Aflatoxin in milk and milk products
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Aflatoxins are toxic metabolites produced by certain fungi in/on foods and feeds. Aflatoxins have received greater attention than any other mycotoxins because of their demonstrated potent carcinogenic effect in susceptible animals and their acute toxicological effects in humans. When lactating animals are fed with aflatoxin B-contaminated feed, it is metabolized in liver and is excreted as hydroxylated metabolite aflatoxin M1 into the milk. Since milk and milk products are an important source of nutrients and highly consumed by all age groups particularly infants and children in daily diet,…mehr

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Aflatoxins are toxic metabolites produced by certain fungi in/on foods and feeds. Aflatoxins have received greater attention than any other mycotoxins because of their demonstrated potent carcinogenic effect in susceptible animals and their acute toxicological effects in humans. When lactating animals are fed with aflatoxin B-contaminated feed, it is metabolized in liver and is excreted as hydroxylated metabolite aflatoxin M1 into the milk. Since milk and milk products are an important source of nutrients and highly consumed by all age groups particularly infants and children in daily diet, its occurrence in these products is of high importance. This book enables researchers to find out various mycotoxins in milk and milk products. Following the chapters describing toxicity of aflatoxin and its occurrence in milk and milk products, the book depicts different strategies to mitigate aflatoxin and several analytical methods to detect aflatoxin. Final chapter reviews the role of packaging to reduce aflatoxin production in milk products. 'Aflatoxin in milk and milk products' serve as an essential guidebook to researchers in the field, industry professionals, and students.
Autorenporträt
Dr. Mortazavian is associate professor of Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences. His professions are Dairy and probiotic. He has published 7 books and over 100 international published articles. Nasim Khorshidian received her master degree from Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences and is a dairy and functional food technologist.