/Policies /issues Raw milk must be an integral part of quality control system The Act is silent on the of dairy industries. quality of raw milk Milk analysis reveals Regulation of the Advocacy: facilitate for 25% of farm level raw milk General belief of authorities amending Act and rules and 63% at CC/MCC standards and is food safety related rules through DFTQC and milk samples are bad safety needs to and regulations are basically 1 MOLD/MOAD or very bad (MBRT < be enforced for inspecting and analysing 2 hours) with through Nepal end products only. Define quality standards of unacceptable Food Act of raw milk microbial load 1966. Define hygiene standards of CCs, MCCs and dairy plants. Risk: milk pricing mechanism is complex, Pricing based on quality is required. DDC is the price setter. Higher price for quality milk - processors don not recognize it. This situation favours more incentives for import of whole milk powder/skimmed milk powder - a chronic reason for milk holidays. National Animal Health Facilitate to formulate Animal Animal Animal health Policy to translate laws in Health policy - customize in health/treatment and livestock action is absent (yet to be line with country needs and records are absent at services Act formulated) OIE specifications - for raw the farm level. 1998 and milk and milk products, regulations Performance of Veterinary More than 60% farms husbandry practices, drugs and 1999. Service (PVS) - gap analysis have fair to bad biologicals). completed by GoN and animal husbandry World organization for Diagnostic facilities for practices. Animal Health (OIE) zoonotic and milk borne diseases Less than 30% farmers adopt Compost making process in hygienic milking Good Agriculture Practices GAP practices. guidelines in place 2 About 50% farmers do not discard milk Advocacy and technical during udder Hygienic Veterinary and support for AH policy and infections, Animal Husbandry Practices GVHP formulation (GVHP) (yet to be formulated) Milk withdrawal during animal treatments is rarely practiced. Absence of raw milk standards: introduce Awareness through media standardized test to assess milk quality Less than 10% farmers have received trainings in hygienic Food Act 1966 milk production Lack of long term programmes, only one or two
/Policies /issues 1 Milk analysis reveals 25% of farm level and 63% at CC/MCC milk samples are bad or very bad (MBRT < 2 hours) with unacceptable microbial load Regulation of the raw milk standards and safety needs to be enforced through Nepal Food Act of 1966. The Act is silent on the quality of raw milk General belief of authorities is food safety related rules and regulations are basically for inspecting and analysing end products only. Raw milk must be an integral part of quality control system of dairy industries. Advocacy: facilitate for amending Act and rules through DFTQC and MOLD/MOAD Define quality standards of raw milk Define hygiene standards of CCs, MCCs and dairy plants. Risk: milk pricing mechanism is complex, Pricing based on quality is required. DDC is the price setter. Higher price for quality milk - processors don not recognize it. This situation favours more incentives for import of whole milk powder/skimmed milk powder - a chronic reason for milk holidays. 2 Animal health/treatment records are absent at the farm level. More than 60% farms have fair to bad animal husbandry practices. Less than 30% farmers adopt hygienic milking practices. About 50% farmers do not discard milk during udder infections, Milk withdrawal during animal treatments is rarely practiced. Less than 10% farmers have received trainings in hygienic milk production Animal health and livestock services Act 1998 and regulations 1999. Food Act 1966 National Animal Health Policy to translate laws in action is absent (yet to be formulated) Performance of Veterinary Service (PVS) - gap analysis completed by GoN and World organization for Animal Health (OIE) Good Agriculture Practices guidelines in place Hygienic Veterinary and Animal Husbandry Practices (GVHP) (yet to be formulated) Absence of raw milk standards: introduce standardized test to assess milk quality Lack of long term programmes, only one or two Facilitate to formulate Animal Health policy - customize in line with country needs and OIE specifications - for raw milk and milk products, husbandry practices, drugs and biologicals). Diagnostic facilities for zoonotic and milk borne diseases Compost making process in GAP Advocacy and technical support for AH policy and GVHP formulation Awareness through media
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