acidity, solubility percentage and the phosphatase probe are not regulated by the directives. However they are used, as well as burnt particles, as additional quality indicators according to Codex Alimentarius. These additional indicators are meant for voluntary use between commercial partners. The Directives' requirements for skimmed milk powder quality are the same as those for whole milk powder with the exception of fats content with max. amount of 1.5%. Despite these regulatory differences, the tested milk powder samples did not meet the minimum quality requirements at any levels.