PRESENCE OF DESTRUXIN A AND BEAUVERICIN IN CEREALS

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E. DREASSI
C. ZAMPERINI
A. CITO
V. FRANCARDI
M. BOTTA

Keywords

LC-MS/MS, mycotoxins, organic, conventional

Abstract

A LC-MS/MS method for the detection of destruxin A (DTX A) and beauvericin (BEA) in cereals was developed, validated and applied to commercial products collected in Italian markets in the years 2015-2016. Results showed that BEA contaminated 59 % of the samples even if only 15 of them (34%) showed quantifiable residues (comprised between 0.11 and 7.51 ng/g). The sample of red rice contaminated with the highest BEA level was also contaminated with DTX A (0.28 ng/g). Finally, no significant differences were detected between contaminated samples based on the production year and the agronomic technology used (organic or conventional farming).

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