The Milk (Special Designations) (Scotland) Order 1988

Method of carrying out the test

6.  5 ml. of the buffer-substrate solution shall be transferred to a test tube using a pipette and the test tube shall be stoppered and brought to a temperature of 37degC. +/-0.5degC. 1 ml. of the milk to be tested shall be added, the test tube stopper replaced and the contents well mixed by shaking. The test tube shall then be incubated for exactly two hours at 37degC. +/-0.5degC. One blank prepared from boiled milk of the same type as those undergoing the test shall be incubated with each series of samples. (Where the sample consists of highly coloured milk, such as homogenised milk or milk from Channel Island cows, a separate blank of such milk shall be prepared.) After incubation the test tube shall be removed from the water bath and its contents shall be well mixed. The blank shall be placed on the left hand ramp of the stand and the test sample on the right. Readings shall be taken in reflected light by looking down on to the two apertures with the comparator facing a good source of daylight (preferably north light). If artificial light is needed for matching, a “daylight” type of illumination must be used. The disc shall be revolved until the test sample is matched. Readings falling between two standards shall be recorded by affixing a plus or minus sign to the figure for the nearest standard.