a Department of Chemistry & Biochemistry , University of Agriculture Faisalabad , 38040 Faisalabad , Pakistan.
Food Addit Contam Part B Surveill. 2010;3(4):268-74. doi: 10.1080/19393210.2010.520341.
Chilli peppers from Pakistan are consumed locally and also exported. Their quality is compromised by aflatoxins (AF) contamination. AF in chillies from rural, semi-rural and urban areas of the Punjab region of Pakistan were determined. Twenty-three (52.3%), 22 (50%) and 29 (65.9%) samples from rural, semi-rural and urban areas respectively, contained levels of aflatoxins which exceeded the European Union limits of >5 µg kg(-1) for AFB1 and >10 µg kg(-1) for total AF that apply to spices. Mean values for AFB1 in ground samples were 23.8, 14.8 and 14.0 µg kg(-1) for rural, semi-rural and urban areas, respectively. Mean total AF in ground samples were 27.7, 17.7 and 16.2 µg kg(-1) from equivalent locations. Eleven (50%), 12 (54.5%) and 14 (63.6%) whole samples from rural, semi-rural and urban areas, respectively, contained total levels of AF that exceeded European Union limits. The data indicate that individual localities have particular problems. In conclusion, the concentrations were often greater than the statutory limits set by the European Union.
巴基斯坦的辣椒既在当地消费，也用于出口。其质量因黄曲霉毒素 (AF) 污染而受到影响。本研究对巴基斯坦旁遮普地区农村、半农村和城市地区的辣椒中的黄曲霉毒素进行了检测。结果显示，分别有 23 份（52.3%）、22 份（50%）和 29 份（65.9%）来自农村、半农村和城市地区的辣椒样品中黄曲霉毒素含量超过了欧盟对香料规定的 AFB1 限量>5 µg kg(-1)和总 AF 限量>10 µg kg(-1)。在农村、半农村和城市地区，研磨样本中 AFB1 的平均值分别为 23.8、14.8 和 14.0 µg kg(-1)。在相应地点，研磨样本中总 AF 的平均值分别为 27.7、17.7 和 16.2 µg kg(-1)。分别有 11 份（50%）、12 份（54.5%）和 14 份（63.6%）来自农村、半农村和城市地区的完整辣椒样品中总 AF 含量超过了欧盟限量。数据表明，个别地区存在特殊问题。综上所述，这些浓度常常超过了欧盟设定的法定限量。
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