A survey of aflatoxins in sesame in Iran |
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Authors: | Mohammad Asadi Hamed Reaza Beheshti Javad Feizy |
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Institution: | (1) Testa Quality Control Laboratory, North-East food Industrial Technology and Biotechnology Park, P.O. Box 134-157/91895, Mashhad, Iran; |
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Abstract: | A study of the occurrence of aflatoxins (AF) in sesame seeds was conducted in the Khorasan province of Iran between September
2009 and August 2010. Samples (n = 182) were analyzed by liquid chromatography (LC), and detection limits for AFB1, AFB2, AFG1 and AFG2, were 0.45, 0.19, 0.61, and 0.22 ng/g, respectively. AFB1 was detected in 33 samples (18.1%), at a mean level of 1.62 ± 1.32 ng/g, and a maximum level of 5.54 ng/g. AFB1 levels exceeded the European Union (EU) maximum tolerated level (MTL, 2 ng/g) in 9 samples, and the Iran MTL (5 ng/g) in
1 sample. Regarding total aflatoxins (AFT), the mean level was 0.92 ± 1.36 ng/g, and the maximum level was 5.54 ng/g. No sesame
sample exceeded the Iran MTL (15 ng/g), but two samples exceeded the EU MTL (4 ng/g) for AFT. It is concluded that low levels
of AFs occur frequently in sesame from Iran. |
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