Comprehensive review of aflatoxin contamination, impact on health and food security, and management strategies in Pakistan

M Ajmal, W Bedale, A Akram, JH Yu - Toxins, 2022 - mdpi.com
Aflatoxins (AFs) are the most important toxic, mutagenic, and carcinogenic fungal toxins that
routinely contaminate food and feed. While more than 20 AFs have been identified to date …

Aflatoxin M1 in milk: A global occurrence, intake, & exposure assessment

NS Turna, F Wu - Trends in Food Science & Technology, 2021 - Elsevier
Abstract Background Aflatoxin B1 (AFB1), a naturally occurring mycotoxin (fungal toxin) in
maize and nuts, causes liver cancer and has been associated with other adverse health …

Natural occurrence of mycotoxins in food and feed: Pakistan perspective

S Ashiq - Comprehensive reviews in food science and food …, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
Fungi are commonly present in the environment and can grow under favorable conditions
on an extensive variety of substrates. During harvesting, handling, storage, and distribution …

Mycotoxins in dairy products: A review

N Benkerroum - International dairy journal, 2016 - Elsevier
Milk and dairy products continue to raise concerns with regard to contamination with
mycotoxins, most of which have a likely or confirmed carcinogenic status. Such concerns are …

A call for aflatoxin control in Asia

A Umar, HS Bhatti, SF Honey - CABI Agriculture and Bioscience, 2023 - Springer
Aflatoxins are secondary metabolites, produced by some fungal species of the genus
Aspergillus, posing health and economic implications throughout the world. Develo** …

Aflatoxin M1: Prevalence and decontamination strategies in milk and milk products

A Ismail, S Akhtar, RE Levin, T Ismail… - Critical reviews in …, 2016 - Taylor & Francis
Abstract Aflatoxin M1 (AFM1) in milk is among the most carcinogenic compounds, relatively
high levels being consumed, especially by the most vulnerable age groups, ie infants and …

Aflatoxin M1 in raw milk and aflatoxin B1 in feed from household cows in Singida, Tanzania

S Mohammed, JJE Munissi… - Food Additives & …, 2016 - Taylor & Francis
ABSTRACT Aflatoxin M1 (AFM1) contamination in raw milk from household cows fed with
sunflower seedcakes or sunflower-based seedcake feeds was determined in 37 milk …

Aflatoxin M1 in Milk worldwide from 1988 to 2020: A systematic review and meta‐analysis

N Salari, M Kazeminia, A Vaisi-Raygani… - Journal of Food …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Background. Aflatoxins are found in various types of food and animal feed. Food
contamination with aflatoxin toxin is of particular importance today. Various studies have …

Aflatoxin contamination of milk marketed in Pakistan: A longitudinal study

AW Yunus, N Imtiaz, H Khan, MNM Ibrahim, Y Zafar - Toxins, 2019 - mdpi.com
A longitudinal one-year study was conducted to determine aflatoxin M1 levels in different
types of milk marketed in Pakistan. Processed and raw liquid milk from 21 sources, two milk …

Occurrence and Seasonal Variations of Aflatoxin M1 in Milk from Punjab, Pakistan

N Akbar, M Nasir, N Naeem, MD Ahmad, S Iqbal… - Toxins, 2019 - mdpi.com
The manifestation of aflatoxins in feed and food is a major issue in the world as its presence
leads to some health problems. This study investigates the incidence of aflatoxin M1 (AFM1) …