Co-occurrence and risk assessment of mycotoxins in food and diet from Mediterranean area |
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Authors: | Serrano A B Font G Ruiz M J Ferrer E |
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Affiliation: | Laboratory of Food Chemistry and Toxicology, Faculty of Pharmacy, University of València, Avenue Vicent Andrés Estellés s/n, 46100 Burjassot, Spain. |
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Abstract: | The contents of 14 mycotoxins were studied in samples of different cereals and cereal products from four countries of the Mediterranean region. Two hundred and sixty-five samples from Spain, Italy, Morocco and Tunisia were analysed. Samples were extracted with matrix solid-phase dispersion (MSPD) and determined by liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry with a triple quadrupole mass analyser. The percentage of total samples contaminated was 53%. The frequency of contaminated samples from Spain, Italy, Tunisia and Morocco was 33%, 52%, 96% and 50%, respectively. Nivalenol and beauvericin were the most predominant mycotoxins. This is the first international report to study the presence of several mycotoxins in different types of cereal (rice, wheat, maize, rye, barley, oat, spelt and sorghum) and cereal products (snacks, pasta, soup, biscuits and flour) from the Mediterranean area, estimate the intake of mycotoxins and evaluate the risk assessment. |
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Keywords: | Mycotoxins Cereals LC–MS/MS Risk assessment |
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