ICAR Certified Milk Analysers

Milk analyzers

Full instrument validation and interlaboratory study

The “Full instrument validation” is granted to those milk analysers that, based on the data provided after the laboratory tests, positivelly pass the requirements established by ICAR.  The certification is valid for five years and , to date, the following milk meters have been grante with the “Full instrument validation”:

Code Name of the
Milk Analyser		 Manufacturer Valid
up to		 Picture Report Certificate
09 Fossomatic 7 FOSS July 2030 Report Certificate
08 Fossomatic 7 DC FOSS July 2030 Report Certificate
07 MilkoScan 7 RM FOSS July 2030 Report Certificate

Grandfathered exception

Based on the data provided by previous independent evaluation studies, ICAR certifies that the results comply with the limits established in the ICAR protocol for evaluation of milk analysers and ISO 8196-3 IDF 128-3 for raw cow milk. The granted certification has a validity for five years.

Code

Name of the Milk Analysers

Manufacturer

Valid up to
17 Somacount FCM for cow, sheep and goat milk Bentley Instruments May 2031
16 FTS for cow, sheep and goat milk Bentley Instruments May 2031
15 DairySpec FT Bentley Instruments May 2031
14 Somacount FC Bentley Instruments May 2031
06 Fossomatic FC FOSS Pending
05 MilkoScan FT plus FOSS February 2025
04 MilkoScan 6000 FOSS February 2025