Common organisation of the market in milk and milk products: additional rules for drinking milk

1999/0048(CNS)
PURPOSE: to amend regulation 2597/97/EC with regard to certain requirements concerning the composition of drinking milk. CONTENT: the Commission proposes that the stipulation in regulation 2597/97/EC that whole milk must have a fat-free dry matter content of 8.50% (m/m) or more should be deleted. At the same time, it will ensure that the Member States make every effort to prevent unauthorised modification of the raw milk used in the manufacture of drinking milk.