Skimmed Milk Applied as a Phytopharmaceutical Product: A Risk for Allergic Populations?

ABSTRACT: Milk allergy is among the most common food-related allergies. Milk-based products are recognized as plant protection products (PPPs) in several countries as alternatives to synthetic pesticides. The potential health risk for allergic workers, as well as the general population, is yet to be assessed. An investigation was conducted in the Vaud Canton of Switzerland, where milk-based products are sprayed by helicopter over vineyards. Air lactose concentration was measured at 14 locations via 25 mm IOM Multidust samplers. Residual lactose concentration was measured on the surface of leaves over 7 days following spraying. Surface contamination downwind from the treated area was estimated through computer-based modeling using AgDRIFT® software. The average milk protein concentration inside and o

SUBMITTER: Graczyk H 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7967751 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature