Variation of aflatoxin M1 contamination in milk and milk products collected during winter and summer seasons

Total 221 samples of milk and milk products were collected during winter (November 2011–February 2012) and 212 samples were collected during summer (May–August 2012) from central areas of Punjab, Pakistan. The samples were analyzed for the presence of aflatoxin M1 (AFM1) with a validated HPLC method...

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Main Authors: Iqbal, Shahzad Zafar, Asi, Muhammad Rafique, Selamat, Jinap
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2013
Online Access:http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/30528/1/Variation%20of%20aflatoxin%20M1%20contamination%20in%20milk%20and%20milk%20products%20collected%20during%20winter%20and%20summer%20seasons.pdf
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Asi, Muhammad Rafique
Selamat, Jinap
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description Total 221 samples of milk and milk products were collected during winter (November 2011–February 2012) and 212 samples were collected during summer (May–August 2012) from central areas of Punjab, Pakistan. The samples were analyzed for the presence of aflatoxin M1 (AFM1) with a validated HPLC method equipped with florescence detector. The results revealed that from winter season almost 45% samples of milk and milk products were found to be contaminated with AFM1 i.e. 40% of raw milk, 51% of UHT milk, 37% of yogurt, 60% of butter and 43% of ice cream samples and 27, 24, 25, 34 and 17% of samples were found above the recommended limit for AFM1, respectively. However, from summer season 32% samples of milk and milk products were found to be contaminated i.e. 36% of raw milk, 31% of UHT milk, 29% of yogurt, 40% of butter and 24% of ice cream and 23, 23, 18, 20 and 5% of samples were found above the permissible limit for AFM1, respectively. The levels of contamination in winter milk and milk product samples were significantly higher (α ≤ 0.05) than in summer season. The occurrence of AFM1 in milk and milk products were higher, demanding to implement strict regulations and also urged the need for continuous monitoring of milk and milk products in order to minimize the health hazards.
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spelling upm.eprints-305282015-09-22T03:30:15Z http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/30528/ Variation of aflatoxin M1 contamination in milk and milk products collected during winter and summer seasons Iqbal, Shahzad Zafar Asi, Muhammad Rafique Selamat, Jinap Total 221 samples of milk and milk products were collected during winter (November 2011–February 2012) and 212 samples were collected during summer (May–August 2012) from central areas of Punjab, Pakistan. The samples were analyzed for the presence of aflatoxin M1 (AFM1) with a validated HPLC method equipped with florescence detector. The results revealed that from winter season almost 45% samples of milk and milk products were found to be contaminated with AFM1 i.e. 40% of raw milk, 51% of UHT milk, 37% of yogurt, 60% of butter and 43% of ice cream samples and 27, 24, 25, 34 and 17% of samples were found above the recommended limit for AFM1, respectively. However, from summer season 32% samples of milk and milk products were found to be contaminated i.e. 36% of raw milk, 31% of UHT milk, 29% of yogurt, 40% of butter and 24% of ice cream and 23, 23, 18, 20 and 5% of samples were found above the permissible limit for AFM1, respectively. The levels of contamination in winter milk and milk product samples were significantly higher (α ≤ 0.05) than in summer season. The occurrence of AFM1 in milk and milk products were higher, demanding to implement strict regulations and also urged the need for continuous monitoring of milk and milk products in order to minimize the health hazards. Elsevier 2013 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/30528/1/Variation%20of%20aflatoxin%20M1%20contamination%20in%20milk%20and%20milk%20products%20collected%20during%20winter%20and%20summer%20seasons.pdf Iqbal, Shahzad Zafar and Asi, Muhammad Rafique and Selamat, Jinap (2013) Variation of aflatoxin M1 contamination in milk and milk products collected during winter and summer seasons. Food Control, 34 (2). pp. 714-718. ISSN 0956-7135 10.1016/j.foodcont.2013.06.009
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title Variation of aflatoxin M1 contamination in milk and milk products collected during winter and summer seasons
title_full Variation of aflatoxin M1 contamination in milk and milk products collected during winter and summer seasons
title_fullStr Variation of aflatoxin M1 contamination in milk and milk products collected during winter and summer seasons
title_full_unstemmed Variation of aflatoxin M1 contamination in milk and milk products collected during winter and summer seasons
title_short Variation of aflatoxin M1 contamination in milk and milk products collected during winter and summer seasons
title_sort variation of aflatoxin m1 contamination in milk and milk products collected during winter and summer seasons
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