Aflatoxin B1,Total Aflatoxin and Ochratoxin A Levels in Wheat Flour

摘要

In this study,100 wheat flour specimens were analyzed with the ELISA technique regarding the amounts of total aflatoxin (AF),aflatoxin B,(AFB1) and ochratoxin A (OTA).The AF,AFB 1 and OTA contaminations in the specimens were found to be 71,57 and 87 %,respectively.The specimens with AF and AFB1 levels exceeding the maximum limits defined by the Turkish Food Codex and European Commission constituted 5 % of all,while the OTA contents did not exceed the allowed limits in any of the specimens that have been examined.