Aflatoxin in maize and tortillas in Mexico
1987
Torreblanca R, A. (Ibero-American University, Mexico, DF (Mexico) | Dept. of Nutrition and Food Science) | Bourges R, H. | Morales, J. (National Inst. of Nutrition, Mexico, DF (Mexico) | Dept. of Food Technology)
A study was conducted based on a survey of tortilla factories that evaluated the physical condition of the maize grain and aflatoxin contamination in grain and tortillas (flat, unleavened maize cake) in Mexico City in 1983. The number of fluorescent part1289icles per 4.54 kg sample ranged from 45.4 to 272.4. Aflatoxin B1 was found in 72 % of the maize or tortilla samples tested; aflatoxins B2, G1 and G2 were not found in any of the sam
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