Mmpo New Application
Mmpo New Application
Scheme on IIIrd Party Inspection of Milk Units Operating for Domestic Use
and
Registered under Milk & Milk Product Order 1992 (MMPO)
EIC/EIAs have been notified as an agency to carry out 3rd party inspection of the dairy
plants/units/establishments registered under the Milk & Milk Product Order 1992, vide
Notification SO: 1153(E), dated 1 October 2003, issued by Department of Animal Husbandry
and Dairying (DAH&D), Ministry of Agriculture to ascertain sanitary and hygienic conditions of
Milk units operating as specified in the fifth schedule, for domestic requirements within the
country. Para 5(B) (a) of MMPO 1992 stipulates that, the plant set up shall not be allowed to be
commissioned unless an inspection has been carried out to ascertain sanitary and hygienic
condition as specified in the fifth schedule of the order.
EIC will operate this IIIrd party inspection through EIAs to ensure sanitary and hygienic
condition of milk unit in following manner :
1) Applicant unit shall apply to the nearest EIA for inspection in the prescribed application
format for inspection (Annexure I) along with supporting documents for verification.
List of EIAs along with their contact details are enclosed as Annexure II.
4) In addition to inspection fee, the unit will also make arrangements for travel and stay of
the inspecting officers, assigned to carry out the inspection.
6) Inspection fee prescribed in Sl. No 3, shall be remitted in the form of Demand Draft
payable in favour of Export Inspection Agency (EIAs) concerned in advance prior to
inspection.
7) On receipt of fee, a three member team of experts shall carry out inspection of hygiene
and sanitary condition of the unit as per Schedule 5 of MMPO 1992, within a week.
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9) Report along with recommendation/remarks shall be sent in a sealed cover to the Central
Registering Authority (CRA) or State Registering Authority (SRA), as applicable, within
two days of completion of inspection as per Annexure III.
10) In case of unit registered under SRA original report would be sent to SRA with a copy to
CRA or vice-versa. In both the cases a copy of report shall also be forwarded to EIC for
record.
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ANNEXURE : 1
APPLICATION FOR APPROVAL
From
……………………..
…………………….
……………………
To
The Joint Director In-charge
Export Inspection Agency-Mumbai /Kolkata /Kochi /Delhi /Chennai
Sir,
Please carry out the assessment of our plant as the mandatory sanitation & hygiene
inspection required under Para-5 (B) (a) MMPO 1992.
We furnish below the information regarding the facilities existing in our plant
We undertake that our plant meets the requirements stipulated in Schedule 5 of Milk &
Milk Product Order 1992.
1. General Information
1.1 Name and address of the plant seeking approval
1.2 MMPO Registration Number, allotted by CRA/SRA
along with
Registered handling capacity
Milk procurement ( during last financial year, indicate
year)
Peak Procurement (one day)
Average Daily
Average flush season
Average lean season
1.3 Have the half yearly returns been filled?
1.4 Is the firm HACCP certified; if so attach copy of
certificate.
1.5 Is the firm ISO certified; if so attach copy of certificate.
1.6 Name of the Chief Executive
(MD/Mg. Partner/Proprietor)
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15. Ceiling
15.1 Is the ceiling in good repair condition and cleanable?
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maintained?
22.5 Whether Milk / Milk products are tested for heavy
metals, antibiotics, pesticide residues and aflatoxins
contaminants and adulterants?
22.6 If yes , whether records are maintained?
23 Freezing
23.1 Type of freezing employed
23.2 Tunnel freezing
Contact freezing
Any other types (Specify)
23.3 Is the freezing method employed appropriate to product
requirements?
23.4 Total number of freezers and their individual capacities?
23.5 Is there a prescribed procedure/schedule for
maintenance, cleaning and disinfections of freezers?
23.6 Is temperature recording devices of required accuracy,
calibrated at specified intervals and record thereof
maintained?
24 Packaging and Storage
24.1 Is separate area provided for packing? And, whether
packaging takes place under the satisfactory hygienic
conditions?
24.2 Whether manufacturer of dairy products and packaging
of dairy operation take place in the same room? If yes,
whether the room is sufficiently large to ensure the
hygiene of operation?
24.3 Does the packing room have rodent control system?
24.4 Whether filling, sealing & packaging is carried out
automatically?
24.5 Whether wrapping and packaging material is transported
in protective covers from its place of manufacture to the
packaging machine at the packaging hall?
24.6 Is wrapping or packaging reused?
24.7 Does packaging directly take place on the floor?
24.8 If staff handling unwrapped products handles the
packaging; if yes , what adequate steps are taken to
prevent risk of contamination?
24.9 Immediately after packaging, whether the dairy products
are placed in the rooms provided for storage?
24.10 Whether bottling or filling of containers with heat –
treated milk and milk product is carried out
mechanically and the sealing of the containers is carried
out automatically?
25 Toilet Facilities
25.1 Are numbers of toilets provided sufficient in relation to
the total number of workers?
25.2 Are the toilets located away from the processing area to
prevent contamination?
25.3 Whether the toilet rooms have walls washable, ceiling
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A: be hazardous to health or
B: contaminate the food
food directly.
Yours faithfully,
Signature
Name
Designation
Company Seal
Place:
Date:
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ANNEXURE: II
LIST OF EXPORT INSPECTION AGENCIES (EIAs)
S. No Addresses of Export Inspection Agencies States / Union Territories Covered
1) The Joint Director Gujarat, Maharashtra, Dadra & Nagar
Export Inspection Agency-Mumbai Haveli, Goa, Daman & Diu.
Aman Chambers - 4th Floor,
113, Maharshi Karve Road,
Mumbai - 400 004.
Tel: 022 - 2363 0311 / 2363 0312 / 2363 0113
Fax: 022 - 2368 3927
E – mail: [email protected]
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ANNEXURE: III
CENTRAL REGISTRATION AUTHORITY
The Joint Director (HQ) and The Commissioner of Milk Production and
State Registering Authority DD and State Registering Authority,
Dept. of Animal Husbandry TCMPF Ltd., Avian Illam, Govt. of TamilNadu,
Govt. of Himachal Pradesh Madhavaram Milk Colony,
Pashudhan Bhavan Chennai:600051
Shimla:171005 TamilNadu
Himachal Pradesh
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The Dairy Development Commissioner and The Officer on Special Duty and
State Registering Authority State Registering Authority
Dept. of Agri., AH. DD & Fisheries Govt. of Manipur
Administrative Building Central Dairy Farm
Abdul Gafar Khan Marg, Worli Porompat
Mumbai:400016 Manipur
Maharshtra
The Director of AH & Vety Services and The Additional Director ( AH & Vety Services)
State Registering Authority and
Govt. of Goa State Registering Authority
Secretariat Annex Dept. of AH & Vety Services
Panaji” 403001 Govt. of Karnataka
Goa Secretariat Building
Bangalore: 560001
Karnataka.
The Director (Dairy Development) and The Director (Dairy Development) and
State Registering Authority State Registering Authority
Agriculture (Dairy) Department Dept. of Animal Husbandry, Fisheries &
Govt. of Kerala Dairy Development
Secretariat Building Govt. of Punjab
Thiruvananthapuram: 695001 Chandigarh:160017
Kerala
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The Dairy Development Officer and The Dy. Milk Commissioner and
State Registering Authority State Registering Authority
Department of Co-Operation Department of AH Services Dairy Sector)
Government of Pondicherry Government of Chhattisgarh
Secretariat Building Mantralaya, DKS Building
Pondicherry- 605001 Raipur: 492001
Chhattisgarh.
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