title: Content of ochratoxin A in paired kidney and meat samples from healthy Danish slaughter pigs.
abstract: In 1999, paired samples of kidney and meat were taken from 300 healthy Danish pigs and analysed for ochratoxin A. The concentrations of ochratoxin A in kidney ranged from 0 to 15 microg kg(-1) (mean 0.50 microg kg(-1), median 0.18 microg kg(-1)) and in meat from 0 to 2.9 microg kg(-1) (mean 0.12 microg kg(-1), median 0.03 microg kg(-1)). The data together with the Danish control data show that today the pig industry in Denmark has no problem keeping the content of ochratoxin A in pig at very low levels even in years with wet harvest conditions. The mean ratio 'content in meat/content in kidney' for paired samples was 39%. For kidney samples >1.0 microg kg(-1), the mean ratio was 22%. The Danish control system for ochratoxin A in pig kidney established in 1978 can be regarded as a success because the levels in pig have been reduced substantially, and hence for the consumer the contribution from pig products to the total intake of ochratoxin A is very small compared with other sources.
authors.affiliation: Institute of Food Research and Nutrition, Danish Veterinary and Food Administration, Mørkhøj Bygade 19, DK-2860 Søborg, Denmark. kej@fdir.dk
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Jørgensen
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Petersen
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D002273:Carcinogens / Q000032:analysis; D003718:Denmark / Q000453:epidemiology; D005506:Food Contamination / Q000032:analysis*; D006801:Humans; D007668:Kidney / Q000737:chemistry*; D007674:Kidney Diseases / Q000139:chemically induced / Q000453:epidemiology; D008460:Meat / Q000032:analysis*; D009183:Mycotoxins / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000032:analysis*; D009793:Ochratoxins / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000032:analysis*; D013552:Swine; D013553:Swine Diseases / Q000139:chemically induced / Q000453:epidemiology
chemical_list: D002273:Carcinogens; D009183:Mycotoxins; D009793:Ochratoxins; C025589:ochratoxin A