来自安哥拉和莫桑比克的各种主食食品的亚拉托克素污染
Cláudio Matusse1,2,3, Zelda Lucamba4, João Bila5,6
1CIMO, LA SusTEC, Instituto Politécnico de Bragança, Campus de Santa Apolónia, 5300-253 Bragança, Portugal.
Toxins
|December 27, 2024
概括
在莫桑比克和安哥拉,高水平的亚毒素 (AFT) 污染了主食. 莫桑比克的玉米显示特别高的AFT污染,超过安全限值,构成公共卫生风险.
科学领域:
- 食品科学 食品科学 食品科学
- 公共卫生 公共卫生
- 菌类毒理学 菌类毒理学
背景情况:
- 非洲毒素 (Aflatoxins,简称AFT) 是由Aspergillus真菌产生的有毒的二次代谢产物.
- 非洲各国的基本食品中,阿弗拉托克辛污染对健康构成重大风险.
研究的目的:
- 为了量化来自安哥拉和莫桑比克的主食中总的偏毒素 (AFT) 污染.
- 评估与这些食品中AFT水平相关的公共卫生风险.
主要方法:
- 分析了来自安哥拉和莫桑比克的233个食品样本 (玉米,花生,豆类,大米,麻豆粉).
- 使用侧流带方法 (AgraStrip® Pro WATEX®) 进行AFT检测.
主要成果:
- 来自莫桑比克的玉米呈现出最高的AFT发病率和水平 (中位数为6.566.5μg/kg,高达9200μg/kg).
- 莫桑比克高达90%的玉米样本超过了食品法典的限制 (15μg/kg).
- 安哥拉玉米的AFT污染率较低 (中位数为1.27.7μg/kg).
结论:
- 来自研究地区的主食中的亚拉托克辛污染率惊人高.
- 目前的AFT水平引发了相当大的公共卫生问题.
- 迫切需要实施风险减轻策略.
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