Ocorrência de resíduos de antibióticos no leite recebido em três indústrias de laticínios da região metropolitana de Palmas, Tocantins

Abstract

Milk is one of the main foods consumed by the Brazilian population and for that, the sanitary and food control legislation has been constantly updated as a way to guarantee food safety. Milk contaminated with antimicrobial residues is considered adulterated and unable for consumption, being a risk to consumer health and the dairy industry, as they may lead to the possibility of developing allergic or toxic reactions and entail a series of losses in the processes of industrial production. To determine the occurrence of antimicrobial residues in raw milk in three dairy industries from the metropolitan region of Palmas, TO, 172 samples from the municipalities of Palmas, of Porto Nacional, of Santa Tereza do Tocantins and of Silvanópolis were analyzed during the months of July 2017 to June 2018, using the qualitative method of microbial inhibition analysis, Eclipse 50. A frequency of 1.74% of contamination by residues of microbial inhibitors in milk was found. It was concluded that there was contamination in the milk, indicating the need for a campaign to clarify the correct use of antibiotics in dairy cattle.