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Carcinogens in Milk
October 19 , 2019
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- Traces of Aflatoxin M1 (AFM1), a deadly carcinogen, were found in some of the milk samples tested as part of a national survey by the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI).
- The final results of the milk survey were released on October 18, 2019.
- Out of the 6,432 total milk samples that were tested, 368 (5.7 per cent) were found to have aflatoxins beyond permissible limits.
- The highest rates of aflatoxin contamination were found in
- Tamil Nadu (88 out of 551 samples)
- Delhi (38 out of 262 samples)
- Kerala (37 out of 187 samples)
- The carcinogen was found to be more prevalent in ‘processed’ rather than raw milk.
- Consumption of food containing aflatoxin concentrations of one milligram/kilogram or higher has been suspected to cause aflatoxicosis.
- Aflatoxicosis acute liver failure, jaundice, lethargy and nausea, eventually leading to death, according to a World Health Organization (WHO) study in February 2018.
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