Milk & Dairy Products Testing
Analytical testing for milk and dairy products covering compositional quality, adulteration detection, shelf life, contaminants, pesticide and veterinary drug residues, and microbiological safety.
Testing Milk & Dairy Products Across Key Quality, Safety & Compliance Parameters
Milk and dairy products require testing across composition, purity, food safety and product stability, with requirements varying by product type, formulation and intended application. DALPL supports dairy manufacturers, processors, ingredient suppliers, food brands and importers/exporters with analytical testing across the dairy value chain. Testing can be tailored to the specific product — from milk and milk powders to butter, ghee, cheese, cultured dairy, frozen desserts and dairy ingredients — based on the testing objective, applicable requirements and intended market.
Testing can be planned based on the product type, formulation, raw materials, regulatory requirements and intended market. Our laboratory capabilities support both routine quality control and specific analytical requirements during product development, validation and commercialization.
Testing panels can be tailored to the product type, formulation, processing method and testing requirement.
Testing can be tailored to the product, formulation and intended analytical requirement.
Milk & Milk-Based Products
Toned, double toned, full cream, skimmed, standardized, flavoured, UHT, condensed and evaporated milk; milk powders and infant/follow-up formula.
Butter, Ghee & Milk Fats
Butter, butter blends, ghee, cream and other milk-fat products.
Cheese & Cultured Dairy
Natural and processed cheese, flavoured cheese, yoghurt, sour cream, paneer, buttermilk, shrikhand and probiotic milk.
Frozen Desserts & Dairy Ingredients
Ice cream, milk lollies, whey protein, milk protein concentrates, casein and lactose.
Testing Capabilities for Milk & Dairy Products
DALPL’s milk and dairy testing scope covers compositional quality, purity and adulteration detection, fatty acid composition, contaminants and residues, and microbiological safety. The applicable tests depend on the product matrix and testing requirements.
Compositional Quality & Purity
- Milk & General Dairy: Milk fat, milk solids-not-fat (SNF), protein, phosphorus, total ash, pH, titratable acidity, odour and taste/flavour.
- Ghee & Butter Purity: Baudouin Test, BR Reading, RM value, Iodine value, Peroxide value, Polenske value, Saponification value and free fatty acids (FFA) as oleic acid.
- Casein, Lactose & Khoa: Casein content, free acid, milk protein, sulphated ash and added sugar.
Adulteration & Authenticity Detection
- Adulterant Detection: Urea, neutralisers, formaldehyde, glucose, maltodextrin, nitrate, salicylic acid, sodium chloride, starch, sulphates, ammonium salts, and detergents.
- Pasteurisation Verification: Alkaline phosphatase test — a test related to pasteurisation verification and detection of raw-milk adulteration.
Fatty Acid Profile
- Saturated fatty acids (SFA)
- Monounsaturated fatty acids (MUFA)
- Polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFA)
- Trans fatty acids
- Fatty acid composition across the stated C4–C24 range
Heavy Metals, Mycotoxins & Melamine
- Heavy Metals: Arsenic, cadmium, lead, mercury, copper, tin, antimony, nickel and chromium.
- Aflatoxin M1: Dedicated testing for milk, dairy products and infant food.
- Melamine: Melamine testing for milk and dairy products generally, and milk/khoa-based sweets as specified in the source content.
Pesticide & Veterinary Drug Residues
- Pesticide Residues: A 71-analyte multi-residue pesticide panel.
- Veterinary & Antibiotic Residues: A 33-drug veterinary/antibiotic residue panel, with examples including tetracyclines, sulfonamides, ivermectin, neomycin, tylosin and parbendazole.
- Applicable panels depend on the specific product matrix and testing requirements; not all named residues apply to every dairy product.
Microbiological Safety
- Microbiological Parameters: Total Plate Count, Coliform, E. coli, Salmonella, Shigella, Staphylococcus aureus, Listeria monocytogenes, Yeast & Mould, Vibrio cholerae, Vibrio parahaemolyticus, Enterobacteriaceae, Clostridium perfringens, and Lactic acid bacteria.
- Infant Formula: Including Enterobacter sakazakii (Cronobacter) testing.
- UHT / Sterilised Milk: Commercial sterility and total bacterial spore testing.
- The applicable testing panel depends on the specific product and testing requirements; not every parameter applies to every dairy matrix.
Why Testing Matters
Compositional Quality & Purity
Assessing compositional quality and product purity.
Adulteration Detection
Identifying potential adulteration.
Microbiological Safety
Evaluating relevant microbiological safety parameters.
Contaminants & Residues
Checking applicable contaminants and residue panels.
Quality Control Support
Supporting quality control across dairy production and processing.
Who We Support
How the Testing Process Works
Share Your Requirement
Tell us about the dairy product, formulation, application and intended market.
Define the Testing Panel
DALPL identifies the relevant testing parameters based on the product and testing objective.
Submit Your Sample
Provide the required sample according to the agreed testing requirement.
Testing & Analysis
Samples are analysed using the applicable testing methods and procedures.
Results & Reporting
Receive the analytical results and applicable testing report.
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