Limited Survey of Deoxynivalenol in Wheat and Corn in the United States
- 1 January 1989
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Oxford University Press (OUP) in Journal of AOAC INTERNATIONAL
- Vol. 72 (1) , 38-40
- https://doi.org/10.1093/jaoac/72.1.38
Abstract
A limited survey was conducted over a 2-year period to determine the incidence and levels of deoxynivalenol (DON) in corn and wheat grown in selected areas of the United States. Samples of corn (198) and wheat (247) were collected and analyzed by a gas chromatographic method. Sixty-six percent of the corn samples collected in 1984 and 30% of the corn samples collected in 1985 contained DON. The average concentration of DON in corn, by state, ranged from 0.11 to 1.20 μg/g; the maximum concentration was 2.47 μg/g. Only 2 of the 247 samples of wheat contained DON at a concentration >2 μg/g, which is the level of concern suggested by the Food and Drug Administration for wheat entering the milling process for human consumption.This publication has 6 references indexed in Scilit:
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