Fumonisin B1 in maize for food production imported in The Netherlands.
Sixty-two samples of maize imported in The Netherlands and intended for human consumption were screened for the presence and concentration of fumonisin B1. Sixty-one of those samples contained fumonisin B1 with concentrations ranging from 30 to 3350 micrograms kg-1, 11 maize samples contained > 1000 micrograms kg-1. The average fumonisin B1 concentration was 640 micrograms kg-1 for the positive samples and 620 micrograms kg-1 for all samples. Medians were 600 micrograms kg-1 and 550 micrograms kg-1 for positive and all samples, respectively. The results obtained were comparable to results from other studies in maize from various countries.
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Wageningen Agricultural University, Department of Food Science, The Netherlands.
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D002264:Carboxylic Acids / Q000032:analysis*; D002274:Carcinogens, Environmental / Q000032:analysis*; D002851:Chromatography, High Pressure Liquid; D005506:Food Contamination / Q000032:analysis*; D005525:Food-Processing Industry; D037341:Fumonisins; D006801:Humans; D009426:Netherlands; D003313:Zea mays / Q000737:chemistry*
D002264:Carboxylic Acids; D002274:Carcinogens, Environmental; D037341:Fumonisins; C056933:fumonisin B1