Information Package / Course Catalogue
Residues and Contaminants in Milk and Dairy Products
Course Code: ZST513
Course Type: Area Elective
Couse Group: Second Cycle (Master's Degree)
Education Language: Turkish
Work Placement: N/A
Theory: 3
Prt.: 0
Credit: 3
Lab: 0
ECTS: 8
Objectives of the Course

The aim is to inform students about the sources of contamination and residues that may be found in milk and dairy products, the problems they may pose in terms of milk technology, the precautions to be taken, and the legal limitations. The goal is to provide students with the necessary awareness for ensuring food safety.

Course Content

Antimicrobial substances, parasiticides-pesticides, hormones, heavy metals, and other trace elements, nitrate-nitrite and nitrosamines, mycotoxins, detergents, and disinfectant substances in milk and dairy products; their compositions and chemical structures. Sources of contamination, their transfer to milk, and their presence in milk and dairy products. Problems they may cause from a technological perspective. Precautions to be taken and legal limitations. Detection methods.

Name of Lecturer(s)
Prof. Ayşe Demet KARAMAN
Learning Outcomes
1.The importance of producing quality and standards-compliant milk and dairy products for food safety.
2.Legal limitations for residues and contaminants in milk and dairy products
3.Learns the residues and contaminants that may be found in milk and its products
4.Knows the harmful effects of residues and contaminants in terms of food safety.
5.Knows the academic terms related to the subject.
Recommended or Required Reading
1.Acar J. ve Uygun Ü. (2007). Doğal Toksik Maddeler ve Kontaminantlar. (İçinde:Gıda Kimyası Saldamlı,İ. Editör). Hacettepe Üniversitesi Yayınları.
Weekly Detailed Course Contents
Week 1 - Theoretical
General Definitions and Terms
Week 2 - Theoretical
Antimicrobial Substances: Sources of contamination in milk and dairy products, their importance in milk technology, tests used for the determination of antimicrobials.
Week 3 - Theoretical
Mycotoxins in Milk and Dairy Products: Direct and indirect sources of contamination.
Week 4 - Theoretical
Aflatoxin M1 in Milk and Dairy Products: Formation, stability, and determination methods
Week 5 - Theoretical
Hormones: Naturally occurring hormones in milk, their presence in dairy products, hormonal drugs, and their transfer to milk and dairy products.
Week 6 - Theoretical
Pesticides and Parasites in Milk and Dairy Products.
Week 7 - Intermediate Exam
Midterm exam
Week 8 - Theoretical
Presence of Dioxins and Polychlorinated Biphenyls in Milk and Dairy Products
Week 9 - Theoretical
Heavy Metals and Trace Elements in Milk and Dairy Products, their importance in milk technology
Week 10 - Theoretical
Nitrate, Nitrite, and Nitrosamines: Sources of contamination and their importance in milk and dairy products.
Week 11 - Theoretical
Contaminants that can be transferred from packaging materials to dairy products
Week 12 - Theoretical
Detergents and Disinfectants: Sources of contamination, their presence in milk and dairy products
Week 13 - Theoretical
Legal limitations regarding residues and contaminants in milk and dairy products
Week 14 - Theoretical
Biosecurity, Food Culture, Food Literacy
Week 15 - Theoretical
Assignment presentations
Week 16 - Final Exam
Final exam
Assessment Methods and Criteria
Type of AssessmentCountPercent
Midterm Examination1%30
Final Examination1%70
Workload Calculation
ActivitiesCountPreparationTimeTotal Work Load (hours)
Lecture - Theory154290
Assignment64236
Term Project110212
Individual Work103250
Midterm Examination1224
Final Examination1235
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours)197
Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes
PÇ-1
PÇ-2
PÇ-3
PÇ-4
PÇ-5
OÇ-1
4
5
OÇ-2
4
5
OÇ-3
4
4
OÇ-4
4
5
OÇ-5
5
5
3
4
5
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2026