Aflatoxin M1 in Manufactured Dairy Products Produced in the United States in 1979

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In a 1979 survey of manufactured dairy products (992 samples of nonfat dry milk, vanilla ice cream, yogurt, Cheddar cheese and cottage cheese) for aflatoxin M1 contamination, 1 sample, a cottage cheese, had detectable aflatoxin equivalent to 0.08 ng/ml in the milk from which the product was made. Samples were taken by Food and Drug District inspectors from randomly selected establishments at 3 times throughout the year. The distribution of sample quotas to each District was weighted to double the representation of establishments in the southern tier of states. The conclusion from this survey is that in a normal year aflatoxin M1 should not be present in a manufactured dairy product in the USA at a level in excess of that from milk with 0.1 ng aflatoxin M1/ml.

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