The Milk (Special Designation) Regulations 1988

C. Conditions applicable to producers' licences and untreated milk distributors' licences

1.  The milk shall come from an accredited herd.

2.  The milk shall not at any stage have been treated by heat or in any manner likely to affect its nature or qualities.

3.  The milk shall be produced, handled, treated, stored and distributed, as the case may be, under such conditions that–

(a) any sample of milk in relation to which the special designation is used, and

(b) any sample of milk from the herd in respect of which a licence authorising the use of the special designation is in force (whether the designation is used in relation to that milk or not), if the sample is taken before the milk has been placed in containers for delivery to the consumer or while it is in the possession of the producer,

shall if the sample has been taken, transported and kept in accordance with Part I of Schedule 5, satisfy the methylene blue test prescribed in Part II of that Schedule. The test shall be deemed to be satisfied if the milk fails to decolourise methylene blue in 30 minutes.

4.  When milk is sold in containers to consumers–

(a) every such container shall be of a type approved by the licensing authority, and be closed and fastened in a manner satisfactory to that authority;

(b) every such container of milk shall be marked or labelled with the particulars specified in Schedule 6 unless the milk is intended for export to any place outside the United Kingdom.

5.  On a sale to the ultimate consumer (as defined in Schedule 6) the presentation of the milk shall not be such that a purchaser is likely to be misled to a material degree as to the nature, substance or quality of the milk.