Milk and Milk Products Testing
Assuring Safety, Quality, and Nutritional Value
Milk and dairy products are essential sources of nutrition across all age groups. However, due to their high perishability and complex processing, they are vulnerable to contamination, adulteration, and spoilage. At Middle East Testing Services LLC (METS Lab), we provide comprehensive milk and dairy testing to ensure safety, authenticity, and compliance with local (GSO/UAE.S) and international standards (Codex, EU, FDA).
✅ Why Dairy Testing is Essential
- Verifies nutritional content for labelling and health claims
- Detects adulteration or dilution with water, starch, urea, etc.
- Ensures microbial safety and shelf life
- Assures compliance with export/import regulations
- Protects brand integrity in a competitive market
🌍 Applicable Dairy Products:
- Raw and pasteurized milk
- UHT and sterilized milk
- Cheese, paneer, yogurt, and labneh
- Butter, ghee, cream
- Flavored, fortified, or lactose-free dairy drinks
- Milk powders and dairy ingredients
🧪 Scope of Testing
We offer extensive testing for:
- Raw Milk (cow, goat, camel, etc.)
- Pasteurized, Sterilized, and UHT Milk
- Condensed & Evaporated Milk
- Cream, Butter, Ghee
- Yogurt, Laban, Labneh
- Cheese (soft, hard, processed)
- Milk Powders & Infant Formula
- Ice Cream and Dairy Desserts
Key Testing Parameters:
- Fat Content
- Protein Content
- Lactose Content
- Total Solids and Solids-Not-Fat (SNF)
- Ash Content
- Milk Adulteration Tests
- Microbiological Analysis
- Antibiotic Residues
- Pesticide Residues
- Heavy Metals
- pH and Acidity
- Nutritional Labeling Verification
📋 Regulatory & Label Compliance
We ensure compliance with:
- GSO 984 / UAE.S 984 – Raw milk specifications
- GSO 40 / GSO 1735 / GSO 126 – Dairy product standards
- Codex STAN 206-1999 – General standards for processed milk
- EU & USFDA requirements for export
- Shelf-life validation and stability studies (optional)
Industries We Serve
- Dairy Farms & Milk Collection Centers
- Milk & Cheese Processing Units
- Ice Cream Manufacturers
- Supermarkets & Private Labels
- Food Exporters & Traders
- School Meal Programs
- Hospitality & Catering