title: The occurrence of aflatoxins in peanuts imported into Czechoslovakia for human consumption.
abstract: Results of 492 analyses for aflatoxin in raw shelled peanuts imported into Czechoslovakia during 1982-1984 are presented. Most samples (55.3%) had aflatoxin content less than the detection limit of the radioimmunochemical screening method (0.8 micrograms/kg). Further analyses showed that 239 out of 410 samples of roasted peanuts contained aflatoxin below the detection limit. Only 1.9% of all peanut samples were found to have contamination level more than 5 micrograms/kg aflatoxin. The highest levels of aflatoxin observed were in a raw peanut sample containing 202.1 micrograms/kg and in a roasted peanut sample containing 32.6 micrograms/kg.
mesh_terms: D000348:Aflatoxins / Q000032:analysis*; D010367:Arachis; D003604:Czechoslovakia; D005504:Food Analysis; D006801:Humans; D011863:Radioimmunoassay / Q000379:methods
chemical_list: D000348:Aflatoxins