title: Ochratoxin A in dried grapes in Hamadan province, Iran.
abstract: The occurrence of ochratoxin A (OTA) in dried grapes was surveyed in this study. Sixty-six samples of dried grapes (40 currants, 16 sultanas and 10 raisins) were collected from dried grapes factories in Hamadan province, Iran, from October 2012 to March 2013. High-performance liquid chromatography (HPLC) was used to determine OTA in these samples. OTA was detected in 23 (57.5%) currants, 10 (62.5%) sultanas and 6 (60%) raisins samples. Levels in five samples exceeded the Institute of Standards and Industrial Research of Iran (ISIRI) maximum level of 5 µg/kg. However, OTA content in none of the samples exceeded the maximum limit prescribed in the European Union (EU) regulations, which is 10 µg/kg. The obtained data contribute to information on OTA levels in Iranian dried grapes.
authors.affiliation: a Department of Nutrition, School of Medicine , Hamadan University of Medical Sciences , Hamadan , Iran.
authors.forename: Ali
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Heshmati
authors.affiliation: b Research Center for Molecular Medicine , Hamadan University of Medical Sciences , Hamadan , Iran.
authors.forename: Amir Sasan
authors.initials: AS
authors.lastname: Mozaffari Nejad
mesh_terms: D002851:Chromatography, High Pressure Liquid; D004032:Diet; D004781:Environmental Exposure; D005506:Food Contamination / Q000032:analysis*; D005638:Fruit / Q000737:chemistry*; D006801:Humans; D007492:Iran; D009793:Ochratoxins / Q000032:analysis*; D027843:Vitis
chemical_list: D009793:Ochratoxins; C025589:ochratoxin A
keywords: HPLC; Iran; dried grapes; ochratoxin A