| 英文摘要 |
The occurrence data of aflatoxins and ochratoxin A in ready-to-eat peanut products were from the results of annual monitoring programs from 2019 to 2024 in Taiwan. Of the total 1,618 samples, 22.5% were found to contain only type B aflatoxin, and 1.5% contained both type B and type G aflatoxin. The overall percentages exceeding the limits were 7.5% for aflatoxin B1 and 5.1% for ochratoxin A (about 1.5:1), and the average levels of aflatoxin B1 and ochratoxin A were 1.59μg/kg and 1.33μg/kg, respectively. There were 172 samples (10.6%) exceeding the limits of aflatoxin or ochratoxin A, of which 31 samples (1.9%) failed to meet the limits of both aflatoxin and ochratoxin A. According to the peanut sub-categories, the aflatoxin and ochratoxin A in peanut flour exceeding the limits were the highest at 13.2% and 14.1%, respectively, while those in processed peanut kernels were lower at 2.2% and 1.6%, respectively. The annual percentages of aflatoxin and ochratoxin A exceeding the limits ranged from 4.4% to 11.0% and 1.4% to 8.4%, respectively, and the products exceeding the limits had been removed from the food supply chain. Of the 172 products exceeding the limits, 26 (15.1%) were imported, and 146 (84.9%) were domestically produced. Peanut flour was the most common bulk product, with aflatoxin and ochratoxin A exceeding the limits at 16.7% and 11.1%, respectively, which were higher than those in packaged products at 8.8% and 4.8%, respectively. The products sampled from the catering industry had the levels of aflatoxin and ochratoxin A exceeding the limits at 25.5% and 19.1%, respectively, which were higher than those sampled from vendors and manufacturers. The results of this study showed that ready-to-eat peanut products were the main source of dietary exposure to aflatoxins and ochratoxin A for the public, so the monitoring of ready-to-eat peanuts in the market should continue, and products exceeding the limits should be removed from the market to minimize public exposure to aflatoxin and ochratoxin. |