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Occurrence of aflatoxins in feedstuff, sheep milk and dairy products in Western Sicily
Angela VecchioCarlo Finolisubject
AflatoxinMycotoxin contamination010405 organic chemistry010401 analytical chemistryContaminationBiology01 natural sciences0104 chemical sciencesmedia_common.cataloged_instanceAnimal Science and ZoologyFood sciencelcsh:Animal cultureSample extractionEuropean unionSheep milkAflatoxin M1 Sheep milk Sheep cheese Aflatoxin B1 Feedstuffmedia_commonlcsh:SF1-1100description
Samples of feedstuffs (15), milk (40), and cheese (30) coming from sheep and dairy farms (23) or market in WesternSicily were analyzed for their respective content of aflatoxin B1 (AFB1) and M1 (AFM1) to evidence any possible indirectmycotoxin contamination risk to the consumer. Analyses using HPLC and fluorescence detection were performed afterimmunoaffinity column sample extraction and cleanup; AFM1 was detected in 30% of the milk samples at levels rangingfrom 4 to 23 ng/l and in 13% of the cheeses from 21 to 101 ng/kg; in the feed the AFB1 ranged from None of the contaminated samples exceeded the legal limits set down by the European Union for milk (50 ng/l) and feed(5 μg/kg ), or that in force in the Netherlands for cheese (200 ng/kg).
| year | journal | country | edition | language |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2003-01-01 | Italian Journal of Animal Science |