UVAS conducts tests on 665 milk samples
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Apr 24, 2009, 4:28:06 AM4/24/09
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UVAS conducts tests on 665 milk samples
LAHORE (April 24 2009): The Quality Operation Laboratory of the
University of Veterinary and Animal Sciences (UVAS), Lahore, conducted
665 milk adulterant tests from 41 milk samples (10 loose milk, 28
packed and 3 powder milk samples) during July 2008 to April 2009 on
commercial basis.
The tests were conducted for the detection of milk adulterants,
including formalin, hydrogen peroxide, detergents, salts, quaternary
ammonium compounds, cane sugar, sorbitol, carbonates, urea, boric
acid, hypochlorite, starch, normal constituents of milk including fat
percentage, SNF percentage, protein percentage, lactose percentage,
salts percentage added water were tested.
A press release issued by the UVAS here on Thursday said that the
tests detected added water in two out of 10 loose milk samples and 22
out of 28 packed milk samples. Carbonate was found in two samples of
loose milk and one in packed milk.
Cane sugar was not found in loose milk while it was detected in seven
samples of packed milk. Quaternary Ammonium Compounds were found in
two samples of each of both loose and packed milk. While Aflatoxin M1
was found in two out of three commercial powder milk samples and also
in two out of 10 loose milk samples.
It may be mentioned that some samples of milk were tested for all the
adulterants while other samples were tested as per customer demands
only for specific adulterants.
In research studies, 120 milk samples (80 loose and 40 packed samples)
were collected from Shadman, Old Lahore, Allama Iqbal Town, Defence,
Sagian Bridge and Shahdra town areas.
Milk shops, gawalas, small DAIRY farms and milk collection units were
targeted for loose and packed milk sampling. A total of 3,840 tests
were performed on these samples. Added water was ranged from 11
percent to 49 percent in loose milk samples. Hydrogen peroxide was
detected in 6 loose milk samples. Quaternary ammonium compounds were
detected in 5 loose milk samples.-PR
Copyright Business Recorder, 2009
LAHORE (April 24 2009): The Quality Operation Laboratory of the
University of Veterinary and Animal Sciences (UVAS), Lahore, conducted
665 milk adulterant tests from 41 milk samples (10 loose milk, 28
packed and 3 powder milk samples) during July 2008 to April 2009 on
commercial basis.
The tests were conducted for the detection of milk adulterants,
including formalin, hydrogen peroxide, detergents, salts, quaternary
ammonium compounds, cane sugar, sorbitol, carbonates, urea, boric
acid, hypochlorite, starch, normal constituents of milk including fat
percentage, SNF percentage, protein percentage, lactose percentage,
salts percentage added water were tested.
A press release issued by the UVAS here on Thursday said that the
tests detected added water in two out of 10 loose milk samples and 22
out of 28 packed milk samples. Carbonate was found in two samples of
loose milk and one in packed milk.
Cane sugar was not found in loose milk while it was detected in seven
samples of packed milk. Quaternary Ammonium Compounds were found in
two samples of each of both loose and packed milk. While Aflatoxin M1
was found in two out of three commercial powder milk samples and also
in two out of 10 loose milk samples.
It may be mentioned that some samples of milk were tested for all the
adulterants while other samples were tested as per customer demands
only for specific adulterants.
In research studies, 120 milk samples (80 loose and 40 packed samples)
were collected from Shadman, Old Lahore, Allama Iqbal Town, Defence,
Sagian Bridge and Shahdra town areas.
Milk shops, gawalas, small DAIRY farms and milk collection units were
targeted for loose and packed milk sampling. A total of 3,840 tests
were performed on these samples. Added water was ranged from 11
percent to 49 percent in loose milk samples. Hydrogen peroxide was
detected in 6 loose milk samples. Quaternary ammonium compounds were
detected in 5 loose milk samples.-PR
Copyright Business Recorder, 2009
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