1. Fusariotoxins in Russian Federation 2005-2010 grain harvests.
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Tutelyan VA, Zakharova LP, Sedova IB, Perederyaev OI, Aristarkhova TV, and Eller KI
- Subjects
- Crops, Agricultural growth & development, Crops, Agricultural microbiology, Crops, Agricultural standards, Diet adverse effects, Edible Grain growth & development, Edible Grain microbiology, Edible Grain standards, Food Inspection, Fumonisins analysis, Fumonisins toxicity, Fusarium growth & development, Fusarium metabolism, Guideline Adherence, Health Policy, Health Promotion, Humans, Mycotoxins toxicity, Poisons toxicity, Russia, Seeds growth & development, Seeds microbiology, Spatio-Temporal Analysis, T-2 Toxin analogs & derivatives, T-2 Toxin analysis, T-2 Toxin toxicity, Trichothecenes analysis, Trichothecenes toxicity, Zearalenone analysis, Zearalenone toxicity, Crops, Agricultural chemistry, Edible Grain chemistry, Food Contamination, Mycotoxins analysis, Poisons analysis, Seeds chemistry
- Abstract
Monitoring results of food grain contamination with fusariotoxins-deoxynivalenol (DON), zearalenone (ZEN), fumonisins (FB1&FB2), T-2 and HT-2 toxins-are presented. Harvests of 2005-2010 in different regions of Russia were investigated. The occurrence of DON in wheat was 8%, barley 9%, oats 4%, rye 2% and maize 2%. The highest frequency of ZEN contamination was found in oats, the lowest in wheat. Calculated average daily intake of DON varied from 0.066 to 0.096 µg/kg body weight, the highest being found in the Southern region, but substantially lower than the provisional maximum tolerable daily intake. The results of enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay and high-performance liquid chromatography-mass spectrometry analysis demonstrated the presence of T-2 toxin in 14% and HT-2 toxin in 17% of all samples. The maximum level of T-2 toxin was exceeded only in one sample of barley. Relatively high frequency and levels of FB1&FB2 contamination were found in maize.
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- 2013
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