Objective:To develop an accurate, rapid and simple col oidal gold immunochroma-tographic assay (GICA) for the detection of melamine (MEL). Methods:Col oidal gold was prepared through reducing HAuCl4·3H2O by sodium citrate and conjugated with anti-melamine monoclonal antibody. The optimal concentration of MEL-OVA and sheep anti-mouse IgG were coated on nitrocel ulose membrane to get the test strip. Results:The cut-off value was 500 ng/ml and the accuracy was 97.2%.The stabilization and repetition performed wel . Conclusion:The col oid gold strip for detecting melamine is a specific, sensitive and rapid assay for the simul-taneous and qualitative detection of the quality of liquid dairy products.