Aflatoxin M1 Levels in Surk Samples, a Traditional Turkish Cheese from Southern Turkey
| Autor: | Levent Altintas, Ender Yarsan, Dinc Essiz, Osman Aygün, Hisamettin Durmaz |
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| Rok vydání: | 2009 |
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Aflatoxin
Turkey Turkish Health Toxicology and Mutagenesis Food Contamination Biology Toxicology Risk Assessment Tolerance limit chemistry.chemical_compound Cheese Humans Food science Mycotoxin business.industry Consumer health General Medicine Contamination Food safety Pollution language.human_language chemistry Aflatoxin M1 language business Food contaminant |
| Zdroj: | Bulletin of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology. 83:164-167 |
| ISSN: | 1432-0800 0007-4861 |
| Popis: | In this study, aflatoxin M(1) (AFM(1)) contamination was investigated in Surk cheese, a traditional Turkish cheese consumed particularly in southern Turkey. For this purpose, 120 Surk cheese samples were collected from different retail markets and analysed by enzyme-linked immunoassay. The level of AFM(1) varied from 16 to 1,043 ng/kg in 72 of the Surk samples (60%), 16 of which (13.3% of 120 samples) contained AFM(1) amounts exceeding the maximum tolerance limit (250 ng/kg) established in Turkey. The results indicated that the occurrence of AFM(1) in Surk cheese samples may be considered as a possible risk for consumer health. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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