Table 1 Acceptance limits and regulation for aflatoxin M1 in milk and dairy foods produced in many countries

Milk (unit: ug/kg)		Dairy foods (unit: ug/kg)		Nations
0.50		0.50	Milk products	Argentina
0.05		0.02	Butter	Austria
0.01	Pasteurized infant milk	0.25	Cheese
		0.4	Powdered milk
-		0.05	Liquid milk	Brazil
		5.0	Powdered milk
0.50		0.10	Powdered milk	Bulgaria
0.05		-		Check Republic
0		0		Egypt
0.05		0.05		EU
0.05		-		France
0.03	For children < 3 years
0.05		0		Honduras
0.50		-		Iran
0.50				South Korea
1		0		Nigeria
0		0		Romania
0.05		0.025	Milk whey and products	Switzerland
		0.25	Cheese
		0.02	Butter
0.05		0.25	Cheese	Turkey
0.50		0.50		USA

Resources: EC, 2006; FAO/WHO, 2009; Park et al., 2012; Chase et al., 2013; Iqbal et al., 2015.