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- Aflatoxin M1 (AFM1) is a carcinogenic compound that can contaminate milk and dairy products, prompting the EU to set limits for its concentration in milk.
- In 2019, the Italian Ministry of Health suggested four enrichment factors (EFs) for cheese based on moisture content, aiming to assess AFM1 levels in bovine dairy products.
- The study found that the average EF values were lower than those proposed by the Italian Ministry of Health, indicating that the current EFs may need to be re-evaluated for better risk assessment of AFM1 in cheese.
Article Abstract
Aflatoxin M1 (AFM1) is a well-known carcinogenic compound that may contaminate milk and dairy products. Thus, with the regulation 1881/2006, the European Union established a concentration limit for AFM1 in milk and insisted on the importance of defining enrichment factors (EFs) for cheese. In 2019, the Italian Ministry of Health proposed four different EFs based on cheese's moisture content on a fat-free basis (MMFB) for bovine dairy products. This study aimed to define the EFs of cheese with different MFFB. The milk used for cheesemaking was naturally contaminated with different AFM1 concentrations. Results showed that all the EF average values from this study were lower than those of the Italian Ministry of Health. Hence, the current EFs might need to be reconsidered for a better categorization of AFM1 risk in cheese.
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| http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10316239 | PMC |
| http://dx.doi.org/10.4081/ijfs.2023.11123 | DOI Listing |
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