On a milk carton there are various indications that inform consumers of the milk’s origin, composition and conservation.
– Red for whole milk
– Blue for semi-skimmed milk
– Green for skimmed milk
Whole milk contains 3.6% of fat, semi-skimmed, 1.5%, and skimmed milk doesn’t contain any fat at all.
Besides the type of milk, the name of the product and its brand, the term “UHT” is written on milk cartons. UHT stands for “Ultra High Temperature”. This means that in our dairies, the sterilisers heat the milk at 142°C in order to provide a long shelf life (up to 9 months).
• The identification and health mark informs consumers about the milk’s origin
Health marks are oval-shaped markings found on food products of animal origin in the European Community.
Every processing establishment in the EU that produces and packages animal origin products must be identified by a health mark that guarantees the products’ compliance with the European hygiene standards.
It identifies where it was produced: the country, the exact place and processing plant were it was made.
Our milk is processed in France à FR
The first two digits represent the French county. Our milk in processed in the Puy-de-Dôme County: 63
The next 3 digits represent the municipality.The municipality of Theix, where we produce our milk, is officially identified by the number 345
And at the end of this sequence , comes the number that our dairy has been assigned to by the health authorities : 002