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The occurrence of Fusarium mycotoxins was surveyed in 68 corn samples imported from China. Four 8-ketotrichothecenes including deoxynivalenol (DON), 15-acetyldeoxynivalenol (15-ADON), 3-acetyldeoxynivalenol (3-ADON), and nivalenol (NIV) were detected in corn. In addition, the corn samples were contaminated with zearalenone (ZEA), fumonisin B₁, (FB₁), fumonisin B₂, and fumonisin B₃. DON, 15-ADON, 3-ADON, ZEA, and FB₁, were major contaminants in corn, with mean levels of 277, 34, 37, 39, and 123 ng/g, respectively.
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