Natural occurrence of aflatoxins and ochratoxin A in commercial chilli and chilli sauce samples

作者：Iqbal Shahzad Zafar^*; Asi Muhammad Rafique; Zuber Mohammad; Akhtar Javed; Saif Muhammad Jawwad

来源：Food Control, 2013, 30(2): 621-625.

DOI：10.1016/j.foodcont.2012.09.003

• Aflatoxins
• Ochratoxin A
• Red chilli
• Chilli sauce
• HPLC

Total 170 samples of chillies (chilli sauce, crushed chilli and powdered chilli) were analyzed by HPLC coupled with fluorescence detector. AFs were detected in 39,59 and 56% of chilli sauce, crushed chilli and chilli powder samples from open market compared with 29, 54 and 58% samples respectively, from food restaurants. OTA was found 5 (19%), 11(38%) and 13 (38%), in chilli sauce, crushed chilli and chilli powder from open market compared to 4 (17%), 14 (50%), and 12 (41%) samples respectively, from food restaurants. About 12, 27 and 35% chilli sauce, crushed chilli and powdered chilli samples from open market were found above the European Union (EU) limit for total AFs compared to 8, 32, and 41% samples from food restaurants. The daily intakes of AFs and OTA were 3.3 and 2 mu g/kg, respectively.

• 出版日期2013-4