EU approves camel milk products

The Emirates Industry for Camel Milk & Products, producer of the Camelicious camel milk products, says that the UAE and Dubai have received final approval from the European Commission to become the first country in the Middle East to export dairy products to the European Union.

Camelicious is the first Middle Eastern dairy factory to export its products to the 27-country Eurozone. The approval comes after several rounds of inspections made by EU Commission delegates to the factory as well as audits. EICMP (Camelicious) has worked for the past five years on the application.

Mutasher Al-Badry, deputy general manager and business development manager at Camelicious, says: “Camel milk is, without a doubt, one of the best dairy products in the world because of its exceptional health and nutritional value. The EU Commission’s approval for the export of Camelicious products is a stamp of approval to the quality standards of the UAE in general, and to our company in particular.”

International research on camel milk has resulted in increased global demand for the product, and we will be taking steps to boost production in order to meet that demand, both regionally and globally. We also have plans to partner with international companies to utilize camel milk in other areas such as medicine, beauty products, and specialized foods because of its great benefits,” he concludes.

EICMP was established in 2003 and launched its first product in 2006. It is the largest camel milk farm and factory in the world, housing a herd of about 3,000.