CIRC-COWCAM ASSAY: A Kit for Detecting Cow Milk Admixed with Camel Milk or Vice Versa

Abstract

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 and vice versa at a minimum level of 1%.