<i>Fusarium</i>mycotoxin content of UK organic and conventional wheat

Edwards, Simon

doi:10.1080/02652030802530679

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“…On the other side, the study realized on organic and conventional wheat in United Kingdom did not show significant difference in the ZEA concentration in positive samples. Also there were no significant differences in the DON concentration of organic and conventional samples (Edwards, 2009). …”

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Fusarium mycotoxin content of Slovakian organic and conventional cereals

Remža¹,

Lacko-Bartošová²,

Kosík³

2016

JCEA

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Many species of Fusarium fungi can produce a number of different mycotoxins including trichothecenes such as deoxynivalenol (DON), nivalenol (NIV), zearalenone (ZEA) and others. The farming system have an effect on quality of grown plants, including mycotoxin contamination. The contamination of winter wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) and rye grain by toxins with focus on the genus Fusarium was monitored within the years 2009 -2011 under the official control according to EC Regulation 401/2006 and 178/2010 on the territory of the Slovak Republic in organic and conventional grains. The concentration of deoxynivalenol (DON) was determined by HPLC/DAD detector and concentration of zearalenone (ZEA) by HPLC/FLD detector. Results of analysed samples showed that DON was the most prevalent Fusarium toxin. In the analysed samples were observed significant differences between organic and conventional wheat samples. Results showed that samples from organic production contained significantly lower contamination of DON and ZEA mycotoxins than from conventional production. In four wheat samples from conventional production was the content of DON over the EC Regulation no. 1881/2006 about setting the maximum levels for certain contaminants in foodstuff. Within the observed period, the highest DON concentrations were observed in the year 2010, in both wheat and rye samples, and organic and conventional production. The year 2010 was characterised by constant rain, moist soil on the most area of Slovakia. Since lower contamination of Fusarium toxins was found in wheat and rye from organic farming, it can be concluded, that factors related to agricultural practices in this system can reduce the risk of Fusarium mycotoxin contamination.

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Section: Resultsmentioning

confidence: 89%

Fusarium mycotoxin content of Slovakian organic and conventional cereals

Remža¹,

Lacko-Bartošová²,

Kosík³

2016

JCEA

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“…A study analyzing ten trichothecenes and ZEA in 247 organic and 1377 conventional wheat samples distributed across the whole of the United Kingdom and over five harvest years, identified no significant differences in DON and ZEA concentrations between organic and conventional samples, while the incidence and concentration of positive samples for HT-2 and T-2 toxins were both significantly lower for the organic samples [26]. Bernhoft et al [27] reported significantly lower Fusarium infestation and levels of DON, HT-2, and T-2 toxins in samples of organic cereals such as wheat, barley, and oats in comparison with the paired samples of conventional cereals cultivated in Norway, similar with the results of an Italian study [28] that observed a higher contamination by Fusarium spp.…”

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Presence of Enniatins and Beauvericin in Romanian Wheat Samples: From Raw Material to Products for Direct Human Consumption

Stanciu

Juan

Miere

et al. 2017

Toxins

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In this study, a total of 244 wheat and wheat-based products collected from Romania were analyzed by liquid chromatography tandem mass spectrometry (LC-MS/MS) in order to evaluate the presence of four enniatins (ENs; i.e., ENA, ENA1, ENB, and ENB1) and beauvericin (BEA). For the wheat samples, the influence of agricultural practices was assessed, whereas the results for the wheat-based products were used to calculate the estimated daily intake of emerging mycotoxins through wheat consumption for the Romanian population. ENB presented the highest incidence (41% in wheat and 32% in wheat-based products), with its maximum levels of 815 μg kg−1 and 170 μg kg−1 in wheat and wheat-based products, respectively. The correlation between the concentrations of ENB and ENB1 in wheat grain samples and farm practices (organic or conventional) was confirmed statistically (p < 0.05). This is the first study that provides comprehensive information about the influence of agricultural practice on emerging Fusarium mycotoxin presence in Romanian wheat samples and the estimated daily intake of ENs and BEA present in wheat-based products for human consumption commercialized in Romania.

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“…Data from European surveys have recently shown that organically produced cereal grains have an equal or a lower level of Fusarium-generated mycotoxins than conventionally produced cereals (Bernhoft et al 2010;Birzele et al 2002;Edwards 2009;Meister 2009). There are currently no clear explanations for that fact, but one factor may be differences in the microflora associated with the different cropping systems.…”

Section: Fertilization and Pesticidesmentioning

confidence: 99%