Naslov
Survey of T-2/HT-2 toxins in unprocessed cereals, food and feed coming from Croatia and Bosnia & Herzegovina

Autori
Pleadin, Jelka ; Vasilj, Višnja ; Kudumija, Nina ; Petrović, Danijela ; Vilušić, Milica ; Škrivanko, Mario

Izvornik
Food chemistry (0308-8146) 224 (2017); 153-159

Vrsta, podvrsta i kategorija rada
Radovi u časopisima, članak, znanstveni

Ključne riječi
T-2 and HT-2 toxins ; Unprocessed cereals and cereal-based products ; Feed components and feedstuffs ; Croatia ; Bosnia and Herzegovina

Sažetak
The aim of this study was to investigate into the level of T-2/HT-2 toxins in different unprocessed cereals (n = 201), as well as in marketed cereal-based products (n = 58), feed components (n = 191) and feedstuffs (n = 91) coming from Croatia and Bosnia & Herzegovina. The number of positive samples of unprocessed cereals for food production (>LOD) ranged from 30.4% in barley to 68.8% in oat whereas for feed components ranged from 26.9% in wheat to 86.1% in oat. The maximal values found in unprocessed oat and oat-based feed components were 304.2 μg/kg and 521.0 μg/kg, respectively. As for final products, the highest T-2/HT-2 concentrations were determined in oat flakes (89.4 μg/kg) and calf feed (129.3 μg/kg). Despite of the increased T-2/HT-2 concentrations found in some of the samples, the obtained values were unanimously lower than the indicative levels given as recommendations above which further investigations should be necessary performed.

Izvorni jezik
Engleski

Znanstvena područja
Biotehnologija, Prehrambena tehnologija

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