Naslov
Mycotoxins in organic and conventional cereals and cereal products grown and marketed in Croatia

Autori
Pleadin, Jelka ; Malenica Staver, Mladenka ; Markov, Ksenija ; Frece, Jadranka ; Zadravec, Manuela ; Jaki, Vesna ; Krupić, Igor ; Vahčić, Nada

Izvornik
Mycotoxin research (0178-7888) 33 (2017), 3; 219-227

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

Ključne riječi
Mycotoxins ; Organic ; Conventional ; Cereals ; Cereal products ; Exposure assessment

Sažetak
In this study, the levels of aflatoxin B1 (AFB1), ochratoxin A (OTA), zearalenone (ZEN), deoxynivalenol (DON) and fumonisins (FUM) in unprocessed cereals (n = 189) and cereal-based products (n = 61) were determined using validated ELISA methods. All samples originated from either conventional or organic production corresponded to the 2015 harvest in Croatia. Based on the mean mycotoxin concentrations, the risk for the consumer to exceed the tolerable daily intake (TDI) for these toxins by the consumption of both types of cereals and cereal-based products was assessed. Mycotoxin contamination of organic cereals and organic cereal-based products was not significantly different (p > 0.05). Given that the exposure assessment resulted in a small fraction of the TDI (maximum: DON, 12% of TDI), the levels of the investigated mycotoxins in both types of cereals and cereal-based products from the 2015 harvest did not pose a human health hazard.

Izvorni jezik
Engleski

Znanstvena područja
Javno zdravstvo i zdravstvena zaštita, Biotehnologija, Prehrambena tehnologija

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