ELISA determination of Aflatoxin M₁in milk and dairy products in Pakistan

Occurrence of aflatoxin M1 in Italian cheese: Results of a survey conducted in 2010 and correlation with manufacturing, production season, milking animals, and maturation of cheese

“…Several survey studies regarding the levels of contamination of AFM 1 in dairy products have been recently reported. Most of them have been carried out in the Middle East or in Asia (Amer & Ibrahim, 2010;Dashti et al, 2009;Fallah, Jafari, Fallah, & Rahnama, 2009;Kim et al, 2000;Lin, Liu, Fu, & Shih, 2004;Maqbool, Anwar-Ul-Haq, & Ahmad, 2009;Tekinsen and Eken, 2008), with the exception of some studies carried out in Brazil (Oliveira, Franco, Rosim, & Fernandes, 2011) and in some regions of Italy (Montagna, Napoli, De Giglio, Iatta, & Barbuti, 2008;Virdis, Corgiolu, Scarano, Pilo, & De Santis, 2008). These studies demonstrate that AFM 1 is frequently found in cheeses, with a significant incidence of highly contaminated samples.…”

Aflatoxin M1 contamination in dairy products marketed in Iran during winter and summer

“…0.020 lg/kg (Table 1). In a study conducted in Pakistan (Maqbool, Anwar-Ul-Haq, & Ahmad, 2009), butter samples showed extremely low levels of AFM 1 , with a maximum concentration of 0.007 lg/l. In contrast, Tekins ßen and…”

A survey of aflatoxin M1 in milk and sweets of Punjab, Pakistan

“…Proportion of AFM1 contaminated fresh and ultra-high temperature treated milk samples from Karachi was 33.33% and 11.25% respectively (Raza, 2006). Maqbool et al (2009) analyzed milk, yoghurt and butter samples from Faisalabad. All of the samples had aflatoxin M1 concentration below EU tolerant limit.…”

“…Limited research in Pakistan (Ahmad, Khan, Shamsuddin, & Khan, 1996;Hussain, Anwar, Asi, Munawar, & Kashif, 2008;Hussain, Anwar, Asi, Munawar, & Kashif, 2010;Maqbool, Anwar-ul-Haq., & Ahmed, 2009;Raza, 2006) has been carried out to estimate aflatoxin M1 in milk from a few selected areas of Pakistan. There was no study on the incidence of AFM1 in milk and milk products of all areas of Punjab.…”