%0 Journal Article
%A Pavón, Miguel Ángel
%A González Alonso, María Isabel
%A Cruz, Silvia de la
%A Martín De Santos, María Del Rosario
%A García Lacarra, Teresa
%T The use of high‐performance liquid chromatography to detect ochratoxin A in dried figs from the Spanish market
%D 2011
%@ 0022-5142
%U https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14352/94186
%X BACKGROUND: Detection and quantification of ochratoxin A (OTA) in dried fig samples purchased in Spain has been carried out using high-performance liquid chromatography with fluorescence detection after extraction with methanol and sodium bicarbonate, and clean-up by using an immunoaffinity column.RESULTS: The detection limit of the method was 0.06 ng/g, and the limit of quantification 0.18 ng/g. OTA was detected in 31 (88.6%) out of 35 samples of dried figs analysed, with concentrations that ranged from < 0.1 to 277 ng/g. However, only three samples contained OTA concentrations above the tolerable level set by European Commission regulations for dried vine fruits (10 ng/g).CONCLUSION: The results of this survey show the value of monitoring OTA in dried figs especially if they are home grown.
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