The occurrence of AFM1 in cheese may be due to AFM1
contamination of raw milk used in cheese manufacture,
synthesis of aflatoxins by Aspergillus flavus and Aspergillus
parasiticus growing on cheese [12] or by the occurrence of AFM1 in powdered milk used in cheese manufacture [13].
Consequently AFM1 can also be present in all dairy products
manufactured with contaminated milk at an amount superior
to that in milk