title: Natural occurrence of fumonisins b1 and b2 in corn from three main production provinces in China.
abstract: A total of 255 corn samples collected in 2010 from three main corn production provinces of China (Liaoning, Shandong, and Henan) were analyzed for contamination with fumonisins (FB(1) and FB(2)). The incidence of contamination was significantly higher in samples from Liaoning than in samples from the other two provinces. Approximately 80.0% of the samples from Liaoning were contaminated with fumonisins, with a mean total fumonisin concentration of 3,990 ng/g. In contrast, the mean total fumonisin concentrations were 845 and 665 ng/g in samples from Shandong and Henan, respectively. The probable daily intake of fumonisins (0.3 μg/kg of body weight) is within the provisional maximum tolerable daily intake of 2.0 μg/kg of body weight set by the Joint Food and Agriculture Organization and World Health Organization Expert Committee on Food Additives.
authors.affiliation: College of Plant Protection Agricultural University of Hebei, Baoding, Hebei 071001, China.
authors.forename: Y Z
authors.initials: YZ
authors.lastname: Feng
authors.forename: X H
authors.initials: XH
authors.lastname: Lu
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Tao
authors.forename: M H
authors.initials: MH
authors.lastname: Pang
authors.forename: Y C
authors.initials: YC
authors.lastname: Liu
authors.forename: J G
authors.initials: JG
authors.lastname: Dong
mesh_terms: D002274:Carcinogens, Environmental / Q000032:analysis; D002681:China; D003257:Consumer Product Safety; D005506:Food Contamination / Q000032:analysis*; D005516:Food Microbiology; D037341:Fumonisins / Q000032:analysis / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D005670:Fusarium / Q000378:metabolism; D006801:Humans; D003313:Zea mays / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000382:microbiology
chemical_list: D002274:Carcinogens, Environmental; D037341:Fumonisins; C056934:fumonisin B2; C056933:fumonisin B1