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Occurrence and the level of
contamination of afl atoxin M1 in raw,
pasteurized, and ultra-heat treated
buff alo milk consumed in Sohag and
Assiut, upper Egypt

Research Abstract
Aim: This study evaluated the aflatoxin M1 (AFM1) in raw, pasteurized and ultra-heat treated (UHT) buffalo milk consumed in upper Egypt. Materials and Methods: Milk samples were collected from January to June 2013. The competitive enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay was applied. Results: All the tested samples were positive for AFM1, which were above the Egyptian regulations limits 0 ng/L. The raw milk showed 93% of samples were above the permitted limit set by the European Commission (EC), whereas 3.3% of samples exceeded US Food and Drug Administration (US FDA) tolerance limit. The pasteurized milk showed 100% and 13.5% of samples exceeded the EC, and US FDA, respectively. UHT milk Brand I and II showed 100% and 86.5% of samples were above EC, and 36.6% and 6.6% of samples exceeded US FDA, respectively. Conclusion: These results raise concerns about the milk consumed in Egypt and it must be monitored for AFM1 contamination
Research Authors
Eman M. Shaker1, Eman E. Elsharkawy2
Research Department
Research Journal
Journal of Environmental and Occupational Science
Research Publisher
Scope- med- org
Research Rank
1
Research Website
www.jenvos.com
Research Year
2014