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KMID : 0881720190340010058
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Journal of Food Hygiene and Safety
2019 Volume.34 No. 1 p.58 ~ p.64
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Analysis of Total Aflatoxin, Ochratoxin A, Zearalenone, Deoxynivalenol and T-2 Toxin Contamination in Nuts
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Hong Jong-Ha
Park Kun-Taek
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Abstract
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In the current study, 109 commercial nut samples were collected from different Korean markets and analyzed for the contamination of 5 different mycotoxins (aflatoxin, ochratoxin A, deoxynivalenol, zearalenone, and T-2 toxin) using ELISA kits. The results revealed that the most frequently detected mycotoxin was zearalenone (n=36, 33%), followed by aflatoxin (n=31, 28.4%) and ochratoxin A (n=30, 27.5%). Deoxynivalenol and T-2 toxin were also detected in 22 (20.3%) samples, respectively. Among 109 nut samples, 33 samples (30.3%) were contami-nated only with one kind of mycotoxin, whereas 43 samples had at least 2 kinds of mycotoxins. Two samples were contaminated with as many as 4 different mycotoxins, and they were both walnuts. Although the monitoring results revealed the amount of aflatoxin contamination was under the safety criteria, there is no current safety guideline for other kinds of mycotoxins or multiple contaminations in Korea. Therefore, further studies should be performed to reveal the distribution of mycotoxin in different foods and propose appropriate safety guidelines for Korean markets.
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KEYWORD
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ELISA, Total aflatoxin, Ochratoxin A, Deoxynivalenol, Zearalenone, T-2 toxin
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