SURVEILLANCE OF AFLATOXIN M1 IN RAW MILK SAMPLES FROM SOUTHERN TURKEY

Year 2017, Volume: Volume 2 Issue: İssue 1 (1) - 2.İnternational Congress Of Forensic Toxicology, 203 - 203, 16.02.2017

Sevcihan Tas Emel Banu Buyukunal

https://izlik.org/JA28JP79LF

Abstract

Aflatoxins are
produced by various species of Aspergillus spp., Penicillum spp. and Rhizopus
spp. under certain conditions. They are characterized by causing teratogenic,
mutagenic and cancerogenic effects on human and animal. Intake of aflatoxin B1
by dairy animals is metabolized to aflatoxin M1 (AFM1) in liver and transferred
into milk. Therefore, AFM1 specifically is important in milk and milk products.
In this study, AFM1 levels in 72 raw milk samples collected from six southern
cities of Turkey (Adana, Adıyaman, Gaziantep, Kahramanmaraş, Malatya, Osmaniye)
were monitored with Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay (ELISA) for 18-week
period in winter and spring seasons of 2015. Mean values of AFM1 in raw milk
samples within the experimental period ranged between 32.4-55.0 ng/l. The
highest raw milk AFM1 values were detected in samples from Adana (52.7 ng/l),
Adıyaman (52.3 ng/l), Gaziantep (55.0 ng/l) and Kahramanmaraş (55.0 ng/l),
which were above the permissive value of Turkish Food Codex (<50 ng/l).
However, mean AFM1 values for samples from Malatya (32.4 ng/l) and Osmaniye
(45.5 ng/l) were below the permissive value. The surveillance of AFM1 should be
routinely performed in raw milk samples for public health concerns.

 

Keywords

SURVEILLANCE OF AFLATOXIN M1 IN RAW MILK SAMPLES FROM SOUTHERN TURKEY

References

• Sevcihan TAS, Emel Banu BUYUKUNAL
• Kahramanmaraş Sütçü İmam University, Faculty of Science and Letters, Department of Biology