TY  - JOUR
T1  - Survey of Patulin Contamination in Italian Apple Juices from Organic and Conventional Agriculture
AU - , Andrea Versari AU - , Giuseppina Paola Parpinello AU - , Alessia Umberta Mattioli 
JO  - Journal of Food Technology
VL  - 5
IS  - 2
SP  - 143
EP  - 146
PY  - 2007
DA  - 2001/08/19
SN  - 1684-8462
DO  - jftech.2007.143.146
UR  - https://makhillpublications.co/view-article.php?doi=jftech.2007.143.146
KW  - Contamination
KW  -fruit juice
KW  -HPLC
KW  -mycotoxin
KW  -statistics
KW  -organic products
AB  - There is an increasing concern of consumers about food safety and contaminants. In this study, 26 commercial apple juices from organic, integrated and conventional agriculture were analysed for the mycotoxin patulin by reversed-phase high performance liquid chromatography using diode array detection. The patulin content showed a skewed distribution, the average percentage of juice contamination was 58% and all samples had a patulin content below the actual safe limit of 50 µg L <SUP>1</SUP>. Data on organic products are discussed and compared with information from the literature.
ER  -