title: Evaluation of test kits for the determination of aflatoxins in meat products.
abstract: A study was conducted to evaluate the performance of 4 different assays for rapidly screening samples of artificially contaminated hams and salami for the presence of aflatoxins (B1+B2+G1+G2) at concentrations ≥5 μg/kg. Test samples were contaminated in the range of 0 - 100μg/kg.At 0 μg/kg level no false positive (all <5 μg/kg) were found for all commodities by the kits tested; all test samples spiked at level >20 μg/kg were found positive by each kit, while most of the errors associated in the assays occurred on samples containing <10μg/kg. For samples either negative or contaminated above 20μg/kg all the methods were suited for use as rapid screening tests.
authors.affiliation: Mycotoxin Department, Stazione Sperimentale per I'lndustria delle Conserve Alimentari, Viale F Tanara, 31/A, I-43100, Parma, Italy.
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Mutti
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Dellapina
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Spotti