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Detection of aflatoxin M 1 in milk and dairy products consumed in Adana, Turkey
Author(s) -
VAR ISIL,
KABAK BULENT
Publication year - 2009
Publication title -
international journal of dairy technology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.061
H-Index - 53
eISSN - 1471-0307
pISSN - 1364-727X
DOI - 10.1111/j.1471-0307.2008.00440.x
Subject(s) - aflatoxin , food science , chemistry , bovine milk
A total of 70 dairy products consisting of 20 sterilized milk, 10 butter, 20 white cheese and 20 Kashar cheese samples were analysed for aflatoxin M 1 (AFM 1 ) by enzyme‐linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA). The detection limit was 5 ng/L for milk and 25 ng/kg for butter, white cheese and Kashar cheese. Of the 70 dairy products analysed, AFM 1 in 49 samples (70%) was found to range from 10 to 388 ng/kg. Moreover, AFM 1 levels in three samples of milk, two samples of butter, one sample of white cheese and one sample of Kashar cheese were found to be higher than the Turkish legal limits.