Mallouki Aicha, Luo Yu-Syuan
GIP-TRIAD Program, College of Medicine, National Taiwan University, Taiwan.
GIP-TRIAD Program, College of Medicine, National Taiwan University, Taiwan; Master of Public Health Program, College of Public Health, National Taiwan University, Taiwan; Institute of Food Safety and Health, College of Public Health, National Taiwan University, Taiwan; Population Health Research Center, College of Public Health, National Taiwan University, Taiwan.
Food Chem Toxicol. 2025 May;199:115343. doi: 10.1016/j.fct.2025.115343. Epub 2025 Feb 22.
The prevalence and residue levels of mycotoxins in food have emerged as a global public health concern, exacerbated by climate change. Despite routine monitoring of mycotoxin residues in foodstuffs by health agencies, comprehensive exposure assessments remain limited due to insufficient food consumption data and complex food classification systems. This study employed the Stochastic Human Exposure and Dose Simulation High-Throughput (SHEDS-HT) model, adapted for the Taiwanese population with National Food Consumption Database (NFCD), to estimate aggregate dietary exposure to six major mycotoxins: aflatoxin B1, ochratoxin A, zearalenone, fumonisin B1, deoxynivalenol, and citrinin. Using Margin of Exposure (MoE) analysis, citrinin was identified as the non-carcinogenic priority mycotoxin, with infants and children being the most vulnerable group due to their higher intake of rice-based products per unit body weight. Additionally, 2.5% and 2.4% of the population exceeded the (provisional) tolerable daily intake (pTDI) for ochratoxin A and aflatoxin B1, respectively, with notable detection in candy, spices, sugar, and peanut-based products. For cancer risk characterization, aflatoxin B1 and ochratoxin A demonstrated MoE values below the critical safety threshold (10,000), indicating potential health risks. This study highlights the urgent need for coordinated surveillance and emphasizes the importance of biomonitoring approaches to better characterize total mycotoxin exposure in Taiwan, providing valuable insights for evidence-based risk management and regulatory strategies.
食品中霉菌毒素的流行情况和残留水平已成为全球公共卫生关注的问题,气候变化使其进一步恶化。尽管卫生机构对食品中的霉菌毒素残留进行常规监测,但由于食品消费数据不足和食品分类系统复杂,全面的暴露评估仍然有限。本研究采用随机人类暴露和剂量模拟高通量(SHEDS-HT)模型,并结合国家食品消费数据库(NFCD)对台湾人群进行了调整,以估计六种主要霉菌毒素的总膳食暴露量:黄曲霉毒素B1、赭曲霉毒素A、玉米赤霉烯酮、伏马菌素B1、脱氧雪腐镰刀菌烯醇和桔霉素。通过暴露边际(MoE)分析,桔霉素被确定为非致癌性优先霉菌毒素,婴儿和儿童因其单位体重对米制品的摄入量较高而成为最脆弱的群体。此外,分别有2.5%和2.4%的人口超过了赭曲霉毒素A和黄曲霉毒素B1的(暂定)每日耐受摄入量(pTDI),在糖果、香料、糖和花生制品中检测到的情况较为显著。对于癌症风险特征分析,黄曲霉毒素B1和赭曲霉毒素A的MoE值低于临界安全阈值(10,000),表明存在潜在的健康风险。本研究强调了协调监测的迫切需求,并强调了生物监测方法对于更好地描述台湾地区霉菌毒素总暴露情况的重要性,为基于证据的风险管理和监管策略提供了有价值的见解。