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| LEONI,Luís A.B.; FURLANI,Regina P.Z.; VALENTE SOARES,Lucia M.; OLIVEIRA,Paulo Lauro C.. |
| Ochratoxin A is a nephrotoxic, teratogenic and imunotoxic compound produced by Aspergillus and Penicillium spp. It is a suspected carcinogen to humans and it is carcinogenic to rats. Recently it has drawn attention because it has been found in coffee and it has been the object of regulation by coffee importing countries. Brazil is the largest coffee producing country and its largest consumer. In order to conduct an initial assessment of the situation of the coffee produced in the country and offered to its population, one hundred and thirty two samples of Brazilian green coffee from 5 producing states (Minas Gerais, Paraná, São Paulo, Espírito Santo and Bahia) and destined for the home market, were collected at sales points at the cities of Londrina and... |
| Tipo: Info:eu-repo/semantics/article |
Palavras-chave: Mycotoxins; Ochratoxin A; Brazilian coffee. |
| Ano: 2001 |
URL: http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0101-20612001000100022 |
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