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- Title
TRICHLOROMETHANE (TCM) AND IODINE RESIDUES IN MILK AND SOME MILK PRODUCTS.
- Authors
AL-Bdairi, Ahmed Salman Lhmood; El-Sherbini, Mohammed; Abdelkhalek, Adel
- Abstract
This study aimed to estimate trichloromethane (TCM), iodine levels in milk and some dairy products. A total of 200 samples, including 100 bulk tank milk (BTM) samples from 25 dairy farms at different Egyptian regions and 100 samples of full fat pasteurized milk and butter (50 pack samples each) from Egyptian supermarkets and grocery stores were collected in the period between 2019 and 2020. All samples were chilled and kept at -18°C till analysis. Results showed TCM and iodine were detected in 24 BTM samples, 24 butter samples and 16 pasteurized samples with mean values of 0.000655, 0.000652 and 0.01464 in BTM, pasteurized milk and butter, respectively. Compared to European Union (EU) limits, 13 BTM samples and 12 pasteurized samples exceeded the EU limit (£ 0.002), while 12 butter samples exceeded the EU limit (£ 0.03 mg/kg). On the other hand, the mean iodine level was 186.77 in BTM with 87% of samples were < 250 mg/kg and 13% of samples above 250 mg/kg and thus exceeding the EU limit for iodine. In conclusion, TCM and iodine were frequently reported in milk and its products with levels exceeding the permissible ones. This raises the alarm about their potential harmful effects.
- Subjects
EUROPEAN Union; DAIRY products; IODINE; DAIRY farms; BUTTER; CHLOROFORM; MILKFAT; PASTEURIZATION of milk
- Publication
Biochemical & Cellular Archives, 2022, Vol 22, Issue 1, p2253
- ISSN
0972-5075
- Publication type
Article