General overview of milk and its frauds

Abstract

This paper aims to summarize information from the current general panorama in the Brazilian territory of the milk production cycle. The information presented was based on legislation, occurrences notified by MAPA, literature and scientific articles of the area. Therefore, a discussion of the most relevant physico-chemical analysis in the field of milk fraud is presented. With this, the importance of the veterinarian as a professional in the area of quality and food safety is highlighte