Assessment of aflatoxins, ochratoxin A and zearalenone in breakfast cereals

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作者
Iqbal, Shahzad Zafar [1 ,2 ]
Rabbani, Tehmeena [1 ]
Asi, Muhammad Rafique [3 ]
Jinap, S. [2 ,4 ]
机构
[1] Govt Coll Univ Faisalabad, Dept Appl Chem, Faisalabad 38000, Pakistan
[2] Univ Putra Malaysia, Fac Food Sci & Technol, Food Safety Res Ctr FOSREC, Serdang 43400, Selangor, Malaysia
[3] NIAB, Food Toxicol Lab, Div Plant Protect, Faisalabad, Pakistan
[4] Univ Putra Malaysia, Inst Trop Agr, Serdang 43400, Selangor, Malaysia
关键词
Mycotoxins; Aflatoxins; Ochratoxin A; Zearalenone; Breakfast cereals; NATURAL OCCURRENCE; MYCOTOXINS; PRODUCTS; MARKET; EXPOSURE; FOODS; B-1;
D O I
10.1016/j.foodchem.2014.01.129
中图分类号
O69 [应用化学];
学科分类号
081704 ;
摘要
Aflatoxins (AFs), ochratoxin A (OTA) and zearalenone (ZEN) were analysed in 237 breakfast cereal samples collected from central areas of Punjab, Pakistan. According to the results, 41% of the samples were found contaminated with AFs, out of which 16% and 8% samples were found to be above the European Union (EU) maximum content for AFB(1) and total AFs, respectively. About 48% samples were found contaminated with OTA and 30% samples were found to be above the EU maximum content. The results have shown that 53% samples of breakfast cereals were found contaminated with ZEN and 8% samples were found to be above the permissible limit of EU. The highest mean level of AFB(1) and total AFs were found in semolina i.e. 3.60 and 4.55 mu g/kg, respectively. Similarly, semolina was the highest contaminated breakfast cereal for OTA (3.90 mu g/kg), while cornflakes (brand B) was found highest contaminated with ZEN (13.45 mu g/kg). (C) 2014 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
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