Scientific Article
The female lecturer in the College of Education for Pure Sciences/Department of Biology, the Professor (Antihar Jabbar Muhammad), obtained the acceptance to publish a tagged scientific article entitled (Milk and its derivatives subject to fungal contamination) by the Scientific Articles Committee at the Presidency of Karbala University, after the article fulfilled all publication conditions. (Lecturer. Antar Jabbar Muhammad) mentioned that food contamination with fungi is one of the most important problems that threaten many developing countries in terms of health and economics, especially those countries that lack good storage conditions, as they affect the general human health, causing chronic disease cases. It is estimated that approximately 4.5 million people in developing countries are constantly exposed to large amounts of fungal toxins that affect the human immune system. Milk and its derivatives are important foods that adults and children eat for their high nutritional value, as they are the most important source of calcium and phosphorous in the human body and contain all the essential amino acids. Some studies have shown that there is a close relationship between milk consumption and the health status of people in terms of efficiency, IQ, reducing the risk of infectious diseases, regulating metabolic activities, lowering blood pressure, increasing beneficial body fats and preventing colon cancer and osteoporosis. Therefore, milk and dairy products are contaminated with fungi at different stages of production, it may be in dairy fields or factories or even in consumers’ homes, regardless of the type of animal. Milking places in the fields and the breasts of animals are also considered to be the most important sources of fungal contamination of milk. As for dairy factories, one of the causes of pollution comes mainly from not cleaning properly such as conveyor belts, pumps and valves, and the wet areas in some factories are a suitable environment for mold growth, especially on ceilings, floors, walls and floor drains if these areas are not cleaned and sterilized properly Where mold can enter and transfer to raw manufacturing materials, packaging materials and working people.To See the Article
