Kafkas Universitesi Veteriner Fakultesi Dergisi, vol.18, no.6, pp.987-990, 2012 (SCI-Expanded)
In present study yogurt was produced from cow's milk contaminated artificially with aflatoxin M1 (AFM1) at two different levels, 1.5 and 3.5 μg kg-1 (ppb), and the effects of pasteurization and storage on the AFM1 contents were investigated. It was found statistically important that pasteurization at 95°C for 5 min caused losses of AFM1 in milk contaminated with 1.5 and 3.5 μg kg-1 AFM1 about 18% and 16%, respectively (P<0.01). After yogurt production, total AFM1 levels of yogurt samples produced by 1.5 and 3.5 μg kg-1 AFM1 contaminated milk samples were decreased to 36.5 and 34.6%, respectively. After the 2-week refrigerated storage at 4°C, AFM1 content of yogurts produced from 1.5 and 3.5 μg kg-1 AFM1 contaminated milks decreased by 6.5 and 9.0%, respectively.