Aflatoxin Occurrence, Food Regulations, Dietary Exposure, and Risk Assessment: A Mini Review from the Malaysian Perspective
https://doi.org/10.47836/mjmhs.19.1.38
- Author:
Wei Lin Chang
1
;
Hazizi Abu Saad
1
;
Rosita Jamaluddin
2
;
Mohd Redzwan Sabran
1
Author Information
1. Department of Nutrition, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Universiti Putra Malaysia, 43400 Serdang, Selangor, Malaysia
2. Department of Dietetics, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Universiti Putra Malaysia, 43400 Serdang, Selangor, Malaysia
- Publication Type:Review
- Keywords:
Aflatoxin occurrence, Aflatoxin regulations, Dietary exposure, Risk assessment, Malaysia
- From:Malaysian Journal of Medicine and Health Sciences
2023;19(No.1):296-306
- CountryMalaysia
- Language:English
-
Abstract:
Aflatoxins are ubiquitous and occur in food. Exposure to aflatoxins seriously impact the health of human and animal.
It is concerning especially when aflatoxins are odourless, colourless, and tasteless that hardly be detected through
naked eyes. Ingestion of aflatoxin-contaminated food contributes the major route of exposure. The present review is
an update on the aflatoxin occurrence in food, aflatoxin regulations in food, and recent risk assessment of aflatoxin exposure in Malaysia. Peanuts and chili were more prone to aflatoxin contamination in Malaysia. The extreme
weather experienced in Malaysia and global climatic change may worsen the aflatoxin contamination in food. The
regulatory standards for aflatoxins imposed by Malaysia are less stringent than developed countries. The dietary exposure of aflatoxins among Malaysian was relatively high as compared with other Asia countries, ranging from 0.002
to 34.00 ng/kg body weight/day. Nonetheless, Malaysian population had low risk of aflatoxin-related liver cancer,
with an estimated liver cancer risk of <1 cancer case/100,000 population/year.
- Full text:11.2023my1438.pdf
