title: Aflatoxin contamination in foods and foodstuffs in Tokyo: 1986-1990.
abstract: Aflatoxins were determined in 3054 samples of foods or foodstuffs, including cereals, nuts, beans, spices, dairy products, dry fruits, and edible oil. Samples were collected in Tokyo from 1986 to 1990. Aflatoxins were found in rice products, adlay, corn, crude sugar, peanut products, pistachio nuts, brazil nuts, sesame products, butter beans, white pepper, red pepper, paprika, nutmeg, and mixed spices. The highest incidence of aflatoxin contamination was observed in nutmeg (80%), and the highest level of aflatoxin B1 was observed in pistachio nuts (1382 ppb).
authors.affiliation: Tokyo Metropolitan Research Laboratory of Public Health, Japan.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Tabata
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Kamimura
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Ibe
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Hashimoto
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Iida
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Tamura
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Nishima
mesh_terms: D000348:Aflatoxins / Q000032:analysis*; D002241:Carbohydrates / Q000737:chemistry; D002523:Edible Grain / Q000737:chemistry; D007887:Fabaceae / Q000737:chemistry; D005504:Food Analysis; D005506:Food Contamination; D009754:Nuts / Q000737:chemistry; D010946:Plants, Medicinal; D017365:Spices / Q000032:analysis; D014041:Tokyo
chemical_list: D000348:Aflatoxins; D002241:Carbohydrates