Title
Analysis of mycotoxins in peruvian evaporated cow milk
Date Issued
01 June 2018
Access level
open access
Resource Type
journal article
Author(s)
González-Peñas E.
University of Navarra
Publisher(s)
MDPI AG
Abstract
Mycotoxins—toxic secondary fungi metabolites—reach humans through food, producing several effects on their health and economic losses. Mycotoxin co-occurrence is common in food due to the co-presence of different fungi species, each of which may produce different toxins. A survey regarding the presence of 22 mycotoxins (aflatoxins M1, B1, B2, G1, G2; ochratoxins A and B; fumonisins B1, B2 and B3; HT-2 and T-2 toxins; nivalenol; deoxynivalenol; deepoxy-deoxynivalenol; 3 and 15 acetyl-deoxynivalenol; diacetoxyscirpenol; fusarenon X; neosolaniol; sterigmatocystin; and zearalenone) in 30 Peruvian evaporated cow milk samples is presented for the first time. Analysis was carried out by liquid chromatography coupled to tandem mass spectrometry, which was based on two previously validated methods for quantification of these toxic compounds in liquid cow milk, and further validated for the new matrix. The only detected mycotoxin was ochratoxin A, which was found in four samples, although at levels below its limit of quantification (0.2 ng/mL). This initial study indicates that the presence of mycotoxins in evaporated milk is low in Peru. However, we recommend the analysis of more samples and more milk types obtained from urban and rural areas, in order to obtain more data that will allow further risk assessments to be carried out.
Volume
4
Issue
2
Language
English
OCDE Knowledge area
Alimentos y bebidas
Farmacología, Farmacia
Química orgánica
Subjects
Scopus EID
2-s2.0-85089970931
Source
Beverages
Source funding
Aeronautical Development Agency
Sponsor(s)
Acknowledgments: We thank the “Programa de Investigación Universidad de Navarra” (PIUNA) and “Gobierno de Navarra” (Project number 0011-1383-2016-000013 PC007 DOTCO) for financial support. M. Flores-Flores wishes to express her gratitude to the “Asociación de Amigos de la Universidad de Navarra” (ADA) for the grant funding.
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