Extent of extraneous water and detection of various adulterants in market milk at Mirpurkhas, Pakistan

摘要: In Pakistan, milk adulteration is a growing issue of significant importance. This problem persists at every level; from production point to consumption. Adulteration poses ill effects on the public health. study was designed screen various adulterants in market sold vicinity Mirpurkhas district Sindh, Pakistan during year 2013. A total 100 samples were collected. Twenty (n= 20) each producers (MP), collectors (MC), middlemen (MM), processors (P) and dairy shops (DS) examined for adulterants. Among these water (73%) found majority samples, followed by detergent (32%), cane sugar (22%), caustic soda (20%), rice flour (17%), sodium chloride skimmed powder (15%), hydrogen peroxide (13%), starch (12%), formalin (11%), urea vegetable oil (10%), boric acid (8%), ammonium sulfate (6%), glucose (5%), sorbitol (4%) arrowroot (1%), respectively. Freezing 65% MP, 75% MC, MM, 80% P 85%% DS appeared towards 0 o C rather than that control milk, assumed be adulterated with extraneous water. The averaged extent remarkably higher other marketing channels, but statistically non-significant (P>0.05) all intermediaries; MM DS. risk significantly (P 0.05) MM.