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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