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A Comparative Assessment of the Quality of Milk-Validation of Standard Brands versus Local Milk Sold in Market

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  • Nuha Rasheed
  • Abdul Saleem Mohammad
  • Hajera Hafeez

    (Department of Pharmaceutics, Nizam Institute of Pharmacy, India)

Abstract

Adulteration is defined as an act of intentionally debasing the quality of food offered for sale either by the admixture or substitution of inferior substances or by the removal of valuable ingredient. Milk is an essential commodity of life as it is a source of calcium and other essential nutrients required by the body. It is available in the market both locally and as a branded commodity. The study was carried out keeping in view the recently emerging concern of adulteration of natural milk with various illegal substances to increase its marketability. The aim of the study was to compare and validate the quality of milk sold locally by vendors against the brands available in market. 5 samples each of FSSAI approved brands and local vendor sold were collected and subjected to various standard tests. A standard milk adulteration kit manufactured by Nice Chemicals Pvt. Ltd, Cochin and India was used to carry out the quality analysis on various samples procured. Thus the comparative analysis of milk samples proved that milk procured from local brands was adulterated when compared to standard.

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  • Nuha Rasheed & Abdul Saleem Mohammad & Hajera Hafeez, 2018. "A Comparative Assessment of the Quality of Milk-Validation of Standard Brands versus Local Milk Sold in Market," Global Journal of Pharmacy & Pharmaceutical Sciences, Juniper Publishers Inc., vol. 5(1), pages 18-22, March.
    • Handle: RePEc:adp:jgjpps:v:5:y:2018:i:1:p:18-22
    DOI: 10.19080/GJPPS.2018.05.555654
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