Platform for African – European Partnership in Agricultural Research for Development

Tuesday, May 10, 2022

New research about Aflatoxin M1 is revealed

10 May 2022
Not so dangerous? New research about Aflatoxin M1 is revealed. USAID/Feed the future

A panel shared insights and findings from this new publication:

Saha Turna N, Havelaar A, Adesogan A, Wu F (2022). Aflatoxin M1 in milk does not contribute substantially to global liver cancer incidence. American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, in press. #9 p.

Key messages: 
  • The risk of liver cancer from drinking milk contaminated with aflatoxin M1 is much lower than previously thought. 
  • There is no evidence for other serious health effects. 
  • International standards for AFM1 in milk are not risk-based. 
  • Dumping of milk because international standards for AFM1 are exceeded creates economic and nutritional risks that far outweigh the minimal cancer risk.
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