Occurrence of Deoxynivalenol and Ochratoxin A in Beers and Wines Commercialized in Paraguay.
Toxins (Basel)
; 11(6)2019 05 30.
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ABSTRACT
Alcoholic beverages can be contaminated with mycotoxins. Ochratoxin A (OTA) is the most frequently detected mycotoxinin wine and is produced by several species of Aspergillus. This mycotoxin is nephrotoxic and carcinogenic. In beer, the most commonly identified mycotoxin is deoxynivalenol (DON). Ingestion of food contaminated with DON has been associated with adverse gastrointestinal effects. Despite the harmful effects of mycotoxins on health, there are no regulations regarding their limits in alcoholic beverages in Paraguay. Here we determine the presence of OTA and DON in wine and beer, respectively. Four commercial brands of wine and twenty-nine brands of craft and industrial beerwere tested by the Agra quant ELISA method. One brand of wine was positive for OTA and seven brands of beer (one of them craft) were positive for DON. The values found for both toxins are below the recommended maximum intake proposed by international standards. Giving the high consumption of these products in the country, regulations and monitoring systems mustbe established to check the maximum levels of mycotoxins allowed in alcoholic beverages.
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01-internacional
Base de dados:
MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Tricotecenos
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Vinho
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Cerveja
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Contaminação de Alimentos
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Exposição Dietética
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Ocratoxinas
Limite:
Humans
País/Região como assunto:
America do sul
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Paraguay
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Toxins (Basel)
Ano de publicação:
2019
Tipo de documento:
Article
País de afiliação:
Paraguai