The Milk and Dairies (Semi-skimmed and Skimmed Milk) (Heat Treatment and Labelling) Regulations 1988

Method of carrying out the test

4.  4 ± 0.1 g. of ammonium sulphate shall be weighed into a 50 ml. conical flask. 20 ± 0.5 ml. of the milk sample shall be measured out and poured into the conical flask, the flask being shaken for 1 minute to ensure that the ammonium sulphate dissolves. The mixture shall be left for not less than 5 minutes and then filtered through a folded filter paper into a test tube. When not less than 5 ml. of a clear filtrate have collected, the tube shall be placed in a beaker of water, which has been kept boiling, and kept therein for 5 minutes. The tube shall be transferred to a beaker of cold water, and when the tube is cool, the contents shall be examined for turbidity by moving the tube in front of an electric light shaded from the eyes of the observer.