Levels of total fumonisins in maize samples from Italy during 2006–2008

We analysed a total of 2258 grain samples over a 3-year period (2006–2008) from 93 storage centers in the principal maize cultivation area of Italy to establish the levels of fumonisin contamination. Fumonisin concentrations were measured using ELISA (RIDASCREEN) fumonisin test kits. Mean levels of...

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Published in:Food additives & contaminants Part B, Surveillance communications Surveillance communications, 2011-06, Vol.4 (2), p.116-124
Main Authors: Berardo, Nicola, Lanzanova, Chiara, Locatelli, Sabrina, Laganà, Paolo, Verderio, Alberto, Motto, Mario
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
analytical kits
Biological and medical sciences
Cereal and baking product industries
cereals and grain
Chemical contaminants
corn
Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay
Food additives
Food industries
Food science
Food toxicology
fumonisins
Fumonisins - analysis
Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology
Grain
Italy
Limit of Detection
mycotoxins
Toxins
Zea mays
Zea mays - chemistry
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Summary:We analysed a total of 2258 grain samples over a 3-year period (2006–2008) from 93 storage centers in the principal maize cultivation area of Italy to establish the levels of fumonisin contamination. Fumonisin concentrations were measured using ELISA (RIDASCREEN) fumonisin test kits. Mean levels of contamination were remarkably high in each year, with the highest value in 2006 (10.9 mg/kg) and the lowest in 2008 (4.8 mg/kg). Similarly, for each year, variations were quite large: from
ISSN:1939-3229
1939-3210
1939-3229
DOI:10.1080/19393210.2011.564313