A survey of the natural occurrence of Fusarium mycotoxins, deoxynivalenol, nivalenol and zearalenone, in cereals harvested in the Netherlands.
A survey for the natural occurrence of Fusarium mycotoxins, deoxynivalenol (DON), nivalenol (NIV) and zearalenone (ZEN), in Dutch cereals (totaling 29 samples) harvested in 1984/1985, showed that 90%, 79% and 62% of samples were contaminated with DON, NIV and ZEN, respectively. Average contents (ng/g) in the total of positive samples were 221 (DON), 123 (NIV) and 61 (ZEN). Among the cereals examined, the highest concentrations (ng/g) was 3198 (DON), 1875 (NIV) and 677 (ZEN) in a yellow corn sample for animal feed. The results of this survey show that Dutch cereals were relatively significantly contaminated with Fusarium mycotoxins.
Tanaka
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Division of Food Chemistry, Public Health Research Institute, Kobe City, Japan.
Yamamoto
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Hasegawa
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Aoki
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Besling
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Sugiura
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Ueno
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D002523:Edible Grain; D005506:Food Contamination / Q000032:analysis*; D005670:Fusarium; D001467:Hordeum; D009183:Mycotoxins / Q000032:analysis*; D009426:Netherlands; D012118:Resorcinols / Q000032:analysis*; D012434:Secale; D012717:Sesquiterpenes / Q000032:analysis*; D014255:Trichothecenes / Q000032:analysis*; D014908:Triticum; D003313:Zea mays; D015025:Zearalenone / Q000032:analysis*
D009183:Mycotoxins; D012118:Resorcinols; D012717:Sesquiterpenes; D014255:Trichothecenes; D015025:Zearalenone; C038405:nivalenol; C007262:deoxynivalenol