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| Kujbida,Paula; Maia,Patrícia Penido; Araújo,Ariadne Naama de; Mendes,Leonardo Daniel; Oliveira,Mariana Lepri de; Silva-Rocha,Walicyranison Plinio; Brito,George Queiroz de; Chaves,Guilherme Maranhão; Martins,Isarita. |
| In the present study, the occurrence of fungi and aflatoxins (AFs) in peanut and cashew nut samples was investigated. Mycological analysis revealed the presence of fungi in 58.8% of samples, and assessment of AFs by chromatographic methods revealed that 52.9% were contaminated by AFs. AFB1 was the principal component in all AF-contaminated samples, with a mean level of 14.0, and 1.08 µg/kg in peanut and cashew nut, respectively. Eleven samples (32.4%) exceeded the total AF maximum level (4 μg/kg) and 8 samples (23.5%) exceeded the AFB1 (2 μg/kg) established by the European Commission. Our findings suggest that the incidence of AFs emphasizes the need for regular monitoring and a more stringent food safety system to control AFs at the lowest possible levels... |
| Tipo: Info:eu-repo/semantics/article |
Palavras-chave: Aflatoxin; Peanut; Cashew nut; Fungi; Risk assessment. |
| Ano: 2019 |
URL: http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1984-82502019000100502 |
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