Aflatoxin and zearalenone occurrence in dry-milled corn products.
Eighty-two corn dry-milling establishments in 20 states were surveyed concerning control practices for preventing the use of corn contaminated with aflatoxin or zearalenone. Prime products and by-products from each establishment were analyzed for these mycotoxins to determine whether a correlation exists between control practices and product contamination. No zearalenone was detected in any product; there was little awareness of the potential for contamination with this mycotoxin. No correlation was found between control practices and aflatoxin contamination encountered, but there was a positive correlation between aflatoxin contamination and the geographical source of the corn. Reported experimental findings in regard to the distribution of aflatoxin between prime product and by-product were generally corroborated.
D000348:Aflatoxins / Q000032:analysis*; D008722:Methods; D012118:Resorcinols / Q000032:analysis*; D014481:United States; D003313:Zea mays / Q000032:analysis*; D015025:Zearalenone / Q000032:analysis*
D000348:Aflatoxins; D012118:Resorcinols; D015025:Zearalenone