Aflatoxin and ochratoxin A contamination of retail foods and intake of these mycotoxins in Japan.

摘要

A survey was undertaken of aflatoxin B1 (AFB1), B2 (AFB2), G1 (AFG1), G2 (AFG2), ochratoxin A (OTA), and fumonisin B1 (FB1), B2 (FB2) and B3 (FB3) contamination of various retail foods in Japan during 2004-2005. The mycotoxins were analysed by HPLC, LC/MS or HPTLC. Results showed that aflatoxins (AF) were detected in 10 of 21 peanut butter and in 22 of 44 bitter chocolate samples; the highest level of AFB1, 2.59 mug/kg, was found in peanut butter. Aflatoxin contamination was not observed in corn products (n = 55), corn (n = 110), peanuts (n = 120), buckwheat flour (n = 23), dried buckwheat noodles (n = 59), rice (n = 83) or sesame oil (n = 20). OTA was detected in 120 out of 192 samples of oatmeal, wheat flour, rye, buckwheat flour, raw coffee, roasted coffee, raisin, beer, wine and bitter chocolate, but not in rice or corn products. OTA levels in the positive samples were found to be below 13 mug/kg. AF and OTA intakes through the consumption of foods containing cocoa were estimated using the data for mycotoxin contamination in bitter chocolate and those for the consumption of foods containing cocoa in Japan.