AFLATOXIN B-1 CONTAMINATION IN MAIZE SAMPLES COLLECTED FROM DIFFERENTGEOGRAPHICAL REGIONS OF INDIA - A MULTICENTER STUDY

Authors
BHAT RV VASANTHI S RAO BS RAO NR RAO VS NAGARAJA KV BAI RG PRASAD CAK VANCHINATHAN S ROY R SAHA S MUKHERJEE A GHOSH PK TOTEJA GS SAXENA BN
Citation
Rv. Bhat et al., AFLATOXIN B-1 CONTAMINATION IN MAIZE SAMPLES COLLECTED FROM DIFFERENTGEOGRAPHICAL REGIONS OF INDIA - A MULTICENTER STUDY, Food additives and contaminants, 14(2), 1997, pp. 151-156
Citations number
9
Categorie Soggetti
Food Science & Tenology","Chemistry Applied","Public, Environmental & Occupation Heath
Journal title
Food additives and contaminants → ACNP
ISSN journal
0265203X
Volume
14
Issue
2
Year of publication
1997
Pages
151 - 156
Database
ISI
SICI code
0265-203X(1997)14:2<151:ABCIMS>2.0.ZU;2-O
Abstract
Under a multicentre study conducted by the Indian Council of Medical R esearch, 2074 samples of maize were collected from rural and urban are as of 11 states representing different geographical regions of the cou ntry. These samples were analysed for aflatoxin B-1 using the AOAC met hod Analytical quality assurance between various participating laborat ories was ensured through analysis of check-samples. About 26% of maiz e samples collected from 11 states exceeded the permissible Indian reg ulatory limit of 30 mu g kg(-1). No statistically significant differen ce in percentage of samples contaminated (>30 mu g kg(-1)) was observe d between pooled rural (27.8%) and urban (23.7%) data. The maximum lev el of contamination of, 666 mu g kg(-1) was observed in the state of H aryana. The median level of <5 mu g kg(-1) was observed in the states of Gujarat, Haryana, West Bengal, Andhra Pradesh and Karnataka. In all other states studied, the median level was found to vary between 10 a nd 35 mu g kg(-1).