ASSING OF SOME HEAVY METALS CONTENT IN MILK AND CHEESES SURROUNDING DIFFERENT ALEXANDRIA DISTRICTS

Plasma Optical Emission Spectrometry (ICP-OES) method was applied for screening copper, lead, cadmium and zinc in some dairy products samples . A total of 36 samples of liquid cow, s milk, Domitti and Ras cheeses were purchased from supermarkets from 4 districts in Alexandria City . Chemical contamination of heavy metals Pb (Plumbum/Lead), Cu (copper) and Cd (Cadmium) is a contamination of milk and dairy products can affect quality and food safety for human consumption. For this reason, distribution of heavy metals surrounding Alexandria districts was investigated. The most important parameters affect on heavy metals contamination in dairy manufacture are The Processing conditions and the equipment. Keywords: Food safety of milk and dairy products, Pb, Cd, pb , and zn residues