Background:
The milk is considered as a functional food used as a natural remedy in many part of world for the management of a number of human diseases for which it's purity is important. The Prevention of Food Adulteration Act (PFA) stipulates the supply of pure milk to the consumers. Presently, due to high market demand and less supply of camel milk, it is being adulterated with cow milk. As it is well known, food adulteration is a global concern and developing countries like India are at higher risk. So, developing robust, reliable and low cost molecular technique would be beneficial for monitoring the cow and cattle milk adulteration in labs provided with basic instrumentation facility. The CIRC-COWCAM assay kit is useful for detecting cow milk adulteration in camel milk as well and vice versa at a minimum level of 1%. The test can be completed less than 4 hours. The kit is less expensive, user friendly, rapid and specific in detection of adulteration of camel milk with cow milk and vice-versa. It will be useful for the dairy industry, NGOs and other stakeholders dealing with the sale of camel / cow milk. Technology Details:
The CIRC-COWCAM Assay kit is useful for detecting cow milk adulteration in camel milk as well as vice versa at a minimum level of 1%. The test can be completed less than 4 hours. The kit is less expensive, user friendly, rapid and specific in detection of adulteration of camel milk with cow milk or vice-versa. It will be useful for the dairy industry, NGOs and other stakeholders dealing with the sale of camel / cow milk.