BIS Certification for Milk & Milk Products

BIS Certification for Milk & Milk Products

Integrated BIS Milk Certification Scheme End-to-End Handholding by Praditha Engineers

Milk and milk products such as butter, ghee, ice cream, milk powder, cheese, and concentrated milk are among the most widely consumed food products in India. Since these are directly linked to public health, ensuring hygiene, quality, and food safety across the milk supply chain is critical.

To strengthen food safety and quality assurance, the Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS) has introduced a specialised and integrated certification programme known as the Integrated BIS Milk Certification Scheme.

Praditha Engineers provides complete professional handholding for dairies and milk processing units to obtain certification under this scheme, ensuring compliance with product standards, process requirements, and food safety management system requirements.

What is the Integrated BIS Milk Certification Scheme?

The Integrated BIS Milk Certification Scheme is a comprehensive conformity assessment scheme that covers:

 • Food Safety Management System Certification

 • Product Certification

 • Process Certification

The scheme ensures that the entire milk processing chain from procurement at farmer level to processing, packing, storage, distribution and retail maintains food safety and quality assurance.

Certification Requirements Under the Scheme

As per the scheme, BIS can grant licence(s) to a dairy unit when it demonstrates:

Compliance with Food Safety Management System

The dairy must implement and maintain a Food Safety Management System as per:

 • IS/ISO 22000 (Food Safety Management System)

Conformity of Milk / Milk Products to Indian Standards

The milk and milk products manufactured meet the corresponding Indian Standards as applicable.

Compliance with Prescribed Process Parameters

The unit should demonstrate control over key process parameters as prescribed under the scheme to ensure consistent quality and safety.

Who Should Apply?

This certification scheme is highly suitable for:

 • Dairy processing plants

 • Milk unions and cooperatives

 • Private dairy manufacturers

 • Milk powder, ghee and butter manufacturers

 • Ice cream manufacturers

 • Cheese and condensed milk producers

 • Packaged pasteurised milk suppliers

Why BIS Certification is Important for Dairies

BIS certification under this scheme helps dairies to:

 • Enhance consumer trust in quality and safety

 • Improve market acceptance and brand image

 • Strengthen process controls and hygiene systems

 • Improve traceability and consistent quality

 • Reduce complaints, recalls and regulatory risk

 • Improve eligibility for institutional procurement and large tenders

 • Establish a strong "Certified Dairy" reputation

Our End-to-End Handholding Services

Praditha Engineers provides complete support for implementation and certification under the Integrated BIS Milk Certification Scheme, including:

Gap Analysis & Certification Roadmap

 • Assessment of current practices

 • Identification of gaps in hygiene, process controls, documentation and testing

Documentation & System Implementation Support

 • Food safety manual & procedures

 • SOPs, formats, records and traceability systems

 • Process controls and monitoring plans

Training & Capacity Building

 • Staff training on hygiene, GMP, HACCP and IS/ISO 22000 compliance

 • Internal auditor training and awareness programmes

Testing & Product Standard Compliance Support

 • Support for in-house laboratory strengthening

 • Coordination with testing laboratories

 • Guidance on product testing as per Indian Standards

Audit Preparedness & BIS Liaison

 • Mock audits and readiness verification

 • Support during BIS audits and inspections

 • Assistance in closure of audit observations and compliance actions

Why Choose Praditha Engineers?

Praditha Engineers is led by Shri M.V.S.D. Prasada Rao, Former Deputy Director General, BIS, with 38 years of experience in Product certification and quality systems, supported by former senior BIS officers.

 • Deep BIS certification expertise

 • Strong experience in food & dairy certification systems

 • Practical implementation supportnot template-driven

 • Faster certification with audit preparedness approach

 • Cost-effective, transparent consultancy model

 

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