Fusarium toxin contents of maize and maize products purchased in the years 2000 and 2001 in Germany

Publikations-Art

Zeitschriftenbeitrag

Autoren

Schollenberger, M., H.-M. Müller, W. Drochner

Erscheinungsjahr

2005

Veröffentlicht in

Mycotoxin Research

Band/Volume

21/1

Seite (von - bis)

26-28

Schlagworte

Fusarium, maize, scirpenolgroup, T-2 group, trichothecene

Samples (n=106) of maize and maize products were analysed for 13 trichothecene toxins and zearalenone (ZON). All 14 toxins examined were detected, although with varying frequency. Co-occurrence of two or more toxins was observed in 96% of samples. The toxins of the scirpenol group scirpentriol, 15-monoacetoxyscirpenol and diacetoxyscirpenol were detected in 14, 27 and 3% of the samples analysed, the toxins of the T-2 group T-2 toxin, HT-2 toxin, T-2 triol und T-2 tetraol were found in 33, 66, 2 and 7%. Toxin content was higher in feeds than in foods (semolina and flour). In food samples, the German regulatory level for DON (500 µg/kg) was not exceeded, three samples of maize flour contained ZON above the regulatory level (50 µg/kg).