Occurrence of deoxynivalenol in wheat in Slovakia during 2010 and 2011

Toxins (Basel). 2013 Aug 2;5(8):1353-61. doi: 10.3390/toxins5081353.

Abstract

In this study, a total of 299 grain samples of wheat were collected from four production regions: the maize, sugar beet, potato and feed sectors of Slovakia. The samples were analyzed for deoxynivalenol (DON) content by using an enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay Ridascreen® Fast DON. Analysis of variance revealed a significant difference between years in DON contents (p < 0.027). The occurrence of samples with DON was 82.2% in 2010, with maximum DON content of 7.88 mg kg⁻¹, and 70.7% in 2011, with maximum DON content of 2.12 mg·kg⁻¹. The total mean DON content was 0.62 mg·kg⁻¹; in the feed region 0.22 mg·kg⁻¹; 0.63 mg·kg⁻¹ in the maize region; 0.78 mg·kg⁻¹ in the sugar beet region; 0.45 mg·kg⁻¹ the potato region. The limit of 1.25 mg·kg⁻¹ imposed by the European Union (EU) for DON content was exceeded in 13.7% of the studied samples. The average monthly rainfall for May to June played a critical role in DON content of wheat grains for maize and sugar beet producing regions. The present results indicate that DON content was at a high level in grains from wheat grown during 2010.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Beta vulgaris / chemistry
  • Beta vulgaris / microbiology
  • Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay
  • Food Contamination / analysis*
  • Food Microbiology
  • Fusarium / chemistry
  • Slovakia
  • Solanum tuberosum / chemistry
  • Solanum tuberosum / microbiology
  • Trichothecenes / isolation & purification*
  • Triticum / chemistry*
  • Triticum / microbiology
  • Zea mays / chemistry
  • Zea mays / microbiology

Substances

  • Trichothecenes
  • deoxynivalenol