Mycotoxigenic moulds and mycotoxins in flours consumed in Turkey

Demirel, Rasime; Sarıözlü, Nalan Yılmaz

doi:10.1002/jsfa.6460

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“…In Europe, cereal contamination with mycotoxins varies depending on the geographic position and agroclimatic conditions. For example, AF, OTA, and FB prevail in the Southern region, which has a hot/wet Mediterranean climate, while DON and ZEA prevail in the Northern region, which has a colder climate [11,12,15,50,51,59,60,61,62,63,64,65].…”

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Post-Harvest Contamination with Mycotoxins in the Context of the Geographic and Agroclimatic Conditions in Romania

Gagiu

Mateescu

Armeanu

et al. 2018

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This study aimed to assess post-harvest contamination with mycotoxins in the context of the geographic and agroclimatic conditions in Romania in 2012–2015, a period that was characterized by extreme meteorological events and the effects of climate change. The samples were randomly sampled from five agricultural regions of Romania and analyzed for mycotoxins by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay. An SPSS analysis was done to explore correlations between mycotoxins (deoxynivalenol—DON, aflatoxins—AF, ochratoxin A—OTA, zearalenone—ZEA), product types (raw cereal, processed cereal, cereal-based food), geographic coordinates (latitude, longitude, agricultural region), and agroclimatic factors (air temperature, precipitation, soil moisture reserve, aridity index, soil type). In the southeast part of the Southern Plain and Dobrogea (Baragan Plain, located at 44–45° N, 26–27° E), contamination with AF and OTA was higher in raw and processed cereals (maize in silo, silo corn germs) in the dry years (2012 and 2013), and contamination with DON was high in processed cereals (wheat flour type 450) in the rainy year (2014). DON and OTA contamination were significantly correlated with cumulative precipitation in all years, while AF and ZEA contamination were non-significantly correlated with climatic factors and aridity indices. The distribution of mycotoxins by product type and the non-robust correlations between post-harvest mycotoxins and agrometeorological factors could be explained by the use of quality management systems that control cereal at warehouse receptions, performant processing technologies, and the quality of storage spaces of agri-food companies. The Baragan Plain is Romania’s most sensitive area to the predicted climate change in southeast Europe, which may be associated with its increased cereal contamination with AF and OTA.

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Post-Harvest Contamination with Mycotoxins in the Context of the Geographic and Agroclimatic Conditions in Romania

Gagiu

Mateescu

Armeanu

et al. 2018

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“…Mycotoxins comprise one of the most significant fungal contaminants in food stuffs . Among mycotoxins, aflatoxins (AFs) form the secondary toxic metabolites of the Aspergillus genius that induce a significant threat to human health, including hepatotoxic, teratogenic, mutagenic, genotoxic and carcinogenic effects . AFB 1 is one of the most potentially damaging of the AFs and is classified as a human carcinogen (Group I) by the International Agency for Research on Cancer .…”

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Occurrence of aflatoxin B₁ in baby foods marketed in Iran

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“…There is a huge abundance of literature related to the presence of mycotoxins in food and feedstuff. In the last decade, studies from various countries including Canada [30], Serbia [3,31,32,33,34], Portugal [11,35], Russia [36], Romania [37,38], Belgium [39], Italy [40,41], Spain [42,43,44], Germany [45], Poland [46], Sweden [47], Croatia [48], Lithuania [49], South Korea [50], Japan [51], Turkey [52,53], Brazil [54,55], the UK [56,57], and several African countries [58,59] have reported the presence of ochratoxins and tricothecenes in wheat, flour and/or bread. In Lebanon, literature on mycotoxin contamination of cereals is scarce [60,61,62,63].…”

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Determination of Ochratoxin A (OTA), Ochratoxin B (OTB), T-2, and HT-2 Toxins in Wheat Grains, Wheat Flour, and Bread in Lebanon by LC-MS/MS

Elaridi

Yamani

Matari

et al. 2019

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Cereals are prone to fungal infection during growth, harvesting, transportation, and/or storage. As a result, cereals such as wheat grains and wheat-derived products may be contaminated with mycotoxins leading to acute and chronic health exposure. The current study investigated the presence of the mycotoxins: ochratoxin A (OTA), ochratoxin B (OTB), T-2, and HT-2 toxins in samples of wheat grains (n = 50), wheat flour (n = 50), and bread (n = 37) from the main mills in Lebanon using LC-MS/MS. Accuracy ranged from 98–100%, recoveries from 93–105%, and intraday and interday precision were 5–7% and 9–12%, respectively. The tested wheat grains, wheat flour, and bread samples did not contain detectable levels of T-2 and HT-2 toxins and OTB. Four wheat flour samples (8% of flour samples) showed positive OTA levels ranging from 0.6–3.4 μg·kg−1 with an arithmetic mean of 1.9 ± 0.2 μg·kg−1. Only one sample contained an OTA concentration greater than the limit set by the European Union (3 μg·kg−1) for wheat-derived products. This study suggests that mycotoxin contamination of wheat grains, wheat flour, and bread in Lebanon is currently not a serious public health concern. However, surveillance strategies and monitoring programs must be routinely implemented to ensure minimal mycotoxin contamination of wheat-based products.

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Mycotoxigenic moulds and mycotoxins in flours consumed in Turkey

Abstract: This study is the first report on problems with the occurrence of microfungi, mycotoxin contamination, AFs and OTA in different grain-based flour samples from Turkey and highlights developable points of current limits for food and public health safety.

Cited by 23 publications

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Post-Harvest Contamination with Mycotoxins in the Context of the Geographic and Agroclimatic Conditions in Romania

Post-Harvest Contamination with Mycotoxins in the Context of the Geographic and Agroclimatic Conditions in Romania

Occurrence of aflatoxin B₁ in baby foods marketed in Iran

Determination of Ochratoxin A (OTA), Ochratoxin B (OTB), T-2, and HT-2 Toxins in Wheat Grains, Wheat Flour, and Bread in Lebanon by LC-MS/MS

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Mycotoxigenic moulds and mycotoxins in flours consumed in Turkey

Abstract: This study is the first report on problems with the occurrence of microfungi, mycotoxin contamination, AFs and OTA in different grain-based flour samples from Turkey and highlights developable points of current limits for food and public health safety.

Cited by 23 publications

References 44 publications

Post-Harvest Contamination with Mycotoxins in the Context of the Geographic and Agroclimatic Conditions in Romania

Post-Harvest Contamination with Mycotoxins in the Context of the Geographic and Agroclimatic Conditions in Romania

Occurrence of aflatoxin B1 in baby foods marketed in Iran

Determination of Ochratoxin A (OTA), Ochratoxin B (OTB), T-2, and HT-2 Toxins in Wheat Grains, Wheat Flour, and Bread in Lebanon by LC-MS/MS

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