Ochratoxin A in Indonesian Nutmeg in the Netherlands
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Aflatoxin B1 and Ochratoxin A in basmati rice from India in Ireland and the Netherlands
Ochratoxin A in organic dried white mulberries from Turkey in Germany and the Netherlands
Ochratoxin in rice from Pakistan in Belgium
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Recall by Albert Heijn
Product: Basmati rice “Basmati rijst Aromatisch” from the AH brand.
Problem: the product contains too high an ochratoxin content.
In agreement with the FASFC, Albert Heijn reminds consumers of the basmati rice “Basmati rijst Aromatisch” of the Albert Heijn brand with the expiry date 10/08/2023. The product contains too high an ochratoxin content. Consumption of this product may pose a health risk.
Albert Heijn asks its customers not to consume this product and to return it to the point of sale where it was purchased. The product will be refunded or exchanged there. Please contact a doctor in case of any health problem.
Product description
• Product category: rice
• Product name: Basmati rijst Aromatisch
• Brand: Albert Heijn
• Expiry date (BDD): 10/08/2023
• Sale period: from 11/08/2021, product no. is no longer on sale in stores
• Nature of packaging: cardboard
• Weight: 400 g
For any further information , please contact Albert Heijn via 0800 777 05.
Cereal grains are usually ensiled to improve their nutritional value and are one of the main sources of feed for dairy cattle. However, during storage, grains can be contaminated with toxicogenic fungi. Sorghum is one of the most economically important cereals in the world. Therefore, the aim of this work was to evaluate the influence of storage duration and tannin and moisture contents on toxicogenic fungal populations in sorghum grain storage. Samples were prepared with variety high in tannins (genotypes Morgan 108 and ACA 558, >5g/kg DM) and with variety low tannin content (genotypes Flash 10 and ACA 546, <1g/kg DM) were collected and manually compacted in experimental laboratory silos where they received different moisture content treatments, namely low (15-25%), medium (26-32%) and high (33-42%). Freshly harvest grains were analyzed at time 0 and storage grains were analyzed at different times (30, 90 and 180 days). Fungal isolation and identification were performed following conventional mycological methods. Penicillium citrinum (34%), Aspergillus flavus (60%) and Fusarium nygamai (68%) were the most abundant species. Rapid detection of aflatoxins and fumonisins in each sample was performed by ELISA according to the AOAC method, and the quantification of aflatoxin B 1 was performed by HPLC. Aflatoxins were detected in four samples with levels of 6.7-28.8 µg/kg and aflatoxin B 1 with a level of 2-14 µg/kg in pre- and post-storage grains . Fumonisins were only detected in two freshly harvested samples with levels of 500-900 µg/kg . In general, the storage time favored the increase of Penicillium population, instead the Aspergillus and Fusarium are reduced. Conversely the abundance of the three population was not affected by the moisture content. The results of this study show that fungal population must be analyzed at different times.
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Ochratoxin A in dates from Tunisia in Belgium
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Ochratoxin-A in Turkish dried figs in the Netherlands
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Ochratoxin A (31.0 µg/kg – ppb) in dried figs from Turkey in Finland
Ochratoxin A in dried figs from Turkey in Germany
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Climate change is likely to be part of the reason for the increase in mycotoxin issues for the global animal feed business. And the trend is expected to continue and even accelerate over the next 5 years.
7 out of 10 analyses run last year found raw ingredients contaminated with mycotoxins, according to Cargill’s annual review. But reassuringly, just 35% of these reached performance risk thresholds, showing that positive analyses are not always concerning.
Last year’s study analysed more than 328,000 samples across more than 150 global feed plants, on-farm samplings and storage locations in 54 countries. The majority of these were corn (212,254), cereals (85,478), oilseeds (27,602) or others (3,632). It found 72% of analyses were contaminated with at least one mycotoxin showing that contamination is more likely than not across all ingredients.
Since mycotoxins are produced by moulds as a natural defence response to environmental factors, their occurrence is linked to climate conditions.
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Aflatoxins and ochratoxin A in organic mace powder from Sri Lanka in Germany
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Ochratoxin A in Spray dried instant coffee from Vietnam in Romania
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