Occurrence of Alternaria mycotoxins and quantification of viable Alternaria spp. during the food processing of tomato products in Spain

Estiarte, Núria; Crespo Sempere, Ana; Marín Sillué, Sònia; Sanchís Almenar, Vicente; Ramos Girona, Antonio J.

doi:https://doi.org/10.3920/WMJ2017.2282

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2018-05-15

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Estiarte, Núria

Crespo Sempere, Ana

Marín Sillué, Sònia

Sanchís Almenar, Vicente

Ramos Girona, Antonio J.

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Estiarte, Núria; Crespo Sempere, Ana; Marín Sillué, Sònia; Sanchís Almenar, Vicente; Ramos Girona, Antonio J.; . (2018) . Occurrence of Alternaria mycotoxins and quantification of viable Alternaria spp. during the food processing of tomato products in Spain. World Mycotoxin Journal, 2018, vol. 11, núm. 4, p. 625-633. https://doi.org/10.3920/WMJ2017.2282.

Abstract

The occurrence of two Alternaria mycotoxins, alternariol (AOH) and alternariol monomethyl ether (AME) and the presence of conidia from Alternaria spp., were investigated throughout the food production chain of two businesses, one which uses organic fruit and the other non-organic. For this purpose, a propidium monoazide (PMA) treatment followed by a quantitative Real Time PCR (qPCR) was used to detect and quantify viable conidia exclusively. Results demonstrated that 68.4% of the total raw fruit analysed was contaminated with viable Alternaria spp. Regarding the mycotoxin occurrence, only a few samples were contaminated with AME, while 35% of raw tomatoes tested positive for AOH in the organic producer and 21% in the non-organic producer. AOH was present in samples analysed before heat treatment, while almost no mycotoxins were found in the final products of the organic producer. However, in the non-organic producer, 47% of the tomato concentrates were contaminated.

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http://hdl.handle.net/10459.1/65562

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https://doi.org/10.3920/WMJ2017.2282

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World Mycotoxin Journal, 2018, vol. 11, núm. 4, p. 625-633