| Four-year surveillance for ochratoxin a and fumonisins in retail foods in Japan. | |
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PMID: 20132681 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE |
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Between 2004 and 2007 we examined foods from Japanese retail shops for contamination with ochratoxin A (OTA) and fumonisins B(1), B(2), and B(3). A total of 1,358 samples of 27 different products were examined for OTA, and 831 samples of 16 different products were examined for fumonisins. The limits of quantification ranged from 0.01 to 0.5 microg/kg for OTA and 2 to 10 microg/kg for the fumonisins. OTA was detected in amounts higher than limits of quantification in wheat flour, pasta, oatmeal, rye, buckwheat flour and dried buckwheat noodles, raisins, wine, beer, coffee beans and coffee products, chocolate, cocoa, and coriander. OTA was found in more than 90% of the samples of instant coffee and cocoa, and the highest concentration of OTA, 12.5 microg/kg, was detected in raisins. The concentration of OTA in oatmeal, rye, raisins, wine, and roasted coffee beans varied remarkably from year to year. Fumonisins were detected in frozen and canned corn, popcorn grain, corn grits, cornflakes, corn soups, corn snacks, beer, soybeans, millet, and asparagus. The highest concentrations of fumonisins B(1), B(2), and B(3) were detected in corn grits (1,670, 597, and 281 microg/kg, respectively). All of the samples of corn grits were contaminated with fumonisins, and more than 80% of the samples of popcorn grain and corn snacks contained fumonisins. OTA and fumonisins were detected in several food products in Japan; however, although Japan has not set regulatory levels for these mycotoxins, their concentrations were relatively low. |
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Authors:
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Koji Aoyama; Masahiro Nakajima; Setsuko Tabata; Eiichi Ishikuro; Toshitsugu Tanaka; Hiroko Norizuki; Yoshinori Itoh; Kazuhiro Fujita; Shigemi Kai; Toru Tsutsumi; Masanori Takahashi; Hiroki Tanaka; Seiichiro Iizuka; Motoki Ogiso; Mamoru Maeda; Shigeaki Yamaguchi; Kei-Ichi Sugiyama; Yoshiko Sugita-Konishi; Susumu Kumagai |
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Type: Journal Article |
Journal Detail:
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Title: Journal of food protection Volume: 73 ISSN: 0362-028X ISO Abbreviation: J. Food Prot. Publication Date: 2010 Feb |
Date Detail:
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Created Date: 2010-02-05 Completed Date: 2010-03-30 Revised Date: - |
Medline Journal Info:
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Nlm Unique ID: 7703944 Medline TA: J Food Prot Country: United States |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 344-52 Citation Subset: IM |
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Food and Agricultural Materials Inspection Center, Sendai Regional Center, 1-3-15, Gorin, Miyagino-ku, Sendai 983-0842, Japan. kouji_aoyama@nm.famic.go.jp |
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Beer
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analysis Cacao / chemistry Cereals / chemistry Chromatography, High Pressure Liquid / methods Consumer Product Safety Food Analysis Food Contamination / analysis* Fumonisins / analysis* Humans Japan Mycotoxins / analysis* Ochratoxins / analysis* Risk Assessment |
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0/Fumonisins; 0/Mycotoxins; 0/Ochratoxins; 303-47-9/ochratoxin A |
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