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Aflatoxins are the most widely known and distributed mycotoxins in foods and feeds (Wochner et al., 2018). Aflatoxins, mainly aflatoxin B1 (AFB1) are potent carcinogenic, teratogenic and mutagenic agents. When… Click to show full abstract
Aflatoxins are the most widely known and distributed mycotoxins in foods and feeds (Wochner et al., 2018). Aflatoxins, mainly aflatoxin B1 (AFB1) are potent carcinogenic, teratogenic and mutagenic agents. When lactating animals are fed with feed containing aflatoxins (mainly AFB1), these are biotransformed resulting in a new compound denominated aflatoxin M1 (AFM1), which is soluble and excreted in the milk of these animals (Fink-Gremmels, 2008; Gonçalves et al., 2015b). According to the World Health Organization and the International Agency for Research on Cancer both AFB1 and AFM1 are classified as belonging to group 1, carcinogenic to humans (World Health Organization, 2002).
Journal Title: Food Science and Technology International
Year Published: 2020
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