Adulteration of Cow Milk In Khartoum State

Abstract

This study was conducted to evaluate the physicochemical properties of raw milk from different marketing channels in Omdurman, Bahri and Khartoum, Sudan from 1st June – 1st July, 2018. A total of 36 samples of raw milk were collected from distribution channels (pick-up trucks, venders on donkeys cart farms) in each town, and subjected to physicochemical analysis (starch, density, acidity and neutralization). Physicochemical properties of milk samples collected from Omdurman, Bahri and Khartoum demonstrated that the mean values of density of milk collected from Omdurman 1.03± 0.001 g/cm3, Bahri 1.02±0.002g/ cm3 and Khartoum 1.03±0.001g/cm3 . Acidity in milk samples collected from Omdurman, Bahri and Khartoum was 0.17±.026%, 0.15± .027% and 0.17± .019% respectively. There was no significant difference (P>0.05) between the three locations. Starch and Formalin was zero in this results. There was adulteration of milk by addition neutralizer mainly at Khartoum. In conclusion, it is important to have an efficient and reliable quality control system that will regularly monitor, combined efforts from scientific communities and the regulatory authorities. The human and technology interface, awareness and access to information can play vital role in irradication of the milk adulteration.