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Summary of Evaluations Performed by the
Joint FAO/WHO Expert Committee on Food Additives

AFLATOXIN M1
See: AFLATOXINS B, G, and M
Functional class: CONTAMINANT
Latest evaluation: 2001
Comments: Using worst-case assumptions, the additional risks for liver cancer predicted with use of proposed maximum levels of aflatoxin M1 of 0.05 and 0.5 µg/kg are very small. The potency of aflatoxin M1 appears to be so low in HBsAg- individuals that a carcinogenic effect of M1 intake in those who consume large quantities of milk and milk products in comparison with non-consumers of these products would be impossible to demonstrate.
Report: TRS 906-JECFA 56/8
Tox monograph: FAS 47/FNP 74-JECFA 56/1
 
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    See Also:
       Toxicological Abbreviations
       Aflatoxin M1 (JECFA Food Additives Series 47)