Mycotoxin is a term used for the metabolites of some fungus species that threaten human and animal health, found in many processed or unprocessed foods. More than 400 types of mycotoxins are known to exist today.
After mycotoxins are produced by fungi, they have the resistance to survive even if the fungi are damaged due to external factors.
Aflatoxins too; It is one of the mycotoxins that can be found especially in dried fruits, spices, cereals, milk and dairy products and animal feeds.
Aflotoxins, like other mycotoxins, can occur in these crops by fungi that thrive in the field due to unfavorable conditions during harvest or storage. For this reason, contamination-related problems occur during processing and storage processes.
Aflotok them; They cause lung diseases, carcinogenic and teratogenic effects, bleeding and negative effects such as pressure on the immune system.
Methods such as thin layer chromatography, capillary electrophoresis, ELISA, high pressure liquid chromatography, gas chromatography and chromatographic methods together with mass spectroscopy are used to determine aflatoxins.
There are 1 different types of aflatoxin B2, B1, G2, G4. Aflotoxin M1, also known as 'Milk Toxin', passes to humans when Aflatoxin B1 passes into the animal body through feeds and is metabolized as M1 in milk.
Aflotoxins B1 and B2 give blue fluorescence under ultraviolet light, while G1 and G2 give green fluorescence.
The toxicity order of aflatoxins is B1> M1> G1> B2> G2.
Aflotoxin detection in our internationally accredited laboratories, cereal and cereal products, nuts, oil seeds and products derived from them, dried fruit and vegetables, baby and child supplements, Baby Food, Follow-On Formulas, Milk and Dairy Products (Excluding Cheese), spices and It is analyzed in spice mixtures.
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