Natural occurrence of mycotoxins in Japan-focused on patulin

• TABATA Setsuko

  Tokyo metropolitan Institute of Public Health

Bibliographic Information

Other Title

• 国内で起きるカビ毒汚染の実態と防御―パツリンを中心として

Abstract

Generally, climate conditions in Japan are considered to be unsuitable for aflatoxin production. On the other hand, natural contamination of Fusarium mycotoxins, patulin, ochratoxins and citrinin in domestic agricultural products can occur. Recently, it was revealed that some mycotoxins naturally occur in Japan. Therefore detail survey and development of countermeasure against mycotoxin contamination are matter of great urgency, now. In this paper, the situation and control of natural occurrence of mycotoxins in Japan will be presented and discussed. Natural contamination of deoxynivalenol and nivalenol in wheat and patulin in apple definitely occur in Japan, and that of patulin in grape and aflatoxin in crude sugar probably occur. Natural contamination of ochratoxin in cereals possibly occur in Japan. In 2003, high level of patulin was found in a part of domestic apples as raw material for juice. The incidence of patulin in apples stored for long term was relatively high. The fact indicated that apples were contaminated with patulin in storage at low temperature. To reduce the risk of patulin, the effort to guard apples from infection with P. expansum and to avoid long-term storage of damaged apples is necessary.

Journal

• JSM Mycotoxins

  JSM Mycotoxins 58 (2), 129-135, 2008

  Japanese Society of Mycotoxicology

Keywords

• mycotoxin
• domestic occurrence
• patulin
• deoxynivalenol
• ochratoxin
• aflatoxin
• Japan

Details

• CRID: 1390282679760157056
• NII Article ID: 10021920548
• NII Book ID: AN00334513
• DOI: 10.2520/myco.58.129
• COI: 1:CAS:528:DC%2BD1cXhtFWnu7jM
• ISSN: 18810128
• ISSN: 02851466
• Web Site: https://search.jamas.or.jp/link/ui/2009123641
• Text Lang: ja
• Data Source:
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