Aflatoxin contamination in red pepper from producers in Addis Ababa.

IF 2.5 3区农林科学 Q2 CHEMISTRY, APPLIED Food additives & contaminants. Part B, Surveillance Pub Date : 2023-03-01 DOI:10.1080/19393210.2022.2102678

Kidist Aberedew, Abebe Ayelign

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Abstract

This study was conducted to determine the occurrence and levels of aflatoxins in powder red pepper. Thirty powder red pepper samples commercially available in Addis Ababa market were collected and the level of aflatoxins (AFB1, AFB2, AFG1, and AFG2) was determined. Aflatoxins were detected in almost all of the samples at concentrations ranging from 0.4 to 52.3 µg/kg. AFB1 was detected in all of the red pepper samples, with levels ranging from 1.8 to 33.3 µg/kg. Out of all the AFB1 positive samples, 25 (83%) contained AFB1 above the EU limit of 5 µg/kg, while 29 (97%) of the samples exceeded the maximum limit of 10 µg/kg for total aflatoxins. Further, all the red pepper samples were contaminated by AFG1 with levels ranging from 0.7 to 52.3 µg/kg. Overall, the majority of the red pepper collected in Addis Ababa market was contaminated by aflatoxins above the EU limit.

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亚的斯亚贝巴生产商生产的红辣椒中黄曲霉毒素污染。

本研究旨在测定红辣椒粉中黄曲霉毒素的含量和含量。采集亚的斯亚贝巴市售30份红辣椒粉样品，测定其黄曲霉毒素(AFB1、AFB2、AFG1和AFG2)含量。在几乎所有样品中检测到黄曲霉毒素，浓度范围为0.4至52.3µg/kg。所有红椒样品中均检测到AFB1，含量范围为1.8 ~ 33.3µg/kg。在所有AFB1阳性样本中，25个(83%)样本的AFB1含量超过欧盟标准5µg/kg, 29个(97%)样本的总黄曲霉毒素含量超过10µg/kg的最高标准。此外，所有红辣椒样品都受到AFG1的污染，浓度范围为0.7 ~ 52.3µg/kg。总的来说，在亚的斯亚贝巴市场收集的大部分红辣椒都被黄曲霉毒素污染，超过了欧盟的限制。

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Food additives & contaminants. Part B, Surveillance 农林科学-毒理学

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5.30

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10.30%

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2.7 months

期刊介绍： Food Additives & Contaminants: Part B publishes surveillance data indicating the presence and levels of occurrence of designated food additives, residues and contaminants in foods, food supplements and animal feed. Data using validated methods must meet stipulated quality standards to be acceptable and must be presented in a prescribed format for subsequent data-handling. Food Additives & Contaminants: Part B restricts its scope to include certain classes of food additives, residues and contaminants. This is based on a goal of covering those areas where there is a need to record surveillance data for the purposes of exposure and risk assessment. The scope is initially restricted to: Additives - food colours, artificial sweeteners, and preservatives; Residues – veterinary drug and pesticide residues; Contaminants – metals, mycotoxins, phycotoxins, plant toxins, nitrate/nitrite, PCDDs/PCFDs, PCBs, PAHs, acrylamide, 3-MPCD and contaminants derived from food packaging. Readership: The readership includes scientists involved in all aspects of food safety and quality and particularly those involved in monitoring human exposure to chemicals from the diet. Papers reporting surveillance data in areas other than the above should be submitted to Part A . The scope of Part B will be expanded from time-to-time to ensure inclusion of new areas of concern.