Aflatoxin M1 in Ultra High Temperature Milk Consumed in Sharjah, United Arab Emirates

Q3 Agricultural and Biological Sciences

Journal of Food Quality and Hazards Control Pub Date : 2022-06-15 DOI:10.18502/jfqhc.9.1.9689

M. Mohamadin, A. Rama, R. Seboussi

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Background: Aflatoxin M1 (AFM1) is a mycotoxin found in milk that has a carcinogenic effect and poses significant public health risks. Since the human population's consumption of milk and milk products are quite high, thereby increasing the risk of exposure to AFM1 is of great threat. To assess public health hazards associated with the occurrence of AFM1 in Ultra High Temperature (UHT) milk, a survey was carried out in Sharjah, United Arab Emirates (UAE). Methods: A total of 42 UHT milk samples from different commercial brands were collected from January to April 2020. The occurrence and concentration range of AFM1 in the samples were investigated by applying the competitive Enzyme Linked Immunosorbent Assay (ELISA) method. Results: AFM1 was detected in four positive samples (9.5%) with a concentration range of 2.8-7.4 ng/L and a mean concentration of 5.2±1.9 ng/L. However, none of the positive samples had AFM1 levels exceeding the maximum permissible limit (50 ng/L) as set by the European Commission. Conclusion: AFM1 incidence in the samples selected from UHT consumed milk in Sharjah-UAE is very low and seems to be no serious public health problem at the moment. Frequent analytical surveillance by food control agencies is highly recommended to keep controlling of the incidence of mycotoxin contamination in dairy products consumed in the UAE.

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在阿拉伯联合酋长国沙迦消费的超高温牛奶中发现黄曲霉毒素M1

背景:黄曲霉毒素M1 (AFM1)是一种在牛奶中发现的具有致癌作用的霉菌毒素，对公众健康构成重大威胁。由于人类对牛奶和奶制品的消费量相当高，因此增加AFM1暴露的风险具有很大的威胁。为了评估与超高温(UHT)牛奶中AFM1的发生有关的公共卫生危害，在阿拉伯联合酋长国(UAE)的沙迦开展了一项调查。方法:收集2020年1 - 4月不同商业品牌的42份UHT牛奶样品。采用竞争性酶联免疫吸附试验(ELISA)方法研究AFM1在样品中的出现情况和浓度范围。结果:4份阳性样品中检出AFM1(9.5%)，浓度范围为2.8 ~ 7.4 ng/L，平均浓度为5.2±1.9 ng/L。然而，所有阳性样本的AFM1水平均未超过欧盟委员会规定的最大允许限量(50 ng/L)。结论:从阿联酋沙迦地区UHT牛奶中选取的样本中，AFM1的发病率很低，目前看来没有严重的公共卫生问题。强烈建议食品控制机构进行频繁的分析监测，以控制在阿联酋消费的乳制品中霉菌毒素污染的发生率。

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Journal of Food Quality and Hazards Control Agricultural and Biological Sciences-Food Science

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1.50

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8 weeks

期刊介绍： Journal of Food Quality and Hazards Control (J. Food Qual. Hazards Control) is an international peer-reviewed quarterly journal that aims at publishing of high quality articles involved in food quality, food hygiene, food safety, and food control which scientists from all over the world may submit their manuscript. This academic journal aims to improve international exchange of new findings and recent developments in all aspects of agricultural and biological sciences. This free of charge journal is published in both online and print forms and welcomes the manuscripts that fulfill the general criteria of novelty and scientific importance. Among the most significant objectives of Journal of Food Quality and Hazards Control are to ensure that the articles reflect a wide range of topics regarding journal scopes; to do a fair, scientific, fast, as well as high quality peer-review process; to provide a wide and diverse geographical coverage of articles around the world; and to publish the articles having a trustable resource of scientific information for the audiences. The types of acceptable submissions include original article, review article, short communication, letter to the editor, case report, editorial, as well as book review. Journal of Food Quality and Hazards Control is an official journal of Research Center for Food Hygiene and Safety, School of Public Health, Shahid Sadoughi University of Medical Sciences, Yazd, Iran.