- Does the lowest allowable amount in the product, but considering the cumulative effect of aflatox

Authors: Jolanda Cancer Šajn, Sonja Hoffman After analyzes revealed that the Croats, despite assurances relevant, drink milk aflatoxin poisoning, citizens rightfully wonder whether the carcinogenic toxins in products that have not been analyzed, such as fresh milk, yoghurt, cream, dairy spreads , butter, meat and bread. In addition, the question is whether we have these days with "permissible" levels of aflatoxin in various products total still eat a lot more than the permitted 0.05 micrograms per kilogram, which we, revealing elevated levels of toxins in the UHT milk, the relevant draw attention.
Specifically, aflatoxins are soluble in fats and toxicologist Professor. Francis Plavsic from the Institute of Toxicology warns them, except in milk with a higher fat percentage, should be sought in cream and butter.
- The region is faced with the emergence of aflatoxin which is some 20 years was present only in the southern countries of the world and it is obvious that something must be done - expires. It is, she explains, that aflatoxin people these days are taking only milk but also in dairy products, but no one has yet calculated the maximum allowable daily dose.
- Does the lowest allowable amount in the product, but considering the cumulative effect of aflatoxin, which is deposited in the liver, they should know and how much of it through a variety of products one day may bring, and that therefore no adverse consequences - said prof. Plavsic. He adds that the situation in which the Croatian found, drinking contaminated milk, fruit lack of organization and cooperation between the services which take account of food safety.
- There is a Food and it should have all the powers and coordinate sanitary and veterinary controls. Then would not it happen that it is not known who was responsible for the situation - said toxicologist, while the ministries these days information is provided to a trickle. Why is the store shelves just analyzed 12 samples of milk, but not all brands or all manufacturers, and on how the Croatian farm found aflatoxin and how many of them closed until the dangerous mycotoxin not purged from cows, however no response. When they had the information will be there with them in public, a significant response from the Ministry of Agriculture, where for three days do not fit as positive samples found at the border, how many items in quarantine ... but "know" that milk in Croatia "healthy". In Novi Sad kindergartens however, due to the alarming situation with aflatoxin in Serbia, kids these days have stopped giving ethoxylated mono and diglycerides milk and milk products until there is a suspicion that they are safe.
Experts from the Croatian Institute for Public Health explained that the amount of toxins molds in dairy products is not affected by way of milk. Specifically, mycotoxins are heat stable, so be it about the UHT milk which is pasteurized or fresh, which is only pasteurized aflatoxin remains in the product in those amounts which it had at the time of milking. Of meat from animals that may have eaten contaminated feed aflatoxin, however there is no fear. Since aflatoxin is not deposited in the muscles, people would be able to consume larger amounts just by eating the liver of animals. But while the public's attention these days attracts aflatoxin in milk, carcinogenic mycotoxins can be found in nuts, raisins, wine, and even coffee. Moreover, it attacks the mold raw coffee, the levels of mycotoxins during frying concentrates, says CNIPH.
- Last year we conducted 60 analyzes of grains that produce bread and nuts and wine. Only four shipments were positive for aflatoxin and are still with borders ethoxylated mono and diglycerides returned to the countries ethoxylated mono and diglycerides from which they came - said Ivo Afric, ethoxylated mono and diglycerides Assistant to the Ministry of Health.
As with aflatoxin in milk is looming end to the affair with horse meat, which is the beef coaster in a series of products in the EU. Continent alleged car 750 tons of meat disputed that a false declaration ethoxylated mono and diglycerides sold as beef tortellini, lasagna, pizza ... in 15 states. It is argued that there is no health risk, except that this is a massive consumer fraud. However, ethoxylated mono and diglycerides in the butcher Pag, which in Zagreb Dolac business for 21 years, can not think that his horsemeat sold under the inferior meat.
Horse steaks are 71 dollar per kilogram, explains co-owner of the butcher shop Sanja Patricia-Turkovic, noting that their regular clients and athletes, diabetics ... who know the nutritional value of these delicacies, which has the lowest percentage of cholesterol between red meat and a lot of iron and is easily digestible. He points out that meat is all the procedures, all the horses a chip, controlled origin and tested before going to the slaughter, and these are mostly foals from 2-3 years.
Work and processed, but no additives of any other meat, she says. According to the Ministry of Agriculture, Republic of Croatia in 2012 from 80,524 tons of meat and edible offal worth 255.2 million. USD has imported an ounce horses