TY - JOUR
T1 - Aflatoxin contamination of yellow com in the Metropolitan Lima animal feed supply
AU - Juan Caballero, M.
AU - Teresa Arbaiza, F.
AU - Orlando Lucas, A.
PY - 2001/1/1
Y1 - 2001/1/1
N2 - © 2001 Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos. All rights reserved. A total of 50 samples of hard yellow com (Zea mays), purchased at the principal wholesale markets of Lima and Callo, were subjected to ELISA test in arder to determine the presence of afalotoxins. Contamination (B 1 + B2 + G 1 + 02) was found in 82% of the samples, with concentrations averaging 4.2 ppb (from Oto 37.8 ppb). The samples of Peruvian grown yellow corn had a 95% contamination rate, with concentrations from O to 37.8 ppb, and 20% of the samples exceeding permissible levels (10 ppb) of the Codex Alimentarius. In contrast, the imported corn had concentrations from Oto 12.5 ppb, with only 3.3% ofthe samples exceeding permissible levels. These results document important, illness causing, aflatoxin contamination of the metropolitan Lima animal feed supply.
AB - © 2001 Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos. All rights reserved. A total of 50 samples of hard yellow com (Zea mays), purchased at the principal wholesale markets of Lima and Callo, were subjected to ELISA test in arder to determine the presence of afalotoxins. Contamination (B 1 + B2 + G 1 + 02) was found in 82% of the samples, with concentrations averaging 4.2 ppb (from Oto 37.8 ppb). The samples of Peruvian grown yellow corn had a 95% contamination rate, with concentrations from O to 37.8 ppb, and 20% of the samples exceeding permissible levels (10 ppb) of the Codex Alimentarius. In contrast, the imported corn had concentrations from Oto 12.5 ppb, with only 3.3% ofthe samples exceeding permissible levels. These results document important, illness causing, aflatoxin contamination of the metropolitan Lima animal feed supply.
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M3 - Article
SN - 1682-3419
SP - 125
EP - 127
JO - Revista de Investigaciones Veterinarias del Peru
JF - Revista de Investigaciones Veterinarias del Peru
ER -