Detection of Aflatoxin M^sub 1^ in Human Breast Milk and Raw Cow's Milk in Istanbul, Turkey

This survey was undertaken to determine the extent of aflatoxin M^sub 1^ (AFM^sub 1^) contamination in human breast milk and raw cow's milk in Istanbul, Turkey. Samples of human and raw cow's milk were collected randomly and analyzed for AFM^sub 1^ using an enzyme-linked immunosorbent assa...

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Published inJournal of food protection Vol. 72; no. 4; p. 885
Main Authors Keskin, Yasar, Baskaya, Ruhtan, Karsli, Seher, Yurdun, Türkan, Özyaral, Oguz
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Des Moines Elsevier Limited 01.04.2009
Subjects
Aflatoxins
Breast milk
Carcinogens
Cattle
Chromatography
Enzymes
Food contamination & poisoning
Food safety
Laboratories
Liquid chromatography
Milk
Questionnaires
Standard deviation
Toxins
Istanbul Turkey
Turkey
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Summary:This survey was undertaken to determine the extent of aflatoxin M^sub 1^ (AFM^sub 1^) contamination in human breast milk and raw cow's milk in Istanbul, Turkey. Samples of human and raw cow's milk were collected randomly and analyzed for AFM^sub 1^ using an enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay and high-performance liquid chromatography with fluorescence detection in which the samples were cleaned up with immunoaffinity columns. In this study, AFM^sub 1^ was detected in 8 (13.1%) of 61 human breast milk samples examined (mean ± SD level, 5.68 ± 0.62 ng/liter; range, 5.10 to 6.90 ng/liter) and 20 (33.3%) of 60 raw cow's milk samples examined (range, 5.40 to 300.20 ng/liter). Five (8.3%) of the positive raw cow's milk samples had AFM^sub 1^ levels (153.52 ± 100.60 ng/liter; range, 61.20 to 300.20 ng/liter) that were higher than the maximum tolerance limit (0.05 ppb) stipulated by regulations in Turkey and some other countries. [PUBLICATION ABSTRACT]
ISSN:0362-028X
1944-9097