Pavón, Miguel ÁngelGonzález Alonso, María IsabelCruz, Silvia de laMartín De Santos, María Del RosarioGarcía Lacarra, Teresa2024-01-202024-01-202011Pavón, M. Á., González, I., De La Cruz, S., Martı́n, R., & Lacarra, T. G. (2011). The use of high‐performance liquid chromatography to detect ochratoxin A in dried figs from the Spanish market. Journal of the Science of Food and Agriculture, 92(1), 74-77. https://doi.org/10.1002/jsfa.45430022-514210.1002/jsfa.4543https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14352/94186BACKGROUND: 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.engAttribution 4.0 Internationalhttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/journal article1097-0010https://www.doi.org/10.1002/jsfa.4543https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/jsfa.4543restricted access636.09Ochratoxin AHPLCDried figsVeterinaria31 Ciencias Agrarias