Abstract: The development of industry results in the elevated lead contamination in air, water and soil, which lead to the growing risk of lead contamination in food through food chain. Lead is found in milk after dairy cow consumes feed and water contaminated by high level of lead. Accordingly, the consumers should pay more attention to the hazard of lead contamination in milk. In this paper, the existence form, source, harm, maximum residue limit, determination methods, and control measures of lead in milk are reviewed, in hoping to improve the consumers′ scientific understanding on lead contamination in milk.