ADVOKS GLOBAL · KENYA
The Dairy Industry (Dairy Produce Safety) Regulations
2. Interpretation
Edition: 2022-12-31 · In force
2. Interpretation
In these Regulations, unless the context otherwise requires—"Act" means the Dairy Industry Act (Cap 336);"adulteration" means the addition or subtraction of any substance to or from dairy produce so that the natural composition and quality of dairy produce is negatively affected;"approved" means approved by the Board;"aseptic processing" means a process that is used to subject dairy product to a sufficient heat treatment process and packaged aseptically in a hermetically sealed container to maintain commercial sterility of the product under normal non-refrigerated conditions;"Board" means the Kenya Dairy Board;"bulk milk collection tanker" includes a truck and tank and its accessory equipment used to transport bulk raw or processed milk from a dairy farm, or a milk collection center, to a milk processing plant or retail milk shop;"Cabinet Secretary" means the Cabinet Secretary for the time being responsible for matters relating to the dairy industry;"carry" in relation to dairy produce includes—(a)convey by hand or by any other means;(b)drive or be in charge of any motorized or non-motorized vehicle, bicycle or animal on or in which there is dairy produce; and(c)stock, store or in any other manner have or hold dairy produce on any premises or in any container,"carrier" means a vehicle used to carry dairy produce"collection center" refers to a designated location or point at which milk is tested, aggregated or bulked for processing or further transfer;"container" means a device for holding milk during transportation;"cooling plant" means a facility established to bulk and cool milk;"cottage industry" means a small scale, decentralized dairy manufacturing business whose handling capacity does not exceed 500 kilograms of milk per day;"dairy produce" means any product in which milk is the main ingredient and has been prepared in accordance with the requirement of the relevant Standard;"designated laboratory" means a laboratory that is recognized by the Board to conduct chemical analysis of dairy produce;"dry milk and whey products" mean products intended for use in pasteurized or aseptically processed dairy produce and which have been manufactured in accordance with the provisions of the Act;"milk" means the normal, clean and fresh secretions, without any addition or subtraction, extracted from the udder of a healthy dairy animal and free from colostrum;"milk bar" means a dairy retail outlet where dairy produce is dispensed to a consumer for own consumption;"milk dispenser" means a vending machine approved by the Board for the purpose of dispensing dairy produce;"milk hawking" means selling of dairy produce by unregistered dairy business operator;"milk processing plant" means any place, premises or establishment where milk or dairy produce are collected, handled, stored, processed, packaged or prepared for distribution, and it includes the machinery for processing;"milk sampler" means a person who is authorized by the Board or any other relevant authority to sample dairy produce for testing;"milk transporter" means a person who transport dairy produce between a farm and a milk collection center, or between a milk processing plant, and a milk selling point;"milk transport tank" means a vehicle, including a truck and tank, used by a bulk milk transporter to transport bulk milk from a milk collection center, a dairy farm or farms, a processing plant to a retail milk shop, another milk collection center or a processing plant;"mini dairy" means a dairy processing business whose handling capacity exceeds 500 kilograms but does not exceed 10,000 kilograms per day;"official milk sampler" means a person who is employed by the Board or is authorized by the Board to collect samples of dairy produce for the purposes of these Regulations;"operator" means a person who has a permit from the Board to carry out relevant dairy activity;"pasteurization" means the process of heating every particle of milk or dairy produce in properly designed and correctly operated equipment in accordance with the relevant standard for pasteurized milk;"potable water" means water that is of a quality suitable for drinking and complies with the relevant standard for drinking water;"processor" refers to a person who handles and processes dairy produce in excess of 10,000 kilograms per day;"process" means to treat, prepare or manufacture dairy produce;"relevant Standard" means a standard relating to milk, milk produce or any other relevant standard developed pursuant to the provisions of the Standards Act (Cap. 496);"sanitize" means the application of any effective method or substance to properly clean surfaces for the destruction of pathogens, and other microorganisms as far as is practicable which method or substance shall not adversely affect the equipment, the milk or dairy produce, or the health of the consumers and which is approved by the Competent Authority;