Antibiotic residues in Brazilian UHT milk: a screening study


Autoria(s): Fonseca,Gilberto Poggio; Cruz,Adriano Gomes; Faria,Jose Assis Fonseca; Silva,Ramon; Moura,Mirian Ribeiro Leite; Carvalho,Lucia Maria Jager
Data(s)

01/06/2009

Resumo

The aim of this research was to carry out a screening study to check the incidence of antimicrobial residues in Brazilian UHT milk according to rapid yoghurt method. Of the 100 (100%) samples analysed, 96 (96%) showed no traces of antibiotic residues while 4 (4%) indicated probable presence of antibiotic residues. The results suggest that the Brazilian Sanitary Surveillance Agency should apply continuous monitoring programs in order to obtain a safe product offering no health risks to consumers.

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http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0101-20612009000200035

Idioma(s)

en

Publicador

Sociedade Brasileira de Ciência e Tecnologia de Alimentos

Fonte

Food Science and Technology (Campinas) v.29 n.2 2009

Palavras-Chave #antibiotic residue #UHT milk
Tipo

journal article