Occurrence of Multiple Mycotoxins in Various Types of Rice and Barley Samples in Thailand

J Food Prot. 2019 Jun;82(6):1007-1015. doi: 10.4315/0362-028X.JFP-18-456.

Abstract

Contamination with multiple mycotoxins was found in rice and barley. BEA, DAS, ZEA, and aflatoxins were the mycotoxins most frequently found in samples. The assessed mycotoxin exposure does not represent a health risk for consumers.

Keywords: Barley; Liquid chromatography–tandem mass spectrometry; Mycotoxins; QuEChERS; Rice.

MeSH terms

  • Food Contamination* / analysis
  • Hordeum* / chemistry
  • Hordeum* / microbiology
  • Mycotoxins* / analysis
  • Oryza* / chemistry
  • Oryza* / microbiology
  • Tandem Mass Spectrometry
  • Thailand

Substances

  • Mycotoxins