“…The limited supply, relatively high cost, and perishability of milk, a key ASF with several essential nutrients for growth, are some of the bottlenecks to feeding dairy products to children [ 9 , 10 ]. While contamination of dairy products with bacterial pathogens is a longstanding concern in public health [ 11 ], aflatoxin M1 (AFM1) contamination of milk through animal feeds contaminated with aflatoxin B1 has emerged as a significant concern in Africa's dairy sector [ [12] , [13] , [14] ].…”