Assessment of Natural Occurrence and Risk of the Emerging Mycotoxin Moniliformin in South Korea.

ABSTRACT: Moniliformin (MON) is a highly polar, emerging Fusarium mycotoxin with a low molecular weight. It is known to exhibit potentially harmful effects on public and animal health. This study aimed to comprehensively assess the natural occurrence of MON in various foods marketed in South Korea and to perform a risk assessment. An analytical method for MON quantification using strong anion exchange clean-up combined with ultra-high-performance liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry was validated across four different food matrices (white rice, sorghum, corn oil, and baby food), exhibiting excellent accuracy, precision, and sensitivity. A total of six food categories, 33 food commodities, and 253 food samples were included in this study. Maize, sorghum, Job's tears, and perilla seed

SUBMITTER: Woo SY 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11860269 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature