All India Coordinated Research Project on Pesticide Residues, Agricultural Research Station, Durgapura, Jaipur-302 018, Rajasthan, India
Online published on 3 November, 2011.
Nine bovine milk samples and six popular brand milk powder samples collected locally showed the presence of HCH residues. Five bovine milk samples showed β HCH above MRL. No milk powder sample showed α and δ HCH residues but one milk powder sample was found to contain β and γ HCH above maximum residue limit (MRL) None of the samples contained DDT residues.
HCH, DDT, residues, bovine milk, milk powder