Incidence of Mycotoxins in Wheat and Maize from Albania.

Molecules

Institute of Food Safety, Feed and Environment, Veterinary Faculty, University of Ljubljana, Gerbičeva 60, 1000 Ljubljana, Slovenia.

Published: December 2020

In this study, ten toxins were analysed in wheat and maize commodities from Albania. In total, 71 samples of wheat and 45 samples of maize were collected from different producing regions. The analytical procedure consisted of a simple one-step sample extraction followed by the determination of toxins using liquid chromatography coupled with tandem mass spectrometry. toxins were found in 23% of the analysed wheat samples and in 78% of maize samples. In maize samples, most often fumonisins B (FB1) and B (FB2) were found. They were present in 76% of samples. They were detected in all positive samples except in one with concentrations ranging from 59.9 to 16,970 μg/kg. The sum of FB1 and FB2 exceeded the EU maximum permitted level (4000 μg/kg) in 31% of maize samples. In wheat samples, the only detected mycotoxin was deoxynivalenol (DON), present in 23% of samples. In one sample with the concentration of 1916 μg/kg, the EU maximum permitted level (1250 μg/kg) was exceeded. This is the first report on the presence of toxins in wheat and maize grains cultivated in Albania.

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http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7796429PMC
http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/molecules26010172DOI Listing

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