Scerrning of European coffee final products for occurrence of Ochratoxin A(OTA)

摘要

Smaples (633) of final coffee products were drawn from the markets of different European countries relative to the market share of each product type and brand. Thee samples were analysed in a cooperative action with nine different laboratories. With low limits of detection (mean detection limit ≈0.5 ng/g) no OTA was found in over half of the samples (334 negatives). In the remaining samples occurrence of OTA at a Rather low level was see. Only four samples (all Instants) exceeded a level of 10 ng/g, whereas for both Instants, and roast and grounds (R& G), over three- Quarters of the samples were in the range from non- Detectable to 1 ng/g.