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Milk powder as a nutritious dairy product occupies a significant portion in a healthy diet. Heavy metal contaminated milk is a huge worldwide concern as it affects on the safety of consumers. Intake of contaminated milk powder can cause direct and indirect adverse health hazards to humans due to long-term exposure to toxic heavy metals. Thus, the safety, quality and the consumers' acceptability of milk powder decreases when it is contaminated with toxic heavy metals.

Determination of heavy metal concentrations in milk powder: A case study on Kurunegala District in Sri Lanka