Assessment of aflatoxin M1 levels in pasteurized and UHT milk consumed in Prishtina,Kosovo |
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| Affiliation: | 1. University of Prishtina, Faculty of Agriculture and Veterinary, Prishtina, Kosovo, Serbia;2. Food and Veterinary Agency, Prishtina, Kosovo, Serbia;3. National Institute of Public Health of Kosovo, Serbia;1. College of Animal Science and Technology, Gansu Agricultural University, Lanzhou, Gansu, PR China;2. Ministry of Agriculture-Laboratory of Quality & Safety Risk Assessment for Dairy Products (Beijing), Beijing, PR China;3. Ministry of Agriculture-Milk and Dairy Product Inspection Center (Beijing), Beijing, PR China;4. State Key Laboratory of Animal Nutrition, Institute of Animal Science, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing, PR China;5. Tangshan Livestock and Aquatic Products Quality Monitoring Center, Tangshan, Hebei, PR China;1. Department of Biological and Environmental Sciences, College of Arts and Sciences, Qatar University, P.O. Box 2713, Doha, Qatar;2. Central Laboratories Unit, Qatar University, P.O. Box 2713, Doha, Qatar;3. Dipartimento di Agraria, Università; degli Studi di Sassari, Viale Italia 39, I-07100 Sassari, Italy;2. Botany and Microbiology Department, Faculty of Science, Al-Azhar University, Assiut Branch, 71524 Assiut, Egypt;3. College of Applied Medical Sciences, Medical laboratories Department, Majmaah University, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia;4. Chemistry Department, Faculty of Science, Al-Azhar University, Assiut Branch, 71524 Assiut, Egypt;1. Laboratory of Quality & Safety Risk Assessment for Dairy Products of Ministry of Agriculture (Beijing), Institute of Animal Science, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing, 100193, PR China;2. Milk and Dairy Production Inspection Center of Ministry of Agriculture (Beijing), Beijing, 100193, PR China;3. Institute of Animal Science, Guangdong Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Guangzhou, 510640, PR China |
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| Abstract: | To assess public health hazards associated with the occurrence of AFM1 residues in pasteurized milk and UHT milk a survey was carried out, in Prishtina, capital city of Kosovo. In the present study, a total of 178 samples, 84 pasteurized milk and 94 UHT milk were collected during 6 months (July to December 2013). They were obtained from retail outlets in Prishtina city (Kosovo). The occurrence and concentration range of AFM1 in the samples were investigated by competitive enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) method. There was a high incidence of AFM1 (81.0%) in both pasteurized and UHT milk samples. Eighty three percent (83.3%) of the pasteurized milk samples and seventy eight percent (78.7%) of the UHT milk samples contained AFM1. The positive incidence of AFM1 in the pasteurized milk and the UHT milk samples ranged from 5.16 to 110 ng/L and from 5.02 to 62 ng/L, respectively. AFM1 levels in 18 (21.4%) pasteurized milk samples and 4 (4.2%) UHT milk samples exceeded the maximum tolerable limit of the EC according to the European Union regulation limits of 50 ng/L. AFM1 levels in the samples show that there is a presence of high AFM1 level that constitutes a human health risk in Kosovo. The results of this study imply that more emphasis should be given to the routine AFM1 inspection of milk and dairy products in the Prishtina region. |
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| Keywords: | Milk Aflatoxin M1 ELISA Kosovo |
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