Tosun Halil, Arslan Recep
Department of Food Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Celal Bayar University, Manisa 45140, Turkey.
ScientificWorldJournal. 2013 May 26;2013:874093. doi: 10.1155/2013/874093. Print 2013.
Organically produced spices and herbs were analyzed for determination of aflatoxin B1 (AFB1) by ELISA using immunoaffinity column. For this purpose 93 organic spices and 37 organic herbs were randomly selected from organic markets and organic shops in Turkey. AFB1 was detected in 58 organic spice and 32 organic herb samples. Among organic spice samples, the maximum value was detected in cinnamon sample (53 μg/kg). AFB1 was not detected in thyme samples. AFB1 levels of 41 organic spice samples were above the EU regulatory limit (5 μg/kg). Among organic herb samples the highest concentration of AFB1 (52.5 μg/kg) was detected in a rosehip sample. AFB1 levels of 21 organic herb samples were above the regulatory limits of the European Union. These results showed that more stringent measures must be taken for the prevention of mold contamination in the production of organic spices and herbs.
采用免疫亲和柱酶联免疫吸附测定法(ELISA)对有机生产的香料和药草进行黄曲霉毒素B1(AFB1)测定。为此,从土耳其的有机市场和有机商店中随机选取了93种有机香料和37种有机药草。在58个有机香料样品和32个有机药草样品中检测到了AFB1。在有机香料样品中,肉桂样品中的检测值最高(53μg/kg)。百里香样品中未检测到AFB1。41个有机香料样品的AFB1含量高于欧盟监管限值(5μg/kg)。在有机药草样品中,玫瑰果样品中检测到的AFB1浓度最高(52.5μg/kg)。21个有机药草样品的AFB1含量高于欧盟监管限值。这些结果表明,在有机香料和药草生产过程中,必须采取更严格的措施来防止霉菌污染。