Natural occurrence of fumonisins b1 and b2 in corn from three main production provinces in China.
J Food Prot
; 74(8): 1374-8, 2011 Aug.
Article
in En
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-21819670
ABSTRACT
A total of 255 corn samples collected in 2010 from three main corn production provinces of China (Liaoning, Shandong, and Henan) were analyzed for contamination with fumonisins (FB(1) and FB(2)). The incidence of contamination was significantly higher in samples from Liaoning than in samples from the other two provinces. Approximately 80.0% of the samples from Liaoning were contaminated with fumonisins, with a mean total fumonisin concentration of 3,990 ng/g. In contrast, the mean total fumonisin concentrations were 845 and 665 ng/g in samples from Shandong and Henan, respectively. The probable daily intake of fumonisins (0.3 µg/kg of body weight) is within the provisional maximum tolerable daily intake of 2.0 µg/kg of body weight set by the Joint Food and Agriculture Organization and World Health Organization Expert Committee on Food Additives.
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Collection:
01-internacional
Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
Food Contamination
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Consumer Product Safety
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Zea mays
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Fumonisins
Limits:
Humans
Country/Region as subject:
Asia
Language:
En
Journal:
J Food Prot
Year:
2011
Document type:
Article
Affiliation country:
China