Category Archives: Aflatoxin

Research – The Investigation of Mycotoxins and Enterobacteriaceae of Cereal-Based Baby Foods Marketed in Turkey

Posted on December 7, 2021 by | Leave a comment

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In this study, a total of 85 cereal-based baby foods with or without milk (four different brands; A, B, C, and D) collected from Ankara local markets, Turkey were analyzed for mycotoxins, total aerobic mesophilic bacteria (TAMB), and Enterobacteriaceae contamination. Baby foods were analyzed for 12 toxicological important mycotoxins such as aflatoxin B1, B2, G1, and G2; fumonisin B1 and B2; ochratoxin A; sterigmatocystin (STE); deoxynivalenol (DON); zearalenone (ZON); and T-2 toxin and HT-2 toxin by LC-MS/MS multi-mycotoxin method. In addition to these mycotoxins, the presence of aflatoxin M1 (AFM1) was investigated in baby foods containing milk. The classical culture method was used for microbiological analysis. Consequently, at least one mycotoxin was detected in 69.41% of the total samples. The most frequently detected mycotoxins were STE (34.12%) and HT-2 (34.12%). However, AFM1 was not detected in any of the baby foods containing milk. Also, TAMB and Enterobacteriaceae were isolated from 30.59% and 10.59% of samples, respectively. As a result, it was determined that the mycotoxin levels in the analyzed samples were in accordance with the mycotoxin levels specified in the Turkish Food Codex.

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Italy – Animal Feed – HYBRID CORN – Aflatoxin

Posted on December 6, 2021 by | Leave a comment

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Brand : LA FATTORIA DI MZ

Name : HYBRID MAIZE zoot use KG 25 RAW MATERIAL FOR FEED

Reason for reporting : Recall due to microbiological risk

Publication date : 6 December 2021

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Italy – Animal Feed – MEDIUM HYBRID CRUSHED CORN – Aflatoxin

Posted on December 6, 2021 by | Leave a comment

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Brand : LA FATTORIA DI MZ

Name : MEDIUM HYBRID FRANTURCO GRASS 25 KG ZOOTECHNICAL USE RAW MATERIAL FOR FEED

Reason for reporting : Recall due to microbiological risk

Publication date : 6 December 2021

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RASFF Alerts – Aflatoxin – Dried Figs – Pistachios – Hazelnuts – Peanuts –

Posted on December 3, 2021 by | Leave a comment

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High Aflatoxin values in shell hazelnuts from Georgia in Italy

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Aflatoxins in pistachios in shell from Iran in Poland

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Aflatoxin B1 in hazelnuts from Turkey in Germany

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Aflatoxins in dried organic figs from Turkey in Germany

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Aflatoxins in pistachios from Turkey in Germany

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Aflatossine in fichi secchi/aflatoxins above legal limit in dried figs from Turkey in Italy

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AFLATOSSINE OLTRE I LIMITI MASSIMI CONSENTITI IN ARACHIDI IN GUSCIO DA EGITTO/ Peanuts in Italy

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Aflatossine in fichi secchi dalla Turchia in Italy

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Aflatoxinas en cacahuete molido de Paraguay/ Afltatoxins in peanuts from Paraguay in Spain

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Alto contenuto di aflatossine in fichi secchi dalla Turchia//high content of aflatoxins in dried figs from Turkey in Italy

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Excessive levels of aflatoxin B1 and total aflatoxin in unshelled peanuts from Egypt in Germany and Italy

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Aflatoxin and clothianidin in californian pistachio meal in France

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Alto contenuto di aflatossine in fichi secchi dalla Turchia/ aflatoxins above legal limit in dried figs from Turkey in Italy

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AFLATOXINS IN RAW PISTACHIO FROM TURCIA in Romania

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Aflatoxins in hazelnut kernels from Azerbaijan

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Tanzania – 3 Children Die After Consuming Sea Turtle Meat, 22 People Hospitalised – Algal Toxins?

Posted on November 29, 2021 by | Leave a comment

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Three children lost their lives after consuming sea turtle flesh on Pemba Island in Tanzania’s Zanzibar. On November 27, police reported that all of the children who died belonged to the same family. According to Juma Sadi, the regional police chief for Pemba North, 22 additional individuals have been brought to hospitals after eating sea turtle flesh on Friday, Xinhua reported.

