Preliminary evaluation of fumonisins by the Nordic countries and occurrence of fumonisins (FB1 and FB2) in corn-based foods on the Danish market
Experts from the Nordic countries (Denmark, Norway, Sweden, Finland and Iceland) have carried out an evaluation of fumonisins. The working group members concluded that, at that time point, it was not possible to carry out a complete risk assessment. However, it was recommended that the human daily i...
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ftdtupubl:oai:pure.atira.dk:publications/d532b11c-a257-4894-aed0-5611e3d27840 2024-06-23T07:54:05+00:00 Preliminary evaluation of fumonisins by the Nordic countries and occurrence of fumonisins (FB1 and FB2) in corn-based foods on the Danish market Petersen, Annette Thorup, Inger 2001 https://orbit.dtu.dk/en/publications/d532b11c-a257-4894-aed0-5611e3d27840 https://doi.org/10.1080/02652030010021503 eng eng https://orbit.dtu.dk/en/publications/d532b11c-a257-4894-aed0-5611e3d27840 info:eu-repo/semantics/restrictedAccess Petersen , A & Thorup , I 2001 , ' Preliminary evaluation of fumonisins by the Nordic countries and occurrence of fumonisins (FB1 and FB2) in corn-based foods on the Danish market ' , Food Additives and Contaminants , vol. 18 , no. 3 , pp. 221-226 . https://doi.org/10.1080/02652030010021503 article 2001 ftdtupubl https://doi.org/10.1080/02652030010021503 2024-06-04T14:39:47Z Experts from the Nordic countries (Denmark, Norway, Sweden, Finland and Iceland) have carried out an evaluation of fumonisins. The working group members concluded that, at that time point, it was not possible to carry out a complete risk assessment. However, it was recommended that the human daily intake of fumonisins should be less than 1 mug/kg bw/day. Subsequently, the presence of the Fusarium mycotoxins fumonisin B-1 and B-2 (FB1 and FB2) in corn-based food on the Danish retail market has been determined. A total of 70 samples were analysed and 37% contained FB1 and 21% contained FB2. No fumonisins were found in sweet corn (canned or frozen), corn-on-the-cob, corn starch or gruel powder for babies. FB1 was found in about half of the corn flakes, corn snack and popcorn (not popped) samples, whereas FB2 was seen to a lesser extent. Both FB1 and FB2 were found in 75% or more of the corn flour, tacos and polenta samples. In general, the content of FB1 was in the range of 1-1000 mul/kg and the content of FB2 was in the range of 4-250 mug/kg. Corn-based foods are consumed in rather low amounts and irregularly among the Danish population and therefore it is not meaningful to calculate an average daily fumonisin intake. An estimate for an 'eater' shows that the intake of fumonisins will not exceed 0.4 mug/kg bw/day. Article in Journal/Newspaper Iceland Technical University of Denmark: DTU Orbit Norway Food Additives and Contaminants 18 3 221 226 |
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Experts from the Nordic countries (Denmark, Norway, Sweden, Finland and Iceland) have carried out an evaluation of fumonisins. The working group members concluded that, at that time point, it was not possible to carry out a complete risk assessment. However, it was recommended that the human daily intake of fumonisins should be less than 1 mug/kg bw/day. Subsequently, the presence of the Fusarium mycotoxins fumonisin B-1 and B-2 (FB1 and FB2) in corn-based food on the Danish retail market has been determined. A total of 70 samples were analysed and 37% contained FB1 and 21% contained FB2. No fumonisins were found in sweet corn (canned or frozen), corn-on-the-cob, corn starch or gruel powder for babies. FB1 was found in about half of the corn flakes, corn snack and popcorn (not popped) samples, whereas FB2 was seen to a lesser extent. Both FB1 and FB2 were found in 75% or more of the corn flour, tacos and polenta samples. In general, the content of FB1 was in the range of 1-1000 mul/kg and the content of FB2 was in the range of 4-250 mug/kg. Corn-based foods are consumed in rather low amounts and irregularly among the Danish population and therefore it is not meaningful to calculate an average daily fumonisin intake. An estimate for an 'eater' shows that the intake of fumonisins will not exceed 0.4 mug/kg bw/day. |
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Preliminary evaluation of fumonisins by the Nordic countries and occurrence of fumonisins (FB1 and FB2) in corn-based foods on the Danish market |
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Preliminary evaluation of fumonisins by the Nordic countries and occurrence of fumonisins (FB1 and FB2) in corn-based foods on the Danish market |
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Preliminary evaluation of fumonisins by the Nordic countries and occurrence of fumonisins (FB1 and FB2) in corn-based foods on the Danish market |
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Preliminary evaluation of fumonisins by the Nordic countries and occurrence of fumonisins (FB1 and FB2) in corn-based foods on the Danish market |
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Preliminary evaluation of fumonisins by the Nordic countries and occurrence of fumonisins (FB1 and FB2) in corn-based foods on the Danish market |
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Petersen , A & Thorup , I 2001 , ' Preliminary evaluation of fumonisins by the Nordic countries and occurrence of fumonisins (FB1 and FB2) in corn-based foods on the Danish market ' , Food Additives and Contaminants , vol. 18 , no. 3 , pp. 221-226 . https://doi.org/10.1080/02652030010021503 |
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