Author/Authors :
Mashak, Zohreh Department of Food Hygiene, Karaj Branch, Islamic Azad University, Karaj , Jafari Sohi, Hadi Department of Food Hygiene, Karaj Branch, Islamic Azad University, Karaj , Heshmati, Ali Nutrition Health Research Center, Hamadan University of Medical Sciences, Hamadan , Mozaffari Nejad, Amir Sasan Molecular Research Center, Hamadan University of Medical Sciences, Hamadan
Abstract :
This study was carried out to detect the presence of aflatoxin M1 (AFM1) in 30 UHT flavored
milk samples in Karaj, Alborz province, Iran. High-performance liquid chromatography (HPLC)
was applied to analyze AFM1 in the samples. The results showed that aflatoxin M1 was detected
in all the UHT flavored milk samples, the AFM1 concentration ranged from 0.015 to 0.14 μg/L.
Also, 10 samples (33.3%) were contaminated with more than 0.05 μg/L of European union
regulations for aflatoxin M1. Wherease, according to the proposed Iranian national standard and
FDA (0.5 μg/L), none of the samples has not been contaminated more than the maximum AFM1
concentrations threshold. This is the first report discovering the fact that UHT flavored milk is
an important contributor to the dietary intake of AFM1 in Iran.
Keywords :
Aflatoxin M1 , Ultra high temperature milk , High performance liquid chromatography , Iran
