Quality Process in depth
Procurement:
Fresh milk is sourced directly from state level co-operatives and Mother Dairy own New
Generation Co-operatives (NGC). Milk received from individual producer is checked for
all basic quality parameters meeting company specifications & requirements at
respective collection & chilling centers.
Milk is then supplied to the Dairy units through insulated Milk Tankers under refrigerated
conditions to maintain the freshness.
Strict Quality checks are performed for all incoming Milk received at Dairy units. These
includes organoleptic (Taster, Odor& Appearance), Physico-chemical (e.g. Temperature,
Foreign matter, % Fat, % SNF, %Acidity, % Protein etc.), microbiological (e.g. MBRT),
also presence of any adulterations in Milk (e.g. Formalin, urea, starch, sugar, Glucose,
maltodextrin, nitrate, Salt, Hydrogen Per-oxide, neutralizer, ammonium compounds and
Fat adulterations).
Commodities, ingredients & packaging material used for our products are checked,
approved and released by Quality functions as per company specifications and
requirements.
GMP & Hygiene:
Good manufacturing Practices (GMP) for our manufacturing units are „a given‟, they are
part of our heritage of producing best quality and safe products. They maintain highest
level of GMP and hygiene requirements for production and handling of safe products for
our valued customers and consumers
Processing:
The products are manufactured in state of the art manufacturing facilities using
innovative Process & Technologies. The Milk received at the plant undergoes various
processing steps before it reaches to the customer. Process steps include filtration,
clarification, pasteurization, chilling, filling, packing and storage for our liquid milk
category. For other dairy product category, few of the process steps are
homogenization, vacreation, ultra heat treatment, evaporation, dehydration
etc. Cleaning & Sanitation of the processing equipment is ensured using automatic
Cleaning in Place (CIP) systems by applying „5T‟ principles viz. Technology, Time,
Temperature, Turbulence and Testing.
Critical control points (CCP), Operational Prerequisite Programs (OPRP) are identified
for each process using scientific methodology and appropriate control measures are
applied to ensure compliance of Quality and Food Safety requirements.
Process control parameters are monitored, recorded and reviewed as per the Quality
Plan to ensure right product right at first time.
Manufacturing processes are benchmarked against best-in-class standards towards
continual improvement for infrastructure and system requirements.
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