The present disclosure relates to lactose-reduced milk-related products, and particularly such products having a long shelf-life. Additionally,the invention relates to a method of producing such products and a milk processing plant for the implementation of the method, the method comprising the steps of: a) providing a lactose-reduced milk-related feed b) subjecting a milk derivative derived from said milk-related feed to a High Temperature (HT)-treatment, wherein the milk derivative is heated to a temperature in the range of 140 - 180 degrees C, kept in that temperature range for a period of at most 200 msec., and then finally cooled, c) packaging a lactose-reduced milk-related product derived from the HT-treated milk derivative.
