Contamination methods of milk with pesticides residues and veterinary drugs

Abstract

Abstract The use of agricultural pesticides is very important in improving production, but the residue of these pesticides on crops have a serious health effect on humans. On the other hand, there is another type of pollutants resulting from the use of veterinary medicines, as well as heavy metals and mycotoxins that also result in health risks to humans due to their consumption of milk and dairy products. Milk is an important and necessary food for the body as it is consumed daily by many people because its contain fat, protein, vitamin, and minerals. In this work, we present a review of most scientific articles from 1964 until 2020, related to evaluating milk contamination with various chemicals, especially pesticides and veterinary drugs. We observe from many research papers at different country in the world Lingering presence detectable values of chemical contaminate The maximum remainder, as a final result of this review paper we need to establish monitor program system for all chemical contaminate residue in milk and many food type to improve safety and reduce the risk for consumers in Iraq.