The police added that samples of the sea turtle flesh have been delivered to the appropriate authorities for testing to examine the cause of the fatalities. “Two of the people admitted to hospital are children and they are in critical condition,” Juma Sadi was quoted by Xinhua as saying. He further highlighted that the sea turtle flesh is suspected of being poisonous.

Algae on the seafloor are known to discharge deadly poisons between the months of November to March when the nation’s temperatures rise and during these months, sea turtles, as well as over 20 kinds of fishes, feast on toxic algae at the bottom of the seafloor. Further, the poisons in the plants eventually seep into the flesh of the organisms that consume them. It has the potential to be lethal if eaten.

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RASFF Alerts – Aflatoxin – Dried Figs – Hazelnut Kernels – Pistachios – Peanuts

Posted on November 26, 2021 by | Leave a comment

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AFLATOXIN B1 in RAW HAZELNUTS KERNELS from AZERBAIJAN -NOCCIOLE SGUSCIATE from Azerbaijan in Italy

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Aflatoxins in dried figs from Turkey in Austria

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Aflatoxinas, higos, Turquía // Aflatoxins, figs, Turkey in Spain

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Aflatoxin in peanuts from USA in Norway

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Dried figs – aflatoxins from Turkey in Austria and Germany

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Aflatoxins in pistachio kernels from Turkey in Italy

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Aflatoxins in dried figs from Turkey in Germany

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Aflatoxins in dried figs from Turkey in Italy

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Alto contenuto di aflatossine in pistacchi in guscio dall’Iran //high content of aflatoxins in pistachios in shell from Iran in Italy

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Presenza di aflatossine superiori ai limiti di legge su materia prima pistacchio//aflatoxins above the legal limits on pistachio raw material from Italy in Italy

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RASFF Alert – Animal Feed – Aflatoxin – Peanut Kernels

Posted on November 26, 2021 by | Leave a comment

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Aflatoxin B1 in peanut kernels from the United States in Germany

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Austria – TAYN dried figs – Aflatoxin

Posted on November 25, 2021 by | Leave a comment

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Public recall: dried figs – square packaging

Dried figs 800g are not suitable for consumption because of aflatoxin!

Aflatoxin was found in analyzes in “TAYN dried figs”. Batches 090109697-11-24 with the best before date 10.10.2022 are affected.

Manufacturer: TAYN TARIM ÜRÜNLERI 09800 Nazilli / Aydin-TR

Importer: Kerem GmbH, 1020 Vienna

The product is not suitable for consumption and can be returned by consumers (in all branches). Of course, customers will be reimbursed the purchase price even without proof of purchase. The Kerem GmbH fulfills its own responsibility in accordance with the food law provisions and has therefore initiated a recall of the product.

This warning does not mean that the exposure was caused by our company.

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RASFF Alerts – Aflatoxin – Dried Organic Figs – Dried Figs – Shelled Hazelnuts – Pistachios – Spice Mix for Chapli Kebab

Posted on November 19, 2021 by | Leave a comment

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Aflatoxins in dried organic figs from Turkey in Germany

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Excessive aflatoxin levels (aflatoxin B1 and total aflatoxin) in dried organic figs from Turkey in Germany

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Aflatoxins (B1 = 76.31; Tot. = 89.18 µg/kg – ppb) in dried organic figs from Turkey in Germany

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Aflatoxins in dried figs from Turkey in Germany

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Aflatoxins in dried figs from Turkey in Italy

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Aflatoxins in shelled hazelnuts from Georgia in Italy

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Aflatoxins in dried figs from Turkey in Italy

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Aflatoxins in Turkish Organic Dried Figs in the Netherlands

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Aflatoxin B1 in pistachios from the United States in Germany

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Aflatoxins in dried figs from Turkey in Italy

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Aflatoxins in pistachios in shell from Turkey in Germany

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Elevated Aflatoxin B1 in Spice Mix for Chapli Kebab from Pakistan in Ireland

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RASFF Alerts – Aflatoxin – Dried Figs – Pistachios – Groundnuts

Posted on November 12, 2021 by | Leave a comment

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Aflatoxins in roasted and salted pistachios from Turkey in Germany

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Aflatoxins in pistachios in shell from Turkey in Germany

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Aflatoxin in Egyptian groundnuts in the Netherlands

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Aflatoxins in figs from Turkey in Germany

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Aflatoxins in dried figs from Turkey in Poland

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