The occurrence of fumonisin B1 in maize-containing foods in The Netherlands.
Seventy-eight maize-containing foods obtained from retail stores in The Netherlands were analysed for fumonisin B1 contamination. Thirty-six per cent of the samples were contaminated with fumonisin B1 in the range of 8 micrograms kg-1 (limit of detection) to 1430 micrograms/kg-1. Forty-six per cent of the minimally treated maize samples (n = 39; maize for bread production, maize for popcorn, maize flour and polenta) were contaminated with fumonisin B1 in the range of 8-380 micrograms kg-1. Twenty-six per cent of the maize-containing processed foods (n = 39; tostada, canned maize, maize starch, maize bread, popped maize, flour mixes, maize chips and cornflakes) were contaminated with fumonisin B1 in the range of 8-1430 micrograms/kg-1. This survey shows that maize-containing foods in The Netherlands frequently can be contaminated with fumonisin B1.
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Wageningen Agricultural University, Department of Food Science, The Netherlands.
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D001939:Bread / Q000032:analysis; D002264:Carboxylic Acids / Q000032:analysis*; D002274:Carcinogens, Environmental / Q000032:analysis*; D004781:Environmental Exposure; D005506:Food Contamination / Q000032:analysis*; D037341:Fumonisins; D006801:Humans; D009426:Netherlands; D013723:Teratogens / Q000032:analysis*; D003313:Zea mays
D002264:Carboxylic Acids; D002274:Carcinogens, Environmental; D037341:Fumonisins; D013723:Teratogens; C056933:fumonisin B1