MILK IN ASEPTIC POUCH!!! INDIA

Pasteurization of milk has several limitations in terms of chilled distribution, shorter shelf life and extent of distribution. Of the approximately 25 per cent of total milk processed in India today

long-life milk in aseptic packages in an answer to consumers’ needs. What it ensures, apart from wholesomeness, is good raw milk quality, hygienic processing, convenience and long shelf life of milk at ambient room temperatures.

Its unique advantage is extended shelf life of the product at ambient temperature. It avoids the cold chain during distribution, storage and at the point of sale reducing the logistic costs. The flexible pouch offers tremendous cost saving in the packing material. The pouch is easy to recycle, thus is eco-friendly.

The UHT treated milk when packed aseptically gives a longer shelf at ambient temperature. To achieve the longer shelf life, the product is treated at UHT, i.e. it is heated at 140ºC for a brief period and then rapidly cooled to room temperature. This results in eliminating all the microorganisms and harmful bacteria for human consumption without losing the nutritional value of the product and making it safe. In Aseptic Pouch packing technology, the film and the product filing path are sterilized using hydrogen peroxide, in a very innovative way, to sterilise the co-extruded, multi-layered packaging film with EVOH barrier. The triple sterilisation principle employed in the design of the machine ensures that film is thoroughly washed and sterilised before it reaches the filling point. The filling is done in sterile atmosphere to avoid re-contamination, thus aseptically packing the product

High quality pre-sterilised, flexible packaging material processed from virgin LLDPE / LDPE raw material suitable for forming, filling and sealing in aseptic pouch filling machines with the following minimum technical data: