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1. Milk Testing Services
NDA offers milk testing services to clients requesting for their milk products to be tested for safety and quality. The scope of products the agency accepts ranges from raw milk to processed milk, such as pasteurized milk and fermented (yoghurt) dairy products. Tests conducted by the agency are classified as Physico-chemical, microbiological, and udder health analyses.
A. Physico-Chemical Analyses
i. Fat (as butterfat) determination
ii. Solids Non-fat determination
iii. Total Solids determination
iv. Protein
v. Specific gravity
vi. ph
RESPONSIBLE UNIT : MILK QUALITY AND PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT DIVISION
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WHO MAY AVAIL DAIRY FARMERS / ENTITY |
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CHECKLIST OF REQUIREMENTS |
WHERE TO SECURE |
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Milk sample/s (at least 500 ml per sample with a temperature of 2-6°C upon receipt) |
Farm/Processing Plant of Client |
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Request for Laboratory Services (RLS) form (1 original, 1 photocopy) |
Operations Department - Milk Quality Assurance and Product Development Division (MQAPDD)/ NDA Central Laboratory |
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Laboratory Result Form (LRF) (1 original, 1 photocopy) |
Operations Department - Milk Quality Assurance and Product Development Division (MQAPDD)/ NDA Central Laboratory |
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CLIENT STEPS |
AGENCY ACTIONS |
FEES TO BE PAID |
PROCESSING TIME |
PERSON RESPONSIBLE |
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1. Fill out Request for Laboratory Services (RLS) form at NDA Central Laboratory |
form |
None |
5 minutes |
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2. Submit Milk sample/s at NDA Central Laboratory (maximum 10 samples/day from all clients; final acceptance of samples depends on the day of plate counting – plate counting day should not fall on a weekend or holiday [e.g. Accept samples for TPC tests until 10:00 am of Wednesday – plate counting on Friday]) |
2.1 Prepare glassware for cleaning 2.2 Receipt of Milk samples 2.3 Prepare media and buffer solution 2.4 Sterilize glassware, media, and buffer solution. 2.5 Allow cooling 2.6 Sterilize laminar flow and workin area 2.7 Label plates, prepare sample, conduct dilution, inoculation and media solidification 2.8 Subject sample for incubation 2.9 Undertake plate counting, recording and result report g |
Total Plate Count (TPC):
Php 285.60 E. coli and Coliform count: Php 1,008.00 |
1 hour
10 minutes
1 hour
2 hours
30 minutes 15 minutes
1 hour
1 day (E. coli/Coliform test) 2 days (Total Plate Count)
30 minutes |
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3. Pay Laboratory Fee at the Cashier |
3.1 Record Official Receipt number |
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4. Get Laboratory Result at NDA Central Laboratory |
4.1 Release Laboratory Result Form |
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TOTAL |
All tests: Php 1,293.60 |
2 days, 6 hours & 34 minutes (Total Plate Count) 1 day, 6 hours & 34 minutes (E. coli/ Coliform count) |
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B. Microbiological Analyses
i. Total Plate Count (TPC)
ii. E. coli/Coliform count
RESPONSIBLE UNIT : MILK QUALITY AND PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT DIVISION
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WHO MAY AVAIL DAIRY BUSINESS OPERATOR /ENTITY |
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CHECKLIST OF REQUIREMENTS |
WHERE TO SECURE |
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Milk sample/s (at least 500 ml per sample with a temperature of 2-6⁰C upon receipt) |
Farm/Processing Plant of Client |
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Request for Laboratory Services (RLS) form (1 original, 1 photocopy) |
Milk Quality Assurance and Product Development Division (MQAPDD) |
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Laboratory Result Form (LRF) (1 original, 1 photocopy) |
Milk Quality Assurance and Product Development Division (MQAPDD) |
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CLIENT STEPS |
AGENCY ACTIONS |
FEES TO BE PAID |
PROCESSING TIME |
PERSON RESPONSIBLE |
Laboratory Services (RLS) form at NDA Central Laboratory |
1.1 Acceptance of RLS form |
None |
5 minutes |
Food Technologist/ Dairy Laboratory Analyst MQAPDD |
sample/s at NDA Central Laboratory (maximum 10 samples/day from all clients; final acceptance of samples depends on the day of plate counting – plate counting day should not fall on a weekend or holiday [e.g. Accept samples for TPC tests until 10:00 am of Wednesday – plate counting. |
for cleaning
samples
and buffer solution 2.4 Sterilize glassware, media, and buffer solution. 2.5 Allow cooling 2.6 Sterilize laminar flow and working area 2.7 Label plates, prepare sample, conduct dilution, inoculation and media solidification 2.8 Subject sample for incubation 2.9 Undertake plate counting, recording and result report preparation |
Total Plate Count (TPC): Php 285.60
E. coli and Coliform count: Php 1,008.00 |
1 hour
10 minutes
1 hour
30 minutes 15 minutes
1 hour
1 day (E. coli/Coliform test)
30 minutes |
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at the Cashier |
Receipt number |
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4 minutes |
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4. Get Laboratory Result at NDA Central Laboratory |
4.1 Release Laboratory Result Form |
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TOTAL |
All tests: Php 1,293.60 |
1 day, 6 hours & 34 minutes (E. coli/ Coliform count) |
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C. Udder Health Service
i. Direct Microscopic Somatic Cell Count (DMSCC);
ii. Antibiotic Residue Test (ART)
RESPONSIBLE UNIT : MILK QUALITY AND PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT DIVISION
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Laboratory |
1.1 Acceptance of RLS form |
None |
5 minutes |
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2. Submit raw milk sample/s at NDA Central Laboratory (maximum 10 samples/day) |
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Somatic Cell Count (SCC): Php 128.80
Antibiotic Residue Test: Php 336.00 |
3 hours
30 minutes |
Food Technologist/ Dairy Laboratory Analyst MQAPDD |
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2.3 Incubate sample |
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3 hours |
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2.4 Read sample |
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30 minutes |
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2.5 Prepare Report |
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5 minutes |
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3. Pay Laboratory Fee at the Cashier |
3.1 Record the Official Receipt Number |
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4 minutes |
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4. Get Laboratory Result at NDA Central Laboratory |
4.1 Release Laboratory Result Form |
None |
5 minutes |
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TOTAL |
All tests: Php 464.80 |
7 hours & 19 minutes |
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