Occurrence and health risk assessment of mineral composition and aflatoxin M1 in cow milk samples from different areas of Sicily, Italy.

Autor: Messina L; Department of Veterinary Sciences, University of Messina, Via Palatucci Annunziata, Messina 98168, Italy., Licata P; Department of Veterinary Sciences, University of Messina, Via Palatucci Annunziata, Messina 98168, Italy., Bruno F; Department of Veterinary Sciences, University of Messina, Via Palatucci Annunziata, Messina 98168, Italy. Electronic address: fabio.bruno@unime.it., Litrenta F; Department of Biomedical and Dental Sciences and of Morphological and Functional Imagines (BIOMORF), University of Messina, Messina 98122, Italy., Costa GL; Department of Veterinary Sciences, University of Messina, Via Palatucci Annunziata, Messina 98168, Italy., Ferrantelli V; Zooprophylactic Institute, Via Gino Marinuzzi 3, Palermo 90100, Italy., Peycheva K; Department of Chemistry, Medical University of Varna, Varna 9002, Bulgaria., Panayotova V; Department of Chemistry, Medical University of Varna, Varna 9002, Bulgaria., Fazio F; Department of Veterinary Sciences, University of Messina, Via Palatucci Annunziata, Messina 98168, Italy., Bruschetta G; Department of Veterinary Sciences, University of Messina, Via Palatucci Annunziata, Messina 98168, Italy., Tabbì M; Department of Veterinary Sciences, University of Messina, Via Palatucci Annunziata, Messina 98168, Italy., Nava V; Department of Veterinary Sciences, University of Messina, Via Palatucci Annunziata, Messina 98168, Italy.
Jazyk: angličtina
Zdroj: Journal of trace elements in medicine and biology : organ of the Society for Minerals and Trace Elements (GMS) [J Trace Elem Med Biol] 2024 Sep; Vol. 85, pp. 127478. Date of Electronic Publication: 2024 May 29.
DOI: 10.1016/j.jtemb.2024.127478
Abstrakt: This study aimed to determine 16 mineral elements (Cd, Pb, As, Na, Mg, Al, Ca, K, Cr, Mn, Fe, Ni, Cu, Zn and Se) using inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry (ICP-MS) and a direct mercury analyzer (DMA-80) for Hg evaluation. Aflatoxin M1 was determined by high-performance liquid chromatography with fluorescence detection (HPLC-FLD) in cow milk samples. This research considered 180 milk samples, 20 by province (Palermo, Catania, Messina), collected for a period of three years (2020-2022) to assess the potential risks for consumer, the safety status and nutritional quality related to mineral intake by consuming of milk. All samples showed a Pb concentration below the limit reported by European Regulation 915/2023. Cadmium and Hg concentrations were below the Limit Of Quantification (LOQ) in all samples analyzed. The milk samples analyzed proved to be a good source of Ca (up to 44.5 % of the dietary reference values), with well percentages also for Na (up to 7.6 %), K (up to 23.1 %) and Mg (up to 11.1 %). Regarding trace elements, the results reported that chromium requires attention; its value was always higher than 168.8 % in all samples analyzed. Levels of arsenic and lead were up to 20.2 % and up 7.1 % respectively. Aflatoxin M1 concentrations were below the limit of detection (< 0,009 mcg/kg) in all milk analyzed. Therefore, further studies are needed to safeguard consumer health, the quality of the product and to assess the state of animal health.
Competing Interests: Declaration of Competing Interest All authors declare that there are no conflicts of interest in the development, drafting and publication of the following manuscript.
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Databáze: MEDLINE