Department of Physiology and Toxicology, Faculty of Biological Sciences, Kazimierz Wielki University, Chodkiewicza 30, 85-064 Bydgoszcz, Poland.
Toxins (Basel). 2020 Mar 14;12(3):182. doi: 10.3390/toxins12030182.
Plants and medicinal herbs that are available on the market do not always meet quality and safety standards. One particular concern is the risk of contamination with mycotoxins. Aflatoxins and ochratoxin A are the most frequently described mycotoxins in herbal products and have repeatedly been reported to occur at concentrations which exceed regulatory levels set by the European Union (EU). Possible solutions include enforcing existing limits, and for the new materials, establishing tighter limits and mandate the growth of medicinal plants in EU member countries under more strict conditions.
市场上可获得的植物和草药并不总是符合质量和安全标准。一个特别令人关注的问题是真菌毒素污染的风险。黄曲霉毒素和赭曲霉毒素 A 是草药产品中最常描述的真菌毒素,且其浓度一再被报道超过欧盟(EU)设定的监管水平。可能的解决方案包括执行现有的限量规定,对于新材料,建立更严格的限量规定,并要求在欧盟成员国更严格的条件下种植药用植物。