Aflatoxin M-1 in milk and dairy products, occurrence and recent challenges: A review

摘要

Background: Milk is a highly nutritious food, and it is a source of necessary macro- and micronutrients for the growth, development and maintenance of human health. However, it may also be a source of natural food contaminants that may cause disease. The presence of aflatoxin M-1 (AFM(1)) in milk and dairy products throughout the world has been known since twenty to thirty ago. Milk and dairy products contamination with aflatoxin M-1 is important problem worldwide especially for developing countries for the last ten to twenty years.