Erschienen in:International Journal of Dairy Technology
Sprache:
Englisch
DOI:
10.1111/1471-0307.12827
ISSN:
1364-727X;
1471-0307
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<jats:p>The current study aimed to determine the levels of Aflatoxin M1 in traditional Taizi cheese and commercial cheeses utilised in Yemen. A total of 273 cheese samples were collected from supermarkets and analysed for AFM1 contamination by enzyme‐linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) and high‐performance liquid chromatography (HPLC). Among these samples, 79.12% were positive for AFM1 contamination with levels ranging from 0.020 to 5.955 μg/kg. AFM1 was detected at 84.67 and 73.53% in commercial and traditional cheeses, respectively. In the current study, 32.6% of the total cheese samples were contaminated with AFM1 at a level above the acceptable limit (0.250 μg/kg) of the European Commission. Results of this study revealed that the presence of AFM1 contamination in different types of cheese samples should be considered a serious public health problem in Yemen.</jats:p>