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ATR-FTIR

Attenuated Total Reflectance Fourier-Transform Infrared Spectroscopy: a non-destructive mid-infrared method that analyses a single drop of milk pressed against an ATR crystal....

Bromocresol Green (BCG) Test

A colorimetric rapid test for surfactant detergents in milk: BCG at pH 4 partitions into surfactant micelles, shifting from yellow to blue-green...

Codex Alimentarius

The FAO/WHO joint food standards programme that sets international reference limits. Its 2012 action levels for melamine (2.5 mg/kg in infant formula,...

Cryoscopy

Measurement of milk freezing-point depression (AOAC 961.07). Pure bovine milk freezes at -0.530 to -0.560°C; added water raises (makes less negative) the...

Diacetyl Monoxime (DAM) Test

A FSSAI-approved colorimetric rapid test for urea: urea reacts with DAM under acidic conditions to produce a yellow-to-orange chromophore readable at 540...

Kjeldahl Method

The reference method for protein determination in food: sulphuric acid digestion converts all nitrogen to ammonium sulfate, which is titrated after distillation....

LC-MS/MS MRM

Liquid chromatography with triple-quadrupole tandem mass spectrometry operated in multiple reaction monitoring mode. The most sensitive confirmatory method for melamine (primary MRM...

Melamine

1,3,5-triazine-2,4,6-triamine (C3H6N6), a nitrogen-rich compound (66.7% N by mass) used industrially in resins and laminates, illegally added to milk and dairy products...

Melamine-Cyanuric Acid Co-Crystal

A 1:1 insoluble complex formed when melamine and cyanuric acid co-occur in acidic renal urine. The co-crystal precipitates inside renal tubules, causing...

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• Milk and Dairy Adulteration: Melamine, Urea, Detergent and the 2008 China ScandalFood Safety and Standards Authority of India, established under the Food Safety and Standards Act 2006 as the central food regulatory body, replacing the PFA 1...