Student Research Committee, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz, Iran.
Departamento de Engenharia de Alimentos, Faculdade de Zootecnia E Engenharia de Alimentos, Universidade de São Paulo, Pirassununga, Brazil.
Food Addit Contam Part B Surveill. 2022 Mar;15(1):52-55. doi: 10.1080/19393210.2021.2005152. Epub 2021 Dec 13.
Aflatoxins are toxic secondary metabolites produced mainly by and , which are fungal contaminants found in several foodstuffs, including spices. In this study 40 cinnamon samples were collected in November and December 2020 in the Iranian province of Yazd and analysed for the presence of aflatoxin B (AFB) by high performance liquid chromatography. Seven out of 40 (17.5%) samples were contaminated with AFB at levels ranging from 0.59 to 5.8g/kg. In addition, 2.5% of cinnamon samples contained AFB concentrations above the maximum level of 5 μg/kg, as established by the Iranian national standard. Due to the harmful effects of aflatoxins, even at low amounts, these can cause serious chronic health problems. Therefore, continuous control to avoid AFB contamination in foodstuffs is required.
黄曲霉毒素是主要由 和 产生的有毒次生代谢物，是几种食品（包括香料）中发现的真菌污染物。在这项研究中，2020 年 11 月和 12 月在伊朗亚兹德省采集了 40 份肉桂样品，并通过高效液相色谱法分析了黄曲霉毒素 B（AFB）的存在。在 40 份样品中，有 7 份（17.5%）受到 AFB 的污染，污染水平在 0.59 至 5.8μg/kg 之间。此外，2.5%的肉桂样品中 AFB 浓度超过伊朗国家标准规定的 5μg/kg 的最高限量。由于黄曲霉毒素的有害影响，即使含量很低，也会导致严重的慢性健康问题。因此，需要持续控制以避免食品中 AFB 的污染。
