Purpose The purpose of this study was to determine the incidence and concentrations of aflatoxin M1 (AFM1) in raw buffalo milk samples obtained from four different seasons: winter, spring, summer and autumn in Sohag City, upper Egypt, and compared the determined findings against the several regulations regarding AFM1 that have been legislated by the European Union, US Food and Drug Administration and Egyptian Regulations. Design/methodology/approach Simultaneous determination of aflatoxins in raw buffalo milk samples trailed in different seasons, in Sohag City, Egypt. The aflatoxin that has been included in this survey is AFM1. Milk samples were obtained from February to October 2021. The enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay was used as a methodology technique. Findings The results of AFM1 presented the highest frequency of occurrence, with a detected incidence of 85.5% in winter samples, 64.2% in spring samples, 78.5% in summer samples and 78.5% in autumn samples. The positive samples showed concentration range levels of AFM1 between 0.0 and 0.9 µg/kg (12 samples) in winter samples, 0.03 and 1.2 µg/kg in spring milk samples (9 samples), 0.06 and 0.8 µg/kg in summer milk samples (11 samples) and lasted with 0.028 and 0.9 µg/kg in autumn milk samples (11 samples). The percentage of AFM1samples exceeded the maximum residues limit of Egyptian Standard Regulation 2010/7136 last updated, 78%, 57%, 100% and 64% in the four examined seasons, respectively. Originality/value The residue levels of AFM1 obtained in the investigated samples represented a serious concern about the health risk of consumers. Milk is introduced to the diet plan all over the people units especially the offspring ones as it is a complete food that contains a lot of important nutrients. So it is worth to set a regular schedule for monitoring and inspection of dairy products for aflatoxin residues.
This work monitored the aflatoxin M1 (AFM1) in raw buffalo milk trailed in Sohag city, Egypt in different seasons. Milk samples were obtained from March to October 2021. The enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) was used as a methodology technique. The results of AFM1 presented that the highest frequency of occurrence, with a detection incidence of 85.5 % in winter samples and 78.5% in summer samples. The positive samples showed range levels of AFM1 between 0.06 to 0.8μg/kg in winter samples and range of 0.0 to 0.9 μg/kg in summer milk samples. The percentage of aflatoxin M1 samples exceeded the MRL of Egyptian Standard Regulation 2010/7136 last updated, are 78 and 100% in two examined seasons, respectively. The residue levels of AFM1 obtained in the investigated samples; represented a serious concern about the health risk of consumers. It is worthy to sit a regular schedule for monitoring and inspection of dairy products for aflatoxin residues.
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