How to ensure the safety of milk sources? How to benefit more children? —— Observation of the twentieth anniversary of the implementation of the “Milk Program for Students”

Original title: How to guarantee the safety of milk sources? How to benefit more children? —— Observation of the twentieth anniversary of the implementation of the “Milk Program for Students”

A glass of milk a day makes a nation strong. This year marks the 20th anniversary of the implementation of the “National Student Milk Program.” What is the current development of milk for students? How to ensure the safety of milk sources? How to benefit more children? The reporter conducted an interview about this a few days ago.

　　26 million students benefited

Every day at 9 a.m., when the teacher would show up at the classroom door with a small basket full of milk for students, the children of the second-grade class of Changting Experimental Primary School in Longyan City , Fujian province, they immediately stopped frolicking, thanking and holding the teacher’s hands. Take the milk and drink happily.

Drinking a box of milk for students between classes is a habit that some children in this school have been insisting on for 6 years. “Drinking some milk to supplement nutrition is very meaningful for children in the mountains,” said director Li Lingxiang.

For children, student milk is both food and care. In 2000, the former Ministry of Agriculture, National Development PlanCommitteeSeven other departments jointly launched the “Drinking Milk Program for Students”. In 2013, the China Dairy Association was responsible for promotingjobsLater, the promotionadministrationGroup measures and standards of the milk series for students, begin to increase the milk for studentsproductType of pilot work.

In the 20-year implementation of the “National Drinking Milk Program for Students” held in Beijing and the promotion meeting of the modern dairy industry evaluation system, the vice president and at the same time president of the China Dairy AssociationsecretaryLiu Yaqing said that the average daily supply of drinking milk for students in schools across the country has risen from 500,000 in 2001 to 21.3 million today, benefiting 26 million primary and secondary school students, who they range from the first 5 pilot cities to 31 provinces, autonomous regions and municipalities throughout the country. From more than 63,000 schools.

“The ‘Student Drinking Milk Program’ allows more and more children to drink high quality milk,to get betterAnd improve the level of nutrition and health and fitness, and also allow students to develop healthy drinking habits, which will benefit a lifetime. “Said Chen Mengshan, director of the National Food and Nutrition Advisory Committee.

　　High standards and strict supervision

As a parent, Chen Lili, a citizen of Nanping City, Fujian Province, is most concerned about students who drink milk.quality. This summer, she deliberately took her children to visit the Changfu ranch that provides milk to students. Saw that milking, storage, transportation, etc. they were guaranteed throughout the process and he understood: “The children’s business is the most important thing, no matter how important the milk safety is to the students. Not too much.”

According to the China Dairy AssociationStatisticsCurrently, the milk production of the studentscompanyFrom the first 7 approved to 123, there are 354 registered student milk source bases, the total number of lactating cows is more than 400,000, and the daily supply of fresh milk is more than 12,000 tons. Mengniu, Yili, Sanyuan, Guangming,new Hope, Junlebao, Changfu, etc. they are producing milk for the students.

It is understood that in order to ensure quality and safety, the students’ drinking milk requires fresh raw milk as the main raw material, and the fat and protein content of the milk is higher than that of national foods.safety standardRequirements, the product does not use, does not add reconstituted milk and nutritional fortifiers, the production is under control for 24 hours and the products are sterilePacking materialsPackaging, inspection and testing are qualified before leaving the factory. The school must have a dedicated person to receive dairy products for students and must store them in a special area with adequate temperature and humidity.

Take as an example the future star student milk, Mengniu Groupvice presidentAccording to Gu Ruizhen, the milk source comes from the exclusive base ranch, with special ranch, special warehouse for milk collection, special storage tank,Professional environment, The production method operated by dedicated staff, adopts instant sterilization technology and aseptic packaging, has passed more than 200 inspections, 105 implemented indicators and pasture monitoring,factory、warehouse、Circulation, Schools and other links are strictly supervised.

　　Pasteurized milk and yogurt will enter the student milk plan

Pure milk, mixed fruit flavored milks, toffee flavored milks … In front of the stand outside the venue, a dazzling variety of student milks attracted the attention of many people.

“Doing a good job of drinking milk for students requires more effort.” Gao Hongbin, honorary president of the China Dairy Association, said the development of milk for students still faces some realities. The variety of dairy products for students in the country can no longer meet the demand; in 2019, the national “Milk for Students Program” benefited only 17% of primary and secondary school students; most companies that provide student milk are guaranteed low profits and some are losing money.

In June 2018, the General Office of the State Council issued the “Regulations to promote the revitalization of the dairy industry and guarantee the quality and safety of milkopinion“It is required to vigorously promote the National Milk Program for Students, increase product categories, guarantee quality and safety, and expand coverage.

inmeetingPromotion of the “National Program of Drinking Milk for Students”planning(2021-2025) “was officially launched. The plan establishes requirements for the number of students covered in 2025, the average daily supply, the number of producing companies, the number of milk origin bases and the sampling qualification rate, and it is clear that pasteurized milk, fermented milk and processed cheese will be added.

The plan also calls for strengthening raw milk and productsSupervisory inspection, Advocate that student milk production companies should strictly control raw materials, processing and transportation, supervise and guide companies to establish a quality and safety traceability system, and implement the main responsibility of the company At the same time, clearly insistmarketmechanismThe operation is combined with the support of the relevant departments.

“The ‘Student Milk Plan’ has very strict requirements for milk sources, processing, transportation and school admission. It requires governments, schools, dairy companies,societyWith the joint efforts of many parties, we hope to expand the product categories in the future, so that children have more options and prefer to drink milk. “Said Li Xianjun, principal of Suobao City Central Elementary School, Shexian County, Handan City, Hebei Province.

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