Journal
FOOD CHEMISTRY
Volume 135, Issue 2, Pages 423-429Publisher
ELSEVIER SCI LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.foodchem.2012.03.064
Keywords
Mycotoxins; Cereals; LC-MS/MS; Risk assessment
Funding
- Science and Innovation Spanish Ministry [AGL2010/17024/ALI]
- Valencian Government, Spain [PLAT/2009-012]
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The contents of 14 mycotoxins were studied in samples of different cereals and cereal products from four countries of the Mediterranean region. Two hundred and sixty-five samples from Spain, Italy, Morocco and Tunisia were analysed. Samples were extracted with matrix solid-phase dispersion (MSPD) and determined by liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry with a triple quadrupole mass analyser. The percentage of total samples contaminated was 53%. The frequency of contaminated samples from Spain, Italy, Tunisia and Morocco was 33%, 52%, 96% and 50%, respectively. Nivalenol and beauvericin were the most predominant mycotoxins. This is the first international report to study the presence of several mycotoxins in different types of cereal (rice, wheat, maize, rye, barley, oat, spelt and sorghum) and cereal products (snacks, pasta, soup, biscuits and flour) from the Mediterranean area, estimate the intake of mycotoxins and evaluate the risk assessment. (C) 2012 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
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