title: Patulin in apple juices from the Romanian market.
abstract: The aim of this study was to determine patulin levels in apple-based juices from the Romanian market and to establish a health risk assessment. For this purpose, 50 samples of apple-based juices have been purchased from the Romanian market. Aliquots were extracted by liquid-liquid extraction using ethyl acetate, analysed and quantified using a high-performance liquid chromatography (HPLC) method. The patulin level in the apple juices from Romania ranged between <0.7 μg/l and 101.9 μg/l. In 6% of the 50 samples analysed, the maximum limit for patulin as set by the European Union (50 μg/l) was exceeded.
authors.affiliation: a Faculty of Food Engineering , Stefan cel Mare University of Suceava , Suceava , Romania.
authors.forename: Mircea
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Oroian
authors.forename: Sonia
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Amariei
authors.forename: Gheorghe
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Gutt
mesh_terms: D001628:Beverages / Q000032:analysis*; D002851:Chromatography, High Pressure Liquid; D004032:Diet; D005506:Food Contamination / Q000032:analysis*; D005638:Fruit / Q000382:microbiology; D006801:Humans; D027845:Malus / Q000382:microbiology; D010365:Patulin / Q000032:analysis*; D018570:Risk Assessment; D012383:Romania
chemical_list: D010365:Patulin
keywords: apple juice; patulin; risk assessment