The amount of aflatoxins detected in the milk samples of “Soplis Nobati” cannot cause acute poisoning,” Paata Imnadze, head of the National Center for Disease Control and Public Health, said when responding to the fact that aflatoxins were detected in the milk samples of “Soplis Nobati”.

As Paata Imnadze explains, the intake of aflatoxins must continue for a long time and in large doses to cause liver or other more serious diseases.

As Paata Imnadze noted, different countries have different standards for aflatoxins. Georgia is guided by European standards, which are 10 times stricter than the American ones.

“The amount of aflatoxins detected in the milk samples of “Soplis Nobati” cannot cause acute poisoning. They must be taken for a long time and in large doses to cause liver or other more serious diseases. At this level, which is lower than the permissible levels in many developed countries, there is no danger," Paata Imnadze said at the meeting held at the Ministry of Health.

According to the Ministry of Health, Minister of Health Mikheil Sarjveladze held a meeting with toxicologists and experts, which was attended by First Deputy Minister of Health Irakli Sasania, Deputy Minister of Environmental Protection and Agriculture Apolon Kakabadze, and Head of the National Food Agency Zurab Chekurishvili.

Yesterday, the National Food Agency released information according to which an excessive amount of aflatoxin M1 was detected in 5 samples of imported milk. According to the National Food Agency, the product in question is being withdrawn from the market and sealed. Excessive amounts of aflatoxins were detected in the milk samples of "Soplis Nobati".