Chlorinated water as a source of chlorate contamination in farm bulk milk

Authors

Lorna Twomey, Teagasc Moorepark, Fermoy, Co. Cork, Ireland; Munster Technological University, Bishopstown, Cork, IrelandFollow
Ambrose Furey, Department of Physical Sciences, Munster Technological University, Cork, IrelandFollow
Bernadette O'Brien, Teagasc Animal and Grassland Research and Innovation Centre, Moorepark, Fermoy, Co. Cork, Ireland
David Gleeson, Teagasc Animal and Grassland Research and Innovation Centre, Moorepark, Fermoy, Co. Cork, Ireland

ORCID

https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7162-3115

Abstract

The potential for chlorinated water to cause chlorate contamination of milk was evaluated at both laboratory and field level. It was found that for such contamination to occur, direct contact of water and milk was necessary. To minimise the opportunity for chlorinated water to cause chlorate contamination of milk, it is vital to ensure that milk handling equipment is engineered to provide for proper drainage of water and that all necessary steps are taken to prevent the adulteration of milk with water.

Disciplines

Physical Sciences and Mathematics

DOI

10.1111/1471-0307.13012

Publication Details

Published in the International Journal of Dairy Technology, 2023.

Publisher

Wiley

License Condition

This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-No Derivative Works 4.0 International License.

Recommended Citation

Twomey, L., Furey, A., O'Brien, B., Beresford, T. and Gleeson, D. (2023), Chlorinated water as a source of chlorate contamination in farm bulk milk. Int J Dairy Technol. https://doi.org/10.1111/1471-0307.13012