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Detection of Molds in Egyptian Ras Cheese with Special Reference to <i>Aspergillus flavus </i>Aflatoxins

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Last updated: 21 Dec 2024

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Milk hygiene & milk product

Abstract

Ras cheese is the most common hard cheese in Egypt. It is usually produced from raw cow milk and ripened in unhygienic conditions; this may promote the growth of molds. This study was conducted to determine the contaminant molds in different samples of Egyptian Ras cheese and detect the level of fungal toxins as AFM1 and AFB1 in positive Aspergillus flavus samples. A total of 150 Ras cheese samples (recent, medium and old, 50 for each) were collected randomly from different dairy shops and supermarkets, located in Sohag Governorate, Egypt. These samples were examined for total mold counts. The results revealed that the mean total mold count in recent, medium and old Ras cheese samples were 41× 105 ±14× 105, 12× 106 ±1.9× 106 and 48× 106 ±5.9× 106 CFU/g, respectively. All samples were exceeded the permissible limits of total mold counts established by Egyptian standard (ES). Aspergillus was the most predominant genus and represented by eight species namely A. flavus, A. niger, A. fumigatus, A. nidulans, A. brasiliensis, A. ochraceus, A. parasiticus and A. terreus. The incidence of A. flavus samples in recent, medium and old Ras cheese samples were 22, 25 and 37, respectively. All positive A. flavus samples were exceeded the permissible limits of AFB1 established by Egyptian Standard (ES). Also, 58.3 % of positive A. flavus samples were exceeded the permissible limits of AFM1 established by Egyptian Standard. Therefore, Ras cheese should be made from pasteurized milk to avoid mold contamination and their mycotoxins.

DOI

10.21608/ijcvr.2024.371092

Keywords

mold, Egyptian Ras Cheese (Romy), <i>Aspergillus flavus</i>, Aflatoxin B1, Aflatoxin M1

Authors

First Name

Esraa

Last Name

Abd Elhamed

MiddleName

yousef

Affiliation

Assistant teacher at Department of Food Hygiene (Milk Hygiene), Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Sohag University, Sohag, Egypt.

Email

esraa.youssef@vet.sohag.edu.eg

City

Sohag

Orcid

0009-0000-5674-2829

First Name

tawfik

Last Name

El-Bassiony

MiddleName

-

Affiliation

Professor of Food Hygiene (Milk Hygiene), Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Assuit University, Assuit, Egypt

Email

elbassiony1@yahoo.com

City

-

Orcid

-

First Name

Walaa

Last Name

El-Sherif

MiddleName

-

Affiliation

Nanotechnology research and synthesis unit, Animal Health Research Institute, Agriculture Research Center & Faculty of Health Sciences Technology, New Assiut Technological University, Assiut, Egypt.

Email

me.elsherif@yahoo.com

City

-

Orcid

0000-0001-6676-2401

First Name

Eman

Last Name

Shaker

MiddleName

Mokhtar

Affiliation

Professor of Food Hygiene (Milk Hygiene), Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Sohag University, Sohag, Egypt

Email

d.eman@vet.sohag.edu.eg

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-

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https://orcid.org/00

Volume

2

Article Issue

2

Related Issue

49198

Issue Date

2024-12-01

Receive Date

2024-05-02

Publish Date

2024-12-01

Page Start

1

Page End

9

Print ISSN

3009-7940

Online ISSN

3009-6251

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https://ijcvr.journals.ekb.eg/article_371092.html

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https://ijcvr.journals.ekb.eg/service?article_code=371092

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371,092

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Research article

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3,136

Publication Type

Journal

Publication Title

International Journal of Comprehensive Veterinary Research

Publication Link

https://ijcvr.journals.ekb.eg/

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Detection of Molds in Egyptian Ras Cheese with Special Reference to <i>Aspergillus flavus </i>Aflatoxins

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21 Dec 2024