ASSING OF SOME HEAVY METALS CONTENT IN MILK AND CHEESES SURROUNDING DIFFERENT ALEXANDRIA DISTRICTS

Document Type : Original Article

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Dairy Science and Technology Department, Faculty of Agriculture, Alexandria University, Egypt.

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Plasma Optical Emission Spectrometry (ICP-OES) method was applied for screening copper, lead, cadmium and zinc in some dairy  products samples .
 A total of 36 samples of liquid cow, s milk, Domitti and Ras cheeses were purchased from supermarkets from 4 districts in Alexandria City . Chemical contamination of heavy metals Pb (Plumbum/Lead), Cu (copper)  and Cd (Cadmium) is a contamination of milk and dairy products can affect quality and food safety for human consumption. For this reason, distribution of heavy metals surrounding Alexandria districts was investigated.  
The most important  parameters  affect on heavy metals contamination in dairy manufacture are  The Processing  conditions and the equipment.
Keywords: Food safety of milk and dairy products, Pb, Cd, pb ,  and zn residues

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Journal of Productivity and Development
Volume 29, Issue 4
October 2024
Pages 385-394

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