Published in Scientific Papers. Series D. Animal Science, Vol. LXII, Issue 2
Written by Carmen Daniela PETCU, Ioana Mădălina GEORGESCU, Ovidiu Valentin ZVORIȘTEANU, Cătălin Nicolae NEGREANU
The increase of the agricultural surfaces cultivated with cereals that came to represent ~ 50% of the total areas destined to the agricultural activity, as well as the last years’ climatic changes mainly associated with the global heating which caused the increase of the temperature and humidity during the period of cereal harvest (in particular of wheat) required that monitoring of deoxynivalenol contamination would be a permanent concern in order to ensure the health of both, the human and animal population. In this study, the quantitative determination of deoxynivalenol contamination was pursued on a number of 584 samples, represented by unprocessed cereals, cereal flour, bread and bakery products, breakfast cereals and pasta. In the analysed samples, by the immuno-enzymatic technique and / or high performance chromatographic liquid, there were no registered values higher than the maximum level allowed for this parameter provided in Reg. EC no. 1881/2006 with the subsequent modifications and completions, but it was visible (even a doubling) of the deoxynivalenol contamination of the samples analysed in the year under test during which there were more abundant precipitation and increased temperatures in the wheat harvesting period. Following the study, it was found that the analysed samples correspond to the legislative requirements for the deoxynivalenol contaminant, and this parameter is permanently monitored in order to comply with the incident legislation.
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