Gilli G, Scursatone E, Bono R, Fea E, Carraro E, Petitti G
Ann Ig. 1989 Jan-Apr;1(1-2):223-35.
The contamination of food resources by aflatoxin is a major problem for those countries where the meteorological and sanitary conditions allow the growth of Aspergillus Flavus and the contaminated food is not discarded because of the critical economical and social situation. However this phenomenon is also recorded in those Nations where the environmental and meteorological conditions are not favourable to Aspergillus Flavus growth. In Europe it has been possible to measure low aflatoxin (M1) concentrations in milk destined to humans. This kind of contamination may represent a source of chronic exposure to an important risk factor for hepatocancerogenesis. In Italy an appropriate law regulating the maximum aflatoxin concentration in the food destined to human nutrition is lacking, therefore the purpose of this paper is to contribute to the knowledge of a possible human exposure from the milk consumed in the Turin area (north western Italy). The results obtained display a lower (but more diffused) contamination in milk sampled after processing treatments (1.9-15 ppt), than in raw milk (5.3-94 ppt). Moreover it has been possible to show a positive relationship between dry animal feed and aflatoxin concentrations in milk.
黄曲霉毒素对食品资源的污染，对于那些气象和卫生条件利于黄曲霉生长、且因严峻的经济和社会形势而不丢弃受污染食品的国家来说，是一个重大问题。然而，在那些环境和气象条件不利于黄曲霉生长的国家也有此类现象的记录。在欧洲，已检测出供人类食用的牛奶中黄曲霉毒素（M1）浓度较低。这种污染可能是长期接触肝癌发生重要风险因素的一个来源。在意大利，缺乏规范供人类营养食品中黄曲霉毒素最高浓度的适当法律，因此本文的目的是帮助了解意大利西北部都灵地区所消费牛奶可能给人类带来的接触风险。所得结果显示，经过加工处理的牛奶样本（1.9 - 15皮克/千克）中的污染程度低于生牛奶（5.3 - 94皮克/千克），但分布更广。此外，已证实动物干饲料与牛奶中的黄曲霉毒素浓度之间存在正相关关系。
