Assessment of mycotoxins (deoxynivalenol, zearalenone, aflatoxin B and fumonisin B) in hen's eggs in Jordan.

The present study was carried out to evaluate the prevalence of mycotoxins (Deoxynivalenol (DON), Zearalenone (ZEA), Aflatoxin B (AFB) and Fumonisin B (FB)) in local hen's table eggs (white and yolk) as well as their stability upon refrigeration. Two hundred and fifty of fresh table eggs samples collected from Jordan governorates were analyzed using Liquid Chromatography- Mass Spectrophotometry (LC- MS/MS) More than half (67%) of the tested samples were positive for mycotoxins. The mean concentration of AFB FB and ZEA was 0.