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Short communication: Prevalence of Melamine and Cyanuric Acid in Powdered Dairy Products in Egypt.

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Last updated: 01 Jan 2025

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Analytical chemistry

Abstract

This study was conducted to screen melamine and cyanuric acid in powdered dairy products, which becomes a high safety concern, as considered one of the scanty surveys in Egypt. A total of 140 samples (fifty whole milk powder, thirty samples of each; skim milk powder, powdered infant milk formula, and dried milk-cereal-based infant formula were collected from Egyptian markets and pharmacies. Samples were analyzed for the presence of melamine and cyanuric acid using Liquid Chromatography-Mass Spectrometry (LC-MS/MS). Melamine was detected in 15/50 of whole milk powder, 22/30 of skim milk powder, 20/30 of powdered infant milk formula, and 25/30 milk-cereal-based infant formula samples. Meanwhile, cyanuric acid couldn't be detected in any examined samples, as its concentration was < 0.05 mg/kg. This investigation initially proceeded in Egypt for melamine and cyanuric acid detection in milk-cereal-based infant formula and skim milk powder. It is targeted for re-attention from concerned authorities to these toxic chemicals.

DOI

10.21608/ejchem.2021.86412.4186

Keywords

Powdered milk, Milk-cereal-based infant formula, melamine, Cyanuric acid, mass spectrometry

Authors

First Name

Aml

Last Name

Ibrahim

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Affiliation

Cairo University, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Department of Food Hygiene and Control, Giza, 12211 Egypt

Email

amal_elsyaed@cu.edu.eg

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https://orcid.org/00

First Name

Mena

Last Name

Saad

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Affiliation

Food Hygiene and control, faculty of Veterinary medicine, Cairo University, Giza, Egypt

Email

mena.saad@vet.cu.edu.eg

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Orcid

0000-0002-6010-8879

First Name

Nagah

Last Name

Hafiz

MiddleName

-

Affiliation

Cairo University, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Department of Food Hygiene and Control, Giza, Egypt.

Email

rawashnagah@yahoo.com

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Orcid

0000-0003-0844-3044

Volume

65

Article Issue

1

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28750

Issue Date

2022-01-01

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2021-07-15

Publish Date

2022-01-01

Page Start

699

Page End

702

Print ISSN

0449-2285

Online ISSN

2357-0245

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https://ejchem.journals.ekb.eg/article_186879.html

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Original Article

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297

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Journal

Publication Title

Egyptian Journal of Chemistry

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https://ejchem.journals.ekb.eg/

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Short communication: Prevalence of Melamine and Cyanuric Acid in Powdered Dairy Products in Egypt.

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22 Jan 2023