The Prevalence of Aflatoxins in Different Nut Samples: A Global Systematic Review and Probabilistic Risk Assessment

The Prevalence of Aflatoxins in Different Nut Samples: A Global Systematic Review and Probabilistic Risk Assessment Publisher

Ebrahimi A^{1, 2} ; Emadi A¹ ; Arabameri M^{1, 4} ; Jayedi A¹ ; Abdolshahi A¹ ; Yancheshmeh BS¹ ; Shariatifar N³

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1. Food Safety Research Center (salt), Semnan University of Medical Sciences, Semnan, Iran
2. Department of Food Technology Research, Faculty of Nutrition Sciences and Food Technology/National Nutrition and Food Technology Research Institute, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
3. Department of Environmental Health Engineering, School of Public Health, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
4. Food and Drug Laboratory Research Center, Food and Drug Organization, Ministry of Health and Medical Education, Tehran

Source: AIMS Agriculture and Food Published:2022

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Aflatoxins are secondary carcinogenic fungal metabolites derived from the toxic various Aspergillus species. These fungi can easily infect nuts and grains. A global systematic review was done to extract data on the concentration of aflatoxins in different nuts. Besides, risk assessment was conducted on data. The scientific databases were searched systematically from 2000 to 2020. Based on the results, aflatoxin B1 (AFB1) had the most frequency in nut samples. The mean concentration of aflatoxin total (AFT) and AFB1 in nuts were as follows: peanut (37.85, 32.82 pg/kg), pistachio (31.42, 39.44 pg/kg), almond (3.54, 3.93 pg/kg), walnut (42.27, 22.23 pg/kg), hazelnut (17.33, 10.54 pg/kg), Brazil nut (4.61, 3.35 pg/kg), and other nuts (26.22, 7.38 pg/kg). According to country the margin of exposure (MOE) value for adult was as Argentina (21) > Congo (67) > India (117) > Bangladesh (175) > Cameroon (238) > Iran (357) > Bahrain (438) > Brazil (447) > Ghana (606) > South Africa (1017) > Egypt (1176) > USA (1505) > China (1526) > Cyprus (1588). The MOE of the consumers in some countries was considerably below the safety margin of 10,000. To conclude, nuts are highly consumed by different consumers, so it is necessary to emphasize strict control measures to prevent contamination of these foods with aflatoxins. © 2022. the Author(s), licensee AIMS Press. All Rights Reserved.

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MLA	Ebrahimi A, et al.. "The Prevalence of Aflatoxins in Different Nut Samples: A Global Systematic Review and Probabilistic Risk Assessment." AIMS Agriculture and Food, vol. 7, no. 1, 2022, pp. 130-148.
APA	Ebrahimi A, Emadi A, Arabameri M, Jayedi A, Abdolshahi A, Yancheshmeh BS, Shariatifar N (2022). The Prevalence of Aflatoxins in Different Nut Samples: A Global Systematic Review and Probabilistic Risk Assessment. AIMS Agriculture and Food, 7(1), 130-148.
Chicago	Ebrahimi A, Emadi A, Arabameri M, Jayedi A, Abdolshahi A, Yancheshmeh BS, Shariatifar N. "The Prevalence of Aflatoxins in Different Nut Samples: A Global Systematic Review and Probabilistic Risk Assessment." AIMS Agriculture and Food 7, no. 1 (2022): 130-148.
Harvard	Ebrahimi A et al. (2022) 'The Prevalence of Aflatoxins in Different Nut Samples: A Global Systematic Review and Probabilistic Risk Assessment', AIMS Agriculture and Food, 7(1), pp. 130-148.
Vancouver	Ebrahimi A, Emadi A, Arabameri M, Jayedi A, Abdolshahi A, Yancheshmeh BS, et al.. The Prevalence of Aflatoxins in Different Nut Samples: A Global Systematic Review and Probabilistic Risk Assessment. AIMS Agriculture and Food. 2022;7(1):130-148.
BibTex	@article{ author = {Ebrahimi A and Emadi A and Arabameri M and Jayedi A and Abdolshahi A and Yancheshmeh BS and Shariatifar N}, title = {The Prevalence of Aflatoxins in Different Nut Samples: A Global Systematic Review and Probabilistic Risk Assessment}, journal = {AIMS Agriculture and Food}, volume = {7}, number = {1}, pages = {130-148}, year = {2022} }
RIS	TY - JOUR AU - Ebrahimi A AU - Emadi A AU - Arabameri M AU - Jayedi A AU - Abdolshahi A AU - Yancheshmeh BS AU - Shariatifar N TI - The Prevalence of Aflatoxins in Different Nut Samples: A Global Systematic Review and Probabilistic Risk Assessment JO - AIMS Agriculture and Food VL - 7 IS - 1 SP - 130 EP - 148 PY - 2022 ER -

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