Detection of antibiotic residues in UHT milk and in natura milk sold informally in fairs and markets in the municipality of Rolim de Moura – RO

• Autor(a) principal: Silva, Jaqueline de Oliveira Lucena
• Data de Publicação: 2022
• Outros Autores: Souza, João Gustavo da Silva Garcia de, Lopes, Thiago Vaz, Muniz, Igor Mansur, Schons, Sandro de Vargas, Souza, Fernando Andrade
• Tipo de documento: Artigo
• Idioma: por
• Título da fonte: Research, Society and Development
• Texto Completo: https://rsdjournal.org/index.php/rsd/article/view/21804
• topic: Leite; Leite informal; Resíduos; Antibióticos; Rolim de Moura.; Milk; Informal milk; Resídues; Antibiotic; Rolim de Moura.; Leche; Leche informal; Desperdicio; Antibiótico; Rolim de Moura.

Milk is one of the most consumed animal products in the world due to its high nutritional value, it is considered one of the most complete foods in nature. About 20 to 30% of the production of bovine milk in Brazil is marketed without sanitary inspection or adequate thermal treatment. This product is called “informal milk” and is sold in plastic or glass utensils made for other products, such as soft drinks. Despite the irregularity in the commercialization of informal milk, there is little information about the presence of microorganisms, toxins, antimicrobial residues, total bacterial and somatic cell counts, as well as nutritional and physicochemical constituents. The lack of information on the quality of this product exposes the population to the consumption of low quality milk, to the risk of undesirable organic reactions, in addition to conveying toxins and microorganisms with zoonotic potential. This study aimed to verify the presence of antibiotic residues in UHT milk and in milk sold informally in the city of Rolim de Moura. in small commercial establishments tested by the commercial kit Charm® Cowside II Test that uses the colorimetric, qualitative method to assess the presence of antibiotics in raw milk or UHT. Of the 99 samples collected, 17 (17.17%) were considered positive. Brazilian legislation regulates that residues of antibiotics and other microbial growth inhibiting agents must be absent. More scientific studies that institute research on the quality of products must be encouraged and programs to encourage the quality of milk must be instituted in order to produce milk with excellence in quality and to have a safe product for consumers.