Bio-Shield Adulteration Cow Cheese

Determination of cow’s milk in in brine soft cheese.

GENERAL INFORMATION:Unknown milk composition of cheese resulted by using adulterating or untracked milk in cheese manufacture results in a final product inferior to that expected by the consumer. Due to unknown milk mixtures used,changes occur in the final sensory characteristics and quality of cheese.Besides that , in certain Protected Designation of Origin (PDO) products like Feta, the use of cow milk is prohibited. In addition, Cow’s milk allergy (CMA) is one of the most common food allergies. Milk can induce allergic reactions at infancy, this allergy is normally outgrown in the first year of life, however 15% of allergic children remain allergic, as a result cow milk should be declared as an ingredient on food labels.This certain Elisa kit can be used to detect and quantify the presence of cow milk, in mature soft cheese like Feta.

KIT CHARACTERISTICS:
-Single-break strip plate with 48 wells (6 strips)
-LOD: 0.04 %
-LOQ: 0.1 %
-Quantification Range: 0.1 % – 4 % adulteration
-Cross Reactivity: Bovine IgG 100 %, Sheep < 0.01 %, Goat IgG < 0.01 % min)
-Recovery: 100 %
-Test time: 85 minutes
-Shelf Life: 12 months
-Storage 2-8 °C