{"title":"Current sampling plans can introduce high variance in mycotoxin testing results as demonstrated by the online FAO Mycotoxin Sampling Tool","authors":"","doi":"10.3920/wmj2022.2804","DOIUrl":null,"url":null,"abstract":"The free-to-use online FAO Mycotoxin Sampling Tool ( http://tools.fstools.org/mycotoxins/ ) provides users an opportunity to easily estimate impacts of adjusting sampling plan parameters on the risk of misclassifying consignments relative to a defined maximum level, as well as the contributions from sampling, sample preparation, and analytical test stages to the total variance of mycotoxin sampling plan designs, without performing resource-intensive sampling and laboratory analyses. The Tool was used to assess variance in the analysis of aflatoxins, deoxynivalenol, fumonisins, and ochratoxin A in maize, wheat, and powdered ginger for various sampling plans, including those specified in the Codex Alimentarius Commission General Standard on Contaminants and Toxins in Food and Feed. Results indicated that the current Codex sampling plans for maize and wheat could result in total measurement error equivalent or greater than 90% of the current and proposed maximum levels for ochratoxin A in wheat and aflatoxins in maize, respectively.","PeriodicalId":23844,"journal":{"name":"World Mycotoxin Journal","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.7000,"publicationDate":"2023-04-12","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":"0","resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":null,"PeriodicalName":"World Mycotoxin Journal","FirstCategoryId":"3","ListUrlMain":"https://doi.org/10.3920/wmj2022.2804","RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":null,"EPubDate":"","PubModel":"","JCR":"Q3","JCRName":"FOOD SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY","Score":null,"Total":0}
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Abstract
The free-to-use online FAO Mycotoxin Sampling Tool ( http://tools.fstools.org/mycotoxins/ ) provides users an opportunity to easily estimate impacts of adjusting sampling plan parameters on the risk of misclassifying consignments relative to a defined maximum level, as well as the contributions from sampling, sample preparation, and analytical test stages to the total variance of mycotoxin sampling plan designs, without performing resource-intensive sampling and laboratory analyses. The Tool was used to assess variance in the analysis of aflatoxins, deoxynivalenol, fumonisins, and ochratoxin A in maize, wheat, and powdered ginger for various sampling plans, including those specified in the Codex Alimentarius Commission General Standard on Contaminants and Toxins in Food and Feed. Results indicated that the current Codex sampling plans for maize and wheat could result in total measurement error equivalent or greater than 90% of the current and proposed maximum levels for ochratoxin A in wheat and aflatoxins in maize, respectively.
期刊介绍:
''World Mycotoxin Journal'' is a peer-reviewed scientific journal with only one specific area of focus: the promotion of the science of mycotoxins. The journal contains original research papers and critical reviews in all areas dealing with mycotoxins, together with opinions, a calendar of forthcoming mycotoxin-related events and book reviews. The journal takes a multidisciplinary approach, and it focuses on a broad spectrum of issues, including toxicology, risk assessment, worldwide occurrence, modelling and prediction of toxin formation, genomics, molecular biology for control of mycotoxigenic fungi, pre-and post-harvest prevention and control, sampling, analytical methodology and quality assurance, food technology, economics and regulatory issues. ''World Mycotoxin Journal'' is intended to serve the needs of researchers and professionals from the scientific community and industry, as well as of policy makers and regulators.