Contamination and Health Risk Assessment of Multiple Mycotoxins in Edible and Medicinal Plants.

ABSTRACT: Edible and medicinal plants (EMPs) are widely used but are easily infected by harmful fungi which produce mycotoxins. Herein, 127 samples from 11 provinces were collected to investigate 15 mycotoxins based on geographic, demographic, processing, and risk characteristics. A total of 13 mycotoxins were detected, and aflatoxin B₁ (0.56~97.00 μg/kg), deoxynivalenol (9.41~1570.35 μg/kg), fumonisin B₁ (8.25~1875.77 μg/kg), fumonisin B₂ (2.74~543.01 μg/kg), ochratoxin A (0.62~19.30 μg/kg), and zearalenone (1.64~2376.58 μg/kg) occurred more frequently. Mycotoxin levels and species were significantly different by region, types of EMPs, and method of processing. The margin of exposure (MOE) values was well below the safe MOE (10,000). AFB₁ exposure from Co

SUBMITTER: Zhang Y 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10056361 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature