title: [Deoxynivalenol in cereal products from retail outlets in Germany in the year 2006].
abstract: Samples of soft wheat flour (n=78), durum wheat semolina (n=6), and pasta (made from durum wheat, n=49) were purchased in January-April 2006 from retail outlets in Hesse, Germany. Samples were analysed for deoxynivalenol (DON) by enzyme immunoassay. The detection limit of the method was 10 μg/kg, with recoveries of 81-85% (RSDr: 12-17%). DON was detected in 84% of all samples, but the contamination level was low. Median/maximum values for DON in wheat flour, wheat semolina, and pasta were 28μg/kg/217 μg/kg, 38μg/kg/203 μg/kg, and 24μg/kg/119 μg/kg, respectively. Compared with results obtained from previous years, significantly lower DON levels were observed in these commodities.
authors.affiliation: Institut für Tierärztliche Nahrungsmittelkunde, Fachbereich Veterinärmedizin, Justus-Liebig-Universität, Ludwigstr. 21, 35390, Giessen, Germany, Milchwissenschaften@vetmed.uni-giessen.de.
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Curtui
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Seidler
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Schneider
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Usleber