dc.contributor.author | Ongarora, D. | |
dc.contributor.author | Karwimbo, B | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2021-01-13T07:41:48Z | |
dc.date.available | 2021-01-13T07:41:48Z | |
dc.date.issued | 2019 | |
dc.identifier.citation | Ongarora, D., & Karwimbo, B. (2019). Quality of dairy milk obtained from automated dispensing machines in Nairobi County, Kenya. East and Central African Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences, 22(3), 71-76. | en_US |
dc.identifier.uri | http://uonjournals.uonbi.ac.ke/ojs/index.php/ecajps/article/view/268 | |
dc.identifier.uri | http://erepository.uonbi.ac.ke/handle/11295/153589 | |
dc.description.abstract | Dairy milk is one of the most widely consumed food products. Owing to its rich
nutritional value, milk acts as a good medium for microbial growth. Suppliers have
been known to adulterate milk with various chemicals for preservation, increasing
viscosity and whitening, among other reasons. Increasingly, residents of big cities
such as Nairobi County are purchasing their milk from automated milk dispensing
machines, which obtain milk from small scale dairy farmers. This study set out to
determine the quality of milk purchased from automated milk dispensing machines
in selected settlements in Nairobi County. Microbial quality was determined using
the methylene blue reduction test while established chemical methods were
employed in the tests for hydrogen peroxide and formaldehyde. Twenty one
samples, representing 70% of the samples analyzed, tested positive for hydrogen
peroxide while only 5 (16.7%) and 7 (23.3%) samples tested positive for
formaldehyde and microbial contamination, respectively. These results indicate that
there is need to improve the quality of milk dispensed in automated dispensing
machines. | en_US |
dc.language.iso | en_US | en_US |
dc.publisher | East Cent. Afr. J. Pharm. Sci | en_US |
dc.subject | Milk, adulteration, formaldehyde, hydrogen peroxide | en_US |
dc.title | Quality of dairy milk obtained from automated dispensing machines in Nairobi County, Kenya | en_US |
dc.type | Article | en_US |