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Volume 34, 2020 - Issue 1: Ethnomedicine and Foods sources: novel perspectives. Guest Editor: Nicola Cicero
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Mycotoxins in spices and culinary herbs from Italy and Tunisia

Angela Giorgia PotortìBioMorf Department, University of Messina, Messina, Italy;
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Alessia TropeaUfficio di Trasferimento Tecnologico, Unità Speciale Ricerca Scientifica ed Internazionalizzazione, University of Messina, Messina, Italy;
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Vincenzo Lo TurcoBioMorf Department, University of Messina, Messina, Italy; Correspondence[email protected]
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Vito PellizzeriBioMorf Department, University of Messina, Messina, Italy;
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Asma BelfitaAPAE Higher Institute of Applied Sciences and Technology, University of Monastir, Mahdia, Tunisia
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Giacomo DugoBioMorf Department, University of Messina, Messina, Italy; ORCID Iconhttp://orcid.org/0000-0003-0185-6591
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Giuseppa Di BellaBioMorf Department, University of Messina, Messina, Italy; ORCID Iconhttp://orcid.org/0000-0001-8103-6942
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Pages 167-171 | Received 05 Feb 2019, Accepted 08 Mar 2019, Published online: 08 Apr 2019
 
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Abstract

Spices and aromatic herbs can be contaminated with mycotoxins, since of their preharvest, postharvest, and storage conditions. In this study, 112 samples of different spices and aromatic herbs were evaluated for their mycotoxins content by HPLC-MS/MS in order to highlight their possible risk linked with human use. The results showed that mycotoxins were occasionally detected only in samples of coriander, laurel, mint, rosemary, and verbena. In both geographical origins a different contamination was detected. Among the investigated mycotoxins, AFB2, AFG1, AFG2, T2 and HT2 were detected, whereas none of the samples contained AFB1 and FB1. The co-occurrence of two toxins were observed for some samples of rosemary and verbena. This study indicates that it is essential minimize the toxins in agriculture, industry, and food-product manufacturing for the consumer health protection.

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