Exposure assessment of Portuguese infants to Aflatoxin M1 in breast milk and maternal social-demographical and food consumption determinants

Thus the results of this study suggest the need to reinforce surveillance of AFB1 occurrence in food, as a protective and control measure, not only for adults, but ultimately for lactating infants exposed through maternal breast milk. Although AFM1 presents an inferior carcinogenic potency, it is noteworthy that when compared with adults, infants feature a lower capacity of carcinogen biotransformation, a fairly restricted diet and a higher consumption in relation to body weight.