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Title: Developments in mycotoxin analysis: an update for 2013 – 2014

Author
item BERTHILLER, F - University Of Natural Resources & Applied Life Sciences - Austria
item BRERA, C - Istituto Superiore Di Sanita
item CREWS, C - Food And Environmental Research Agency
item IHA, M - The Institute Adolfo Lutz
item KRSKA, R - University Of Natural Resources & Applied Life Sciences - Austria
item LATTANZIO, V. M - National Research Council - Italy
item MACDONALD, S - Food And Environmental Research Agency
item MALONE, R - Trilogy Laboratory
item Maragos, Chris
item SOLFRIZZO, M - National Research Council - Italy
item STROKA, J - European Commission-Joint Research Centre (JRC)
item WHITAKER, T - North Carolina State University

Submitted to: World Mycotoxin Journal
Publication Type: Review Article
Publication Acceptance Date: 11/26/2014
Publication Date: 1/1/2015
Publication URL: http://handle.nal.usda.gov/10113/62215
Citation: Berthiller, F., Brera, C., Crews, C., Iha, M.H., Krska, R., Lattanzio, V.M.T., MacDonald, S., Malone, R.J., Maragos, C.M., Solfrizzo, M., Stroka, J., Whitaker, T.B. 2015. Developments in mycotoxin analysis: an update for 2013 – 2014. World Mycotoxin Journal. 8(1):5-36.

Interpretive Summary:

Technical Abstract: This review highlights developments in the determination of mycotoxins over a period between mid-2013 and mid-2014. It continues in the format of the previous articles of this series, emphasising on analytical methods to determine aflatoxins, Alternaria toxins, ergot alkaloids, fumonisins, ochratoxins, patulin, trichothecenes and zearalenone. The importance of proper sampling and sample preparation is briefly addressed in a dedicated section, while another chapter summarises new methods used to analyse botanicals and spices. As LC-MS/MS instruments are becoming more and more widespread in the determination of multiple classes of mycotoxins, another section is focusing on such newly developed multi-mycotoxin methods. While the wealth of published methods during the 12 month time span makes it impossible to cover every single one, this exhaustive review nevertheless aims to address and briefly discuss the most important developments and trends.