Mycotoxin contamination is an ongoing problem for all kinds of food commodity, and it is necessary to investigate the extent of this problem in baby food products. It is seen that factors such as developing technology, urbanization, and intense work tempo change dietary habits in every age group. The aim of this study was to provide a current overview on patulin (PAT) contamination of fruit-based baby food in Turkey. Safety levels of products were evaluated based on the provisional maximum tolerable daily intake (PMTDI) value predefined by the regulatory agencies. A total of 58 baby foods from Turkey market were investigated in this study. A high-performance thin-layer chromatography (HPTLC) method was developed by using acidic QUECHERS (quick-easy-cheap-effective-rugged-safe) extraction process. PAT was detected in 12 of 58 with a concentration between 0.13 and 2.98 mg/L; the mean value and the median value were found 1.71 mg/L and 1.92 mg/L, respectively. Based on PMTDI values recommended as 0.4 μg/kg bm/day, it was found that 11 of the 12 PAT-containing products were above the legal limit. The presence of PAT-containing baby food above the permitted values will be the subject of acute or chronic intoxications in the clinic, forensics in the consumer courts, and financial obligations of the questioned producers during the importation of the product at customs.

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HPTLC快速测定土耳其水果型婴儿食品中的棒曲霉素

霉菌毒素污染是所有食品中的一个持续存在的问题，有必要调查婴儿食品中该问题的严重程度。可以看出，诸如技术发展，城市化和工作节奏紧张等因素改变了每个年龄组的饮食习惯。这项研究的目的是提供有关土耳其水果中的婴儿食品中棒曲霉素（PAT）污染的最新概况。产品的安全等级是根据监管机构预先定义的临时最大每日允许摄入量（PMTDI）值进行评估的。这项研究共调查了来自土耳其市场的58种婴儿食品。通过使用酸性QUECHERS（快速，容易，便宜，有效，坚固，安全）萃取工艺开发了一种高性能薄层色谱法（HPTLC）。在58个中的12个中检测到PAT，浓度在0.13和2.98 mg / L之间；平均值和中位数分别为1.71 mg / L和1.92 mg / L。根据建议的0.4克/千克bm /天的PMTDI值，发现12种含PAT的产品中有11种高于法定限量。超过允许值的含PAT婴儿食品的存在将成为诊所急性或慢性中毒，消费者法院的取证以及在海关进口产品期间被质疑生产者的财务义务的主题。