Mycotoxins in infant cereal foods from the Canadian retail market.
Three hundred and sixty-three samples of cereal-based infant foods were collected from the Canadian retail marketplace over 3 years. The samples included oat-, barley-, soy-, and rice-based infant cereals, mixed-grain infant cereals, teething biscuits, creamed corn, and soy-based formulas. Samples were analysed for targeted mycotoxins (deoxynivalenol, nivalenol, HT-2 toxin, zearalenone, ochratoxin A, fumonisins B(1) and B(2), and five ergot alkaloids). Soy-based cereals (which usually contain corn) exhibited the highest incidences of deoxynivalenol (100%), zearalenone (46%) and fumonisins (75%). Overall, deoxynivalenol was the most frequently detected mycotoxin--it was detected in 63% of samples analysed. Survey results demonstrated the regular occurrence of multiple mycotoxins in cereal-based infant foods.
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Health Products and Food Branch, Health Canada, Winnipeg, MB, Canada. Gary_Lombaert@hc-sc.gc.ca
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D002170:Canada; D002523:Edible Grain / Q000737:chemistry*; D004876:Ergot Alkaloids / Q000032:analysis; D005504:Food Analysis / Q000379:methods; D005506:Food Contamination / Q000032:analysis*; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007225:Infant Food / Q000032:analysis*; D009183:Mycotoxins / Q000032:analysis*; D014255:Trichothecenes / Q000032:analysis
D004876:Ergot Alkaloids; D009183:Mycotoxins; D014255:Trichothecenes