Determination of Aflatoxin M1 Level in Milk and White Cheese Consumed in Ankara Region, Turkey

Occurrence of Aflatoxin M1 in Dairy Products

“…The latter reported low contamination levels; however, few details regarding the type of samples are stated in the text. Er et al showed very low incidences of AFM1 contamination in cheeses made from cows' milk (Er et al, 2010), which is in contradiction with all other published studies.…”

“…Oliveira and co-workers reported a distribution of contamination levels which is in good accordance with that observed in the present study. More controversial are the results shown by Er et al (2010) and Amer & Ardic (2009). The latter reported low contamination levels; however, few details regarding the type of samples are stated in the text.…”

“…In contrast, results on the level and incidence of AFM1 contamination are highly variable. Some authors found very low contamination levels and a great incidence of negative samples (Amer & Ibrahim, 2010;Dashti et al, 2009;Montagna et al, 2008;Er et al, 2010). On the contrary, other authors, who use the same analytical method and even analysed samples coming from the same country found a much larger incidence of positive samples and generally a much higher level of contamination (Tekinsen & Eken, 2008;Yapar et al, 2008;Ardic et al, 2009).…”

Simultaneous Determination of Nitrite and Nitrate in Milk Samples by Ion Chromatography Method and Estimation of Dietary Intake

“…[6] The widespread use of fertilizers, domestic, agricultural, and industrial wastes have increased the chances of nitrite and nitrate into manufactured dairy products. [7] Based on many documents, lethal oral doses of nitrite and nitrate for human are established in 80-800 and 33-250 mg/kg body weight, respectively. It is proven that nitrite is formed during reduction of nitrate of bacteria in the saliva and under gastric acid condition in reaction with secondary amine to form the carcinogenic nitrosamine.…”

Short communication: Determination of potential 5-hydroxymethyl-2-furaldehyde and 2-furaldehyde compounds in follow-on milks and infant formulas using the high-performance liquid chromatography method

“…Milk and milk products are an important source of nutrients, such as animal protein and calcium, for humans, especially children (Pei et al, 2009;Er et al, 2010). Formation of toxic compounds affects the safety and nutritional value of foodstuffs (Friedman, 1996).…”