Occurrence of ochratoxin A in Algerian wheat and its milling derivatives

Saliha ZebiriLaboratoire de Biologie des Systèmes Microbiens, Ecole Normale Supérieure de Kouba, Chikh Mohamed El Bachir El Ibrahimi, Alger, Algeria;

Salim MokraneLaboratoire de Biologie des Systèmes Microbiens, Ecole Normale Supérieure de Kouba, Chikh Mohamed El Bachir El Ibrahimi, Alger, Algeria;

Carol Verheecke-VaessenUniversité de Toulouse, Laboratoire de Génie Chimique UMR 5503 (CNRS/INPT/UPS), INP de Toulouse/ENSAT, Castanet-Tolosan Cedex, France; ;Applied Mycology Group, AgriFood Theme, Cranfield University, Cranfield, Bedford, UK;

Elodie ChoqueUniversité de Toulouse, Laboratoire de Génie Chimique UMR 5503 (CNRS/INPT/UPS), INP de Toulouse/ENSAT, Castanet-Tolosan Cedex, France;

Hocine ReghiouiLaboratoire de Biologie des Systèmes Microbiens, Ecole Normale Supérieure de Kouba, Chikh Mohamed El Bachir El Ibrahimi, Alger, Algeria;

Nasserdine SabaouLaboratoire de Biologie des Systèmes Microbiens, Ecole Normale Supérieure de Kouba, Chikh Mohamed El Bachir El Ibrahimi, Alger, Algeria;

Florence MathieuUniversité de Toulouse, Laboratoire de Génie Chimique UMR 5503 (CNRS/INPT/UPS), INP de Toulouse/ENSAT, Castanet-Tolosan Cedex, France;

Amar RibaLaboratoire de Biologie des Systèmes Microbiens, Ecole Normale Supérieure de Kouba, Chikh Mohamed El Bachir El Ibrahimi, Alger, Algeria; ;Département de Biologie, Faculté des Sciences, Université M'Hamed Bougara, Boumerdes, AlgeriaCorrespondence[email protected]

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Abstract

To determine the concentrations of ochratoxin A in wheat, and its derivatives, 81 samples, including durum wheat (n = 27), common wheat (n = 12), semolina (n = 29) and flour (n = 13) were collected from regions of Algeria. The results showed that 62 of the 81 samples (76.54%), were contaminated with quantities of ochratoxin A ranging from 0.84 to 34.75 µg/kg. The results showed that 69.23% of wheat grains were contaminated with ochratoxin A (0.21–27.31 µg/kg). Ochratoxin A were detected both in semolina and flour manufacturing process (0.16–34.75 µg/kg). Ochratoxin A level seem to be a serious public health problem in Algeria.

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