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Aflatoxins contamination of maize in Serbia: The impact of weather conditions in 2015

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dc.contributor.author Janić Hajnal, Elizabet
dc.contributor.author Kos, Jovana
dc.contributor.author Krulj, Jelena
dc.contributor.author Krstović, Saša
dc.contributor.author Jajić, Igor
dc.contributor.author Pezo, Lato
dc.contributor.author Šarić, Bojana
dc.contributor.author Nedeljković, Nataša
dc.date.accessioned 2018-06-27T15:35:37Z
dc.date.available 2018-06-27T15:35:37Z
dc.date.issued 2017-07-11
dc.identifier.citation Janić Hajnal, E., Kos, J., Krulj, J., Krstović, S., Jajić, I., Pezo, L., Šarić, B., Nedeljković, N. (2017) Aflatoxins contamination of maize in Serbia: The impact of weather conditions in 2015. Food Additives & Contaminants Part A, 34, 11, 1999–2010. DOI: 10.1080/19440049.2017.1331047 en_US
dc.identifier.issn 1944-0049
dc.identifier.uri http://oa.fins.uns.ac.rs/handle/123456789/85
dc.description peer-reviewed en_US
dc.description.abstract In recent years climate changes recorded in temperate regions of Europe have led to aflatoxin (AF) contamination of maize. Thus, the aim of this study was to investigate the influence of weather conditions on levels of aflatoxin B1 (AFB1), aflatoxin B2 (AFB2), aflatoxin G1 (AFG1) and aflatoxin G2 (AFG2) in 180 maize samples collected from the main maize-growing regions (Western Bačka, North Banat, South Banat and Central Serbia) in Serbia after harvest in 2015. The concentrations of AFs were determined by a validated HPLC method with post-column derivatisation and fluorescence detection (HPLC-FLD). The presence of AFB1, AFB2, AFG1 and AFG2 was detected in 57.2%, 13.9%, 5.6% and 2.8% of maize samples in the concentration ranges of 1.3–88.8 µg kg–1, 0.60–2.8 µg kg–1, 1.8–28.5 µg kg–1 and 2.1–7.5 µg kg–1 respectively. The recorded smaller amount of precipitation and especially higher air temperatures during the summer of 2015 were favourable for AF production, which resulted in 32.2% and 21.1% of samples being unsuitable for human consumption, since AFB1 and the sum of AFs concentrations were above 5.0 and 10.0 µg kg–1 respectively. Furthermore, the findings in this study indicate that the microclimate conditions in the investigated regions had a great influence on the contamination frequency of maize with AFs. The highest percentage of samples unsuitable for human consumption, considering both AFB1 and total AFs content were 72.5% and 51.5% respectively from Central Serbia, whilst the lowest percentages of 15.6% and 6.2% respectively were found in Western Bačka. These findings confirmed that maize should be continuously monitored in order to protect human and animal health from the harmful effects caused by AFs contamination. en_US
dc.description.sponsorship This paper is a result of the research conducted within Project III 46001 financed by the Ministry of Education, Science and Technological Development, Republic of Serbia. en_US
dc.language.iso en en_US
dc.publisher Taylor & Francis en_US
dc.relation info:eu-repo/grantAgreement/MESTD/Integrated and Interdisciplinary Research (IIR or III)/46001/RS//
dc.relation.ispartofseries 001;0080
dc.rights info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess
dc.subject Maize en_US
dc.subject aflatoxins en_US
dc.subject HPLC-FLD en_US
dc.subject Serbia en_US
dc.subject weather conditions en_US
dc.title Aflatoxins contamination of maize in Serbia: The impact of weather conditions in 2015 en_US
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dc.type info:eu-repo/semantics/article en_US


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