The Incidence of Aflatoxins in Feedstuff and Foodstuff and Its Significances on the Wholesomeness of Halal Food

El Zubeir, Ibtisam E. M.

doi:10.1007/978-3-031-41459-6_28

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“…Aflatoxins are potent toxic, carcinogenic, mutagenic and immunosuppressive agents produced as secondary metabolites by Aspergillus flavus and Aspergillus parsisticus on a variety of food products (Ozay et al, 2008). The levels of aflatoxins contamination is a cumulative and therefore are associated with acute and chronic toxicities to both humans and animals (Otim et al, 2005;Gavrilova et al, 2014;Patel et al, 2015;El Zubeir, 2023). The higher occurrence of aflatoxin M1 in raw and processed milk samples might have a negative impact on public health, especially infants and children who consumed large amount of fluid milk (Fadlalla et al, 2020;Yousof and El Zubeir, 2020).…”

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“…The higher occurrence of aflatoxin M1 in raw and processed milk samples might have a negative impact on public health, especially infants and children who consumed large amount of fluid milk (Fadlalla et al, 2020;Yousof and El Zubeir, 2020). Because of the harmful effects of the aflatoxin in humans and animals, good agricultural practices and good manufacturing practices thoughout food production chain should be adopted (El Zubeir, 2023). The good agricultural practices needed include appropriate drying techniques, maintaining proper storage facilities and taking care not to expose grains or oil seeds to moisture during transport and marketing (Magan and Aldred, 2007).…”

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Chemical Composition and Screening of Aflatoxin in Cows’ Milk in Gadarif town, Sudan

Abdalmahmoud,

Shuiep,

El Zubeir

et al. 2023

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Objectives: This study was conducted to analyze milk samples, for chemical composition and detection of aflatoxins M1 in Gedarif town, East Sudan. Methods: One hundred milk samples were collected randomly; 35 samples from farms, 35 samples from sale points and 30 samples from groceries in Gedarif town. Milk-Kana was used for determination of fat, solids not fat, lactose and protein, freezing point, density and added water and Unisensor kits were used as screening method for detection of aflatoxin M1. Results: The collected milk samples showed lower content of fat (3.4 +- 1.3%, 3.4 +- 1.3% and 3.5 +- 1.25%), solids not fat (7.7 +-1.1%, 8.1+-1.7% and 8+-1%), lactose (4.2+-0.6%, 4.4+-0.8% and 4.3+-0.5%) and protein (3+-0.4%, 3+-0.5% and 3+-0.4%). Relatively, the freezing point and density of milk revealed few variations in the examined samples. Moreover, the added water was high in the samples collected from the farms and sale points compared to those from the groceries. The occurrence of aflatoxin M1 was found in 22 (27.50%) of the milk samples. The presence of aflatoxin contamination was high in milk samples collected from sales points (15.0%) followed by farms (11.25%) compared to those obtained from groceries (1.25%). Conclusions: The presences of aflatoxin in the milk samples might indicate that the cow milk was contaminated with aflatoxins through feed. Hence this study recommended that good hygienic practices should be considered in Gadarif town. Similarly, regulations and lows for selling the milk should be implemented by the official authorities.

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