Fusarium toxins in cereals grown in Switzerland

770 cereal samples of Swiss origin which were collected in various feed mills and cereal collection centres in the years 2000 - 2002 were assayed for Deoxynivalenol (DON) and zearalenone (ZEA). 137 samples were also assayed for T-2 toxin. The prevalence of DON and ZEA contamination was higher in cer...

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Published in:Mycotoxin research 2003-06, Vol.19 (2), p.154-156
Main Authors: Gutzwiller, A, Glauser, W, Gafner, J L
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Cereals
Food contamination & poisoning
Fusarium
Oats
Toxicology
Toxins
Zea
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Summary:770 cereal samples of Swiss origin which were collected in various feed mills and cereal collection centres in the years 2000 - 2002 were assayed for Deoxynivalenol (DON) and zearalenone (ZEA). 137 samples were also assayed for T-2 toxin. The prevalence of DON and ZEA contamination was higher in cereals harvested in the rainy summer 2002 than in the previous years. T-2 toxin levels exceeding 100 µg/kg were found only in three oats samples. High levels ofFusarium toxins do not frequently occur in Swiss cereals.
ISSN:0178-7888
1867-1632
DOI:10.1007/BF02942956