英文摘要 |
In order to investigate mycotoxin contamination in commercial foods in Taiwan, a total of 515 samples from supermarkets and grocery stores were collected by 22 local health bureaus in 2016. These included 193 peanut samples, 61 red yeast rice samples, 60 edible oil samples, 30 rice samples, 30 wheat samples, 50 coffee samples, 30 coix seed samples, 31 corn samples and 30 supplementary food samples. The samples were analyzed for aflatoxins (AFs), ochratoxin A (OTA), and citrinin (CIT) by the methods promulgated by the Ministry of Health and Welfare. Supplementary food samples, coix seed samples, corn samples and wheat samples were also tested for Deoxynivalenol, Zearalenone, T-2/HT-2 and Fumonisin. The test results showed that 13 samples (2.5%) failed to comply with the requirements, of which 1 peanut candy sample (2.2%), 2 peanut powder samples (5.9%) and 2 coix seed samples (6.7%) contained excessive AFs. One Supplementary food sample and 1 coffee sample were found to contain excessive levels of OTA and aflatoxin B1 (AFB1). Six red yeast rice samples contain excessive CIT. In addition, the level of mycotoxins in 38 samples exceeded the draft maximum limits. The results of this study were sent to the local governments and authorities involved in border control to remove the substandard products from the markets, enforce penalties to the non-compliant suppliers and strengthen regulations on imported products. This study provided a scientific basis for evaluating the draft mycotoxin regulatory limits for commercial foods. |