International Journal of Academic and Applied Research (IJAAR)   Year: 2022 | Volume: 6 | Issue: 4 | Page No.: 33-39 The Effect?veness of Aflatox?n-Contam?nated F?g Separat?on Process Download PDF Ramazan KONAK, Nilgün TAN, Erdem C?CEK, ?lknur K?SO?LU, Abstract: Aflatoxin (AF) is formed by Aspergillus flavus and Aspergillus parasiticus molds under appropriate conditions. During AF formation, mycotoxigenic molds can produce kojic acid as a metabolic residue. In the presence of kojic acid, dried fig fruits emit "Bright Greenish-Yellow Florescence (BGYF)" while viewed under long-wave (365nm) Ultraviolet (UV) light. Screening under UV light is a unique method commonly used for physically separating the AF-contaminated fruits from dried figs. In this study, the processes of AF-contaminated figs separation were analyzed in 5 different fig enterprises operating at Ayd?n province. A total of 160 samples were provided and AF analysis was performed. AF was identified in all 65 samples seperated as BGYF(+) , while 57 of which were above the total AF limit value of 10 ppb and a maximum value of 452,91 ?g/kg was analyzed. AF was not detected in any of the final product figs separated as BGYF (-).