title: Ochratoxin A and aflatoxin B1 in breakfast cereals marketed in Serbia - occurrence and health risk characterisation.
abstract: The present paper reports data on the occurrence of ochratoxin A (OTA) and aflatoxin B1 (AFB1) in breakfast cereals marketed in Serbia and interprets consequent dietary exposure. A total of 136 samples was collected in 2012 and 2015 and analysed using high-performance liquid chromatography with fluorescence detection. OTA was detected in 20.7% of the samples in 2012 and 13.0% in 2015, with 3.6% and 0% of the samples above the EU maximum level, respectively. AFB1 was found in low concentrations in 11.1% of the samples collected in 2015, mainly corn based. Comparison of estimated exposure of Serbian adult population with respective toxicological reference values showed no concern for public health.
authors.affiliation: a Department of Pharmacy, Faculty of Medicine , University of Novi Sad , Novi Sad , Serbia.|c Center of Hygiene and Human Ecology, Institute of Public Health of Vojvodina , Novi Sad , Serbia.
authors.forename: Ljilja
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Torović
authors.affiliation: b Faculty of Medicine , University of Novi Sad , Novi Sad , Serbia.|c Center of Hygiene and Human Ecology, Institute of Public Health of Vojvodina , Novi Sad , Serbia.
authors.forename: Ljiljana
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Trajković Pavlović
authors.affiliation: b Faculty of Medicine , University of Novi Sad , Novi Sad , Serbia.|c Center of Hygiene and Human Ecology, Institute of Public Health of Vojvodina , Novi Sad , Serbia.
authors.forename: Milka
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Popović
mesh_terms: D016604:Aflatoxin B1 / Q000737:chemistry*; D062408:Breakfast; D002523:Edible Grain / Q000737:chemistry*; D005504:Food Analysis; D005506:Food Contamination; D006801:Humans; D009793:Ochratoxins / Q000737:chemistry*; D012307:Risk Factors; D055771:Serbia
chemical_list: D009793:Ochratoxins; C025589:ochratoxin A; D016604:Aflatoxin B1
keywords: Ochratoxin A; aflatoxins; cereals