Department of Applied Chemistry, Government College University Faisalabad, 38000, Pakistan; Food Safety Research Centre (FOSREC), Faculty of Food Science and Technology, Universiti Putra Malaysia, 43400 Serdang, Selangor, Malaysia.
Department of Applied Chemistry, Government College University Faisalabad, 38000, Pakistan.
Food Chem. 2014 Aug 15;157:257-62. doi: 10.1016/j.foodchem.2014.01.129. Epub 2014 Feb 19.
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 AFB1 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 AFB1 and total AFs were found in semolina i.e. 3.60 and 4.55 μg/kg, respectively. Similarly, semolina was the highest contaminated breakfast cereal for OTA (3.90 μg/kg), while cornflakes (brand B) was found highest contaminated with ZEN (13.45 μg/kg).
在巴基斯坦旁遮普省中心地区采集的 237 份早餐谷类食品样本中分析了黄曲霉毒素 (AFs)、赭曲霉毒素 A (OTA) 和玉米赤霉烯酮 (ZEN)。结果显示,41%的样本受到 AFs 污染,其中 16%和 8%的样本分别超过了欧盟 (EU) 对 AFB1 和总 AFs 的最高含量限制。约 48%的样本受到 OTA 污染,30%的样本超过了欧盟的最高含量限制。结果表明,53%的早餐谷类食品样本受到 ZEN 污染,8%的样本超过了欧盟的允许限量。在粗粒小麦粉中发现了最高浓度的 AFB1 和总 AFs,分别为 3.60 和 4.55μg/kg。同样,粗粒小麦粉是受 OTA 污染最严重的早餐谷类食品 (3.90μg/kg),而玉米片 (品牌 B) 则是受 ZEN 污染最严重的 (13.45μg/kg)。