Aflatoxin M1 (AFM1) residues in milk are regulated in many parts of the world and can cost dairy farmers significantly due to lost milk sales. Additionally, due to the carcinogenicity of this compound contaminated milk can be a major public health concern. Thirty-four lactating dairy cows were utilised to investigate the relationship between somatic cell counts (SCC), milk yield and conversion ...

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Dairy cattle when fed on aflatoxin B1 may excrete M1 in milk as a consequence of dietary exposure. Once AFM1 is excreted milk, it present dairy products such cheese, yogurt, among others. This mycotoxin quite resistant to temperature therefore heat treatments like pasteurization and ultra-pasteurization are not enough inactivate it. In this context, article provides an overview the biological d...

Aflatoxins are natural toxic compounds produced by fungi such as Aspergillus flavus and Aspergillus parasiticus. Due to higher temperature and humidity, fungi are continuously grown and contaminated the cereals and cereal by-products with aflatoxin B1 (AFB1). Dairy cows fed AFB1 contaminated feeds can produce milk contaminated with aflatoxin M1 (AFM1). Therefore, the aim of this study was to in...

Aflatoxins (AFs) are highly toxic secondary metabolites produced by several Aspergillus, Penicillium and Rhizopus species in crops and plant products, of which aflatoxin B1 (AFB1) is the most representative (Goldblatt, 1969). If AFB1 is present in the feed of lactating animals, they will excrete aflatoxin M1 (AFM1) into their milk (Allcroft and Carnaghan, 1963; Cupid et al., 2004; Battacone et ...

BACKGROUND Aflatoxin M1 (AFM1) is a hydroxylated metabolite formed after aflatoxin B1 (AFB1) is consumed by humans and animals; it can be detected in urine, milk and blood. It is well recognized that AFB1 is toxic to humans and other animals. The International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC) classifies aflatoxins as group 1 carcinogens and AFM1 as group 2B carcinogen. The main objective of...

Human exposure assessment to deoxynivalenol (DON), aflatoxin B1 (AFB1), fumonisin B1 (FB1), zearalenone (ZEA) and ochratoxin A (OTA) can be performed by measuring their urinary biomarkers. Suitable biomarkers of exposure for these mycotoxins are DON + de-epoxydeoxynivalenol (DOM-1), aflatoxin M1 (AFM1), FB1, ZEA + α-zearalenol (α-ZOL) + β-zearalenol (β-ZOL) and OTA, respectively. An UPLC-MS/MS ...