Co-Occurrence of Aflatoxin B, Zearalenone and Ochratoxin A in Feed and Feed Materials in Central Italy from 2018 to 2022.

Mycotoxin contamination of feed and feed materials represent a serious health hazard. This study details the occurrence of aflatoxin B (AFB), zearalenone (ZEN) and ochratoxin A (OTA) in 826 feed and 617 feed material samples, collected in two Italian Regions (Umbria and Marche) from 2018 to 2022 analyzed using a UPLC-FLD platform. The developed method was validated and accredited (ISO/IEC 17025) with satisfactory accuracy and precision data obtained in repeatability and intralaboratory reproducibility conditions.

Monitoring toxins in Italian food to support upcoming regulation.

The collection of occurrence data on toxins in food and feed across the European countries is required since 2012 by the European Commission, endorsing the relevant scientific opinion by the EFSA CONTAM Panel. Within this framework, occurrence data for toxins (Alternariol, Alternariol monomethyl ether, Tenuazonic acid, Tentoxin, and Altenuene) in 97 samples of cereal foods, tomato products, and sunflower seeds have been provided as requested by the Italian national monitoring programme (years 2017-2020). To this purpose, an LC-MS/MS method was set up and validated, obtaining fit for purpose sensitivity, recoveries (70-120%), repeatability (≤20%) and within laboratory reproducibility (≤26%).

Critical Comparison of Analytical Performances of Two Immunoassay Methods for Rapid Detection of Aflatoxin M in Milk.

Aflatoxin B (AFB) is a secondary metabolite produced by some . fungi affecting many crops and feed materials. Aflatoxin M (AFM), the 4-hydroxylated metabolite of AFB is the main AFB-related compound present in milk, and it is categorized by the International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC) as a "group 1 human carcinogen".

Evaluation of Aflatoxin M enrichment factor in different cow milk cheese hardness category.

Aflatoxin M (AFM) is a hepatocarcinogenic and genotoxic derivative of aflatoxin B excreted into milk after ingestion of feed contaminated by genus fungi. Because of the important role of dairy products, especially cow cheese, in the human diet, there is great concern about the presence of AFM in this food category. EC Regulation No.

Multimycotoxin Analysis by LC-MS/MS in Cereal Food and Feed: Comparison of Different Approaches for Extraction, Purification, and Calibration.

Twelve different approaches commonly used for the simultaneous LC tandem MS (MS/MS) determination of mycotoxins (deoxynivalenol, aflatoxins, ochratoxin A, T-2 and HT-2 toxins, fumonisins, and zearalenone) were tested in cereals and feed materials. They comprised different extraction solvents, types of cleanup [solid-phase extraction, QuEChERS, and immunoaffinity (IMA)], and calibration approaches (external or matrix-matched). The percentage of mycotoxins with acceptable recovery, according to Regulation (EC) No.

Development and validation of LC-MS/MS method for the determination of Ochratoxin A and its metabolite Ochratoxin α in poultry tissues and eggs.

The objective of this study was to develop a liquid chromatography tandem mass spectrometry (LC-MS/MS) method for the determination of Ochratoxin A (OTA) and Ochratoxin α (OTα) in poultry tissues and eggs. The two toxins were extracted by a mixture of acetonitrile/water, purified with a reversed phase C18 solid phase extraction column (SPE) and determined by LC-MS/MS. The LC-MS/MS method performances were evaluated in terms of linearity in solvent and in matrix (ranged from 0.

Validation of a confirmatory method for the determination of sulphonamides in muscle according to the European Union regulation 2002/657/EC.

A simple multiresidue method is described for assaying 10 sulphonamides (SAs) (sulfadiazine, sulfathiazole, sulfapyridine, sulfamerazine, sulfamethazine, sulfamonomethoxine, sulfachlorpyridazine, sulfamethoxazole, sulfaquinoxaline and sulfadimethoxine) in muscle samples. Samples were prepared by homogenizing the tissue, extracting with ethyl acetate and cleaning up with a cation-exchange solid-phase extraction (SPE) column. The detection of analytes was achieved by HPLC-diode array detection (DAD) at 270 nm.