title: Ochratoxin a in Portugal: a review to assess human exposure.
abstract: In Portugal, the climate, dietary habits, and food contamination levels present the characteristics for higher population susceptibility to ochratoxin A (OTA), one of the known mycotoxins with the greatest public health and agro-economic importance. In this review, following a brief historical insight on OTA research, a summary of the available data on OTA occurrence in food (cereals, bread, wine, meat) and biological fluids (blood, urine) is made. With this data, an estimation of intake is made to ascertain and update the risk exposure estimation of the Portuguese population, in comparison to previous studies and other populations.
authors: Group of Health Surveillance, Center of Pharmaceutical Studies, University of Coimbra, Health Sciences Campus, Azinhaga de Santa Comba, 3000-548 Coimbra, Portugal. sofiacanceladuarte@gmail.com
authors: Sofia C
authors: SC
authors: Duarte
authors: Angelina
authors: A
authors: Pena
authors: Celeste M
authors: CM
authors: Lino
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001628:Beverages; D001939:Bread; D002523:Edible Grain; D004781:Environmental Exposure / Q000032:analysis*; D005506:Food Contamination / Q000032:analysis*; D006801:Humans; D008460:Meat; D009793:Ochratoxins / Q000032:analysis*; D011174:Portugal
chemical_list: D009793:Ochratoxins; C025589:ochratoxin A