Association between Urinary Levels of Aflatoxin and Consumption of Food Linked to Maize or Cow Milk or Dairy Products

Fulvio Ferri, Carlo Brera, Barbara De Santis, Giorgia Collini, Enrica Crespi, Francesca Debegnach, Angelo Gargano, Daniela Gattei, Ines Magnani, Pamela Mancuso, Stefania Mozzanica, Elvira Teodori, Olivera Djuric and Paolo Giorgi Rossi
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Fulvio Ferri: Servizio Prevenzione Sicurezza Ambienti di Lavoro (SPSAL), Azienda Unità Sanitaria Locale—Reggio Emilia—IRCCS, Via Amendola 2, 42122 Reggio Emilia, Italy
Carlo Brera: Laboratorio Nazionale di Riferimento (LNR) per le Micotossine—Istituto Superiore di Sanità, Roma, Viale Regina Elena 299, 00161 Rome, Italy
Barbara De Santis: Laboratorio Nazionale di Riferimento (LNR) per le Micotossine—Istituto Superiore di Sanità, Roma, Viale Regina Elena 299, 00161 Rome, Italy
Giorgia Collini: Servizio di Epidemiologia, Azienda Unità Sanitaria Locale—IRCCS di Reggio Emilia, Via Amendola 2, 42122 Reggio Emilia, Italy
Enrica Crespi: Servizio Prevenzione Sicurezza Ambienti di Lavoro (SPSAL), Azienda Unità Sanitaria Locale—Reggio Emilia—IRCCS, Via Amendola 2, 42122 Reggio Emilia, Italy
Francesca Debegnach: Laboratorio Nazionale di Riferimento (LNR) per le Micotossine—Istituto Superiore di Sanità, Roma, Viale Regina Elena 299, 00161 Rome, Italy
Angelo Gargano: Servizio Prevenzione Sicurezza Ambienti di Lavoro (SPSAL), Azienda Unità Sanitaria Locale—Reggio Emilia—IRCCS, Via Amendola 2, 42122 Reggio Emilia, Italy
Daniela Gattei: Servizio Prevenzione Sicurezza Ambienti di Lavoro (SPSAL), Azienda Unità Sanitaria Locale—Reggio Emilia—IRCCS, Via Amendola 2, 42122 Reggio Emilia, Italy
Ines Magnani: Servizio Prevenzione Sicurezza Ambienti di Lavoro (SPSAL), Azienda Unità Sanitaria Locale—Reggio Emilia—IRCCS, Via Amendola 2, 42122 Reggio Emilia, Italy
Pamela Mancuso: Servizio di Epidemiologia, Azienda Unità Sanitaria Locale—IRCCS di Reggio Emilia, Via Amendola 2, 42122 Reggio Emilia, Italy
Stefania Mozzanica: Servizio Prevenzione Sicurezza Ambienti di Lavoro (SPSAL), Azienda Unità Sanitaria Locale—Reggio Emilia—IRCCS, Via Amendola 2, 42122 Reggio Emilia, Italy
Elvira Teodori: Laboratorio Analisi, Azienda Unità Sanitaria Locale—IRCCS di Reggio Emilia, Via Amendola 2, 42122 Reggio Emilia, Italy
Olivera Djuric: Servizio di Epidemiologia, Azienda Unità Sanitaria Locale—IRCCS di Reggio Emilia, Via Amendola 2, 42122 Reggio Emilia, Italy
Paolo Giorgi Rossi: Servizio di Epidemiologia, Azienda Unità Sanitaria Locale—IRCCS di Reggio Emilia, Via Amendola 2, 42122 Reggio Emilia, Italy

IJERPH, 2020, vol. 17, issue 7, 1-13

Abstract: The aim of this analysis was to assess the association between consumption of maize and dairy products and urine and serum levels of aflatoxin FM1 (AFM1) in a sample of 59 males occupationally exposed (29) and non-exposed (30) to aflatoxins. Two urine samples were collected for each person; each sample was accompanied by a questionnaire on food consumption in the preceding 96 h. Given the similar levels of contamination found in exposed and non-exposed workers, the association between food consumption and AFM1 levels was analyzed by pooling samples from exposed and non-exposed workers. No serum sample was found to be positive for AFM1, whereas 74% of the urine samples were positive; the average concentration of positive samples was 0.042 ng/mL (range < limit of detection (LoD) (0.002)–0.399 ng/mL). Of the 21 samples from maize consumers, 13 were positive for AFM1 (62%), with a mean concentration of 0.026 ng/mL (range 0.006–0.088 ng/mL), while 76% (74/94) of the samples from maize non-consumers were positive (mean 0.045, range < LoD (0.002)–0.399 ng/mL). No association was found with milk or dairy products. The high urine level of aflatoxins found in both exposed and non-exposed workers was not associated with the consumption of maize or cow milk products.

Keywords: aflatoxin M1; aflatoxins; animal feed; maize; occupational exposure (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: I I1 I3 Q Q5 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2020
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