Mycotoxins survey in imported wheat commodity during 2016 in Albania
2016
Shtëmbari, Afërdita (Faculty of Natural Sciences, Tirana (Albania)) | Topi, Dritan (Faculty of Natural Sciences, Tirana (Albania))
Cereals and cereal products are significant and important human food resources and livestock feeds worldwide. Wheat and wheat products consist the basis of the food in Albania, therefore the food safety issue recently has taken an important focus. Mycotoxins are toxic secondary metabolites produced by certain fungi that can infect various agricultural commodities in the field and/or during storage. Consumption of contaminated foods by moulds and their secondary metabolites mycotoxins may impose various acute and chronic health effects on humans and animals. The major classes of mycotoxins are aflatoxins (AFs), with four major aflatoxins; fusarium toxins produced by Fusarium species, including Zearalenon (ZEN), Deoxynivalenol (DON), Fumonisins (FBs); Alternaria toxins etc. In this study we have analyzed the mycotoxins contamination in wheat commodity, both soft and durum, imported during first half of 2016 year in Albania. Random samples (n=35) were taken from three main mill factories. Sampling was conducted according to EU regulation 401/2006. The objective of this study was to assess risk of mycotoxins exposure posed to humans and animals. The samples were analyzed for the presence of main mycotoxins: AFB1, AFB2, AFG1, AFG2, DON, ZEN, FB1, FB2 and OTA contamination by LC-MS/MS. Data produced through the analysis of imported wheat commodity, we found only one samples contaminated by DON which do not exceeded the maximum limits as defined by national and European legislations. According to obtained results it can be concluded that the risk of the presence of mycotoxins in imported wheat samples during investigated period is low.
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