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  • Title: Influence of processing on trichothecene levels.
    Author: Hazel CM, Patel S.
    Journal: Toxicol Lett; 2004 Oct 10; 153(1):51-9. PubMed ID: 15342081.
    Abstract:
    Trichothecene mycotoxins frequently occur in cereal grains that are intended for food production. The process of converting grains into food and drinks for consumers has significant effects on the levels of toxins in the final food. Surveillance of retail food and drinks of cereal origin demonstrates that trichothecenes do survive the production processes employed. Trichothecenes are relatively heat stable chemicals, with high water solubility, properties that affect their processing fate. It is known that the extent of transmission into final food products is dependent on the pattern of Fusarium infection in the grains. For dry-milled products, the most highly contaminated fractions are those that contain the whole or the outer portions of the grain. For wet milling, the trichothecenes primarily transfer to the aqueous fractions, the most contaminated streams enter the animal food chain, although there is no evidence of significant trichothecenes transmission into animal products. However, anomalies remain in the understanding of the processing effects of several major cereal processes used in European food production (e.g. baking and brewing).
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