A survey of AFM1 residues in 58 commercial milk powder samples was carried out using an enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) based on a monoclonal antibody against aflatoxin M1 (AFM1). The samples were collected from the USA (10), China (28), Italy (14), New Zealand (3) and Poland (3). The ELISA was performed without the need for clean-up procedures. The data revealed that 4 (US), 21 (Chinese) and 1 (Polish) samples were positive for AFM1, with an average of 95.5, 102.8 and 85.0 pg g-1 of the AFM1respectively.