During 2006, 82 samples of human mature milk were collected at Italian hospitals and checked for aflatoxin M1 (AFM1) and ochratoxin A (OTA) by immunoaffinity column extraction and HPLC. AFM1 was detected in four (5%) of milk samples (ranging from >7 ng/L to 140 ng/L; mean level: 55.35 ng/L); OTA was detected in 61 (74%) of milk samples (ranging from >5 ng/L to 405 ng/L; mean level: 30.43 ng/L. OTA levels were significantly higher (p ≤ 0.05) in milk of habitual consumers of bread, bakery products and cured pork meat. No other statistically significant differences were observed although habitual consumers of pasta (p = 0.059), cookies (p = 0.061) and juices (p = 0.063) had mean contamination values of OTA higher than the moderate consumer. The very few AFB1 positive samples did not allow statistical comparisons. The present study confirms that the occurrence of OTA in human milk is related to maternal dietary habits. The findings support the possibility of dietary recommendations to woman, during pregnancy and lactation, aimed to tentatively reduce the OTA contamination of human milk. © 2008 Wiley-VCH Verlag GmbH & Co. KGaA.

Galvano, F., Pietri, A., Bertuzzi, T., Gagliardi, L., Ciotti, S., Luisi, S., et al. (2008). Maternal dietary habits and mycotoxin occurrence in human mature milk. MOLECULAR NUTRITION & FOOD RESEARCH, 52(4), 496-501 [10.1002/mnfr.200700266].

Maternal dietary habits and mycotoxin occurrence in human mature milk

Luisi, S.;
2008-01-01

Abstract

During 2006, 82 samples of human mature milk were collected at Italian hospitals and checked for aflatoxin M1 (AFM1) and ochratoxin A (OTA) by immunoaffinity column extraction and HPLC. AFM1 was detected in four (5%) of milk samples (ranging from >7 ng/L to 140 ng/L; mean level: 55.35 ng/L); OTA was detected in 61 (74%) of milk samples (ranging from >5 ng/L to 405 ng/L; mean level: 30.43 ng/L. OTA levels were significantly higher (p ≤ 0.05) in milk of habitual consumers of bread, bakery products and cured pork meat. No other statistically significant differences were observed although habitual consumers of pasta (p = 0.059), cookies (p = 0.061) and juices (p = 0.063) had mean contamination values of OTA higher than the moderate consumer. The very few AFB1 positive samples did not allow statistical comparisons. The present study confirms that the occurrence of OTA in human milk is related to maternal dietary habits. The findings support the possibility of dietary recommendations to woman, during pregnancy and lactation, aimed to tentatively reduce the OTA contamination of human milk. © 2008 Wiley-VCH Verlag GmbH & Co. KGaA.
2008
Galvano, F., Pietri, A., Bertuzzi, T., Gagliardi, L., Ciotti, S., Luisi, S., et al. (2008). Maternal dietary habits and mycotoxin occurrence in human mature milk. MOLECULAR NUTRITION & FOOD RESEARCH, 52(4), 496-501 [10.1002/mnfr.200700266].
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