Aflatoxins analysis on uncleaned edible bird nest in South Sulawesi Baso Yusuf*1, Gagak Donny Satria2, Tri Wahyu Pangestiningsih2, Aris Haryanto2, Hery Wijayanto2, Agustina Dwi Wijayanti2, Osamu Kawamura3
1Study Program of Veterinary Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Hasanuddin University, Jl. Perintis Kemerdekaan Km. 10, Makassar, 90245, South Sulawesi, Indonesia
2Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Gadjah Mada University, Indonesia
3Faculty of Agriculture, Kagawa University, Japan
Abstract
Aflatoxin contamination was frequently found in animal feed or food due to the abiquity of the producing fungi. A study was conducted to analyze aflatoxins occurrence in uncleaned edible bird nest (EBN) obtained from edible nest swiftlet (Aerodramus fuciphagus) farmers in South Sulawesi, Indonesia. Three switlet houses were used to obtain EBN samples. The aflatoxins analysis was performed using in-house immunoaffinity column and high performance liquid chromatography-fluorescence detector (HPLC-FD). Of the 30 uncleaned EBN samples, none of aflatoxins were detected. This study indicates that all EBN samples were below the limit of detection and thus it could be classified as a low risk for human. However, this study should be compared to others studies related aflatoxins analysis in others circumstances to ensure the risk level of aflatoxins in edible bird nest.
