Evaluation of Aflatoxin M1 Enrichment Factor in Semihard Cow's Milk Cheese and Correlation with Cheese Yield

I Pecorelli; R Branciari; R Roila; R Bibi; D Ranucci; A Onofri; A Valiani

doi:10.4315/0362-028X.JFP-19-023

Evaluation of Aflatoxin M₁ Enrichment Factor in Semihard Cow's Milk Cheese and Correlation with Cheese Yield

J Food Prot. 2019 Jul;82(7):1176-1182. doi: 10.4315/0362-028X.JFP-19-023.

Authors

I Pecorelli¹, R Branciari², R Roila², R Bibi¹, D Ranucci², A Onofri³, A Valiani¹

Affiliations

¹ 1 Istituto Zooprofilattico Sperimentale dell'Umbria e delle Marche "Togo Rosati," Via G. Salvemini 1, 06126 Perugia, Italy.
² 2 Department of Veterinary Medicine, University of Perugia, Via San Costanzo, 4-06126 Perugia, Italy (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4428-9016 [R. Branciari]).
³ 3 Department of Agricultural, Food and Environmental Sciences, University of Perugia, Borgo XX Giugno, 74-06121 Perugia, Italy.

PMID: 31233360
DOI: 10.4315/0362-028X.JFP-19-023

Abstract

The aflatoxin M₁ content in milk was not related to the enrichment factor. The enrichment factor in 45-day ripened semihard cheese was defined. The enrichment factor in cheese is affected by cheese yield.

Keywords: Aflatoxin M; Caciotta cheese; Cheese yield; Food safety.

MeSH terms

Aflatoxin M1* / analysis
Animals
Cattle
Cheese* / analysis
Cheese* / microbiology
Cheese* / standards
Food Microbiology*
Milk* / chemistry
Milk* / microbiology

Substances

Aflatoxin M1