Assessment of aflatoxins, ochratoxin A and zearalenone in breakfast cereals

被引：76

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

来源：

FOOD CHEMISTRY | 2014年 / 157卷

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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页码：257 / 262

页数：6