EVALUATION OF THE QUALITY OF FRESH MILK SOLD IN THE MUNICIPALITY OF VALENÇA DO PIAUÍ

Abstract

Decree-Law No. 923/1969 provides for the prohibition of the sale of raw milk directly to the consumer. Since it is a very common practice for many municipalities to sell raw milk without the proper standards of production, hygiene and transport in Brazil, especially in the Northeast. The present study was conducted with the objective of evaluating the quality of fresh milk sold in the municipality of Valença do Piauí-PI, highlighting the physicochemical parameters of milk, the nutritional components of fresh milk and comparing the data obtained with the values established in MAPA Normative Instruction No. 76/2018. The contents of fat, protein, lactose, defatted dry extract, freezing point and pH were evaluated using the Ekomilk® ultrasonic analyzer. From the analyzes carried out, it was found that the samples of fresh milk did not reach the standards required by MAPA IN No. 76/2018 in at least one of the parameters studied.