ON ISSUES OF QUALITY AND SAFETY OF MILK IN THE TERRITORY OF POLTAVA REGION

Abstract

In this work we present results of the analysis report documentation concerning the quality and safety of milk in Poltava region. It was established that during the period 2012–2016 years state laboratories conducted 740190 investigations of milk samples. However, according to the results of examination revealed that the 8343 samples of the products do not meet the parameters that are approved by among relevant state standards. The largest number of substandard milk was found by state laboratories in 2012 – 3327, representing 2,83 % of the studied samples. The main reasons for culling of milk were discrepancy for density and acidity, content and mass fraction of protein and fat, and also the excess of number of somatic cells.