{"title":"Investigation into the presence of alkaloids in <i>Areca catechu-based</i> single-use food-contact articles (FCA).","authors":"J Brad Mangrum, Lowri DeJager, Tim Begley","doi":"10.1080/19440049.2025.2469271","DOIUrl":"10.1080/19440049.2025.2469271","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>In this work, we have developed a method to investigate the presence of four alkaloids and their migration potential from single-use, biodegradable <i>Areca catechu-</i>derived dinnerware. The seeds of <i>Areca catechu</i> palm, commonly referred to as the betel nut, are known to contain high concentrations of four alkaloids: arecoline, guvacoline, areciadine, and guvacine. Migration of these alkaloids into a food simulant was determined using a single-sided migration cell. The results indicate that carboxylic acid alkaloids, arecaidine, and guvacine, preferentially migrate under the experimental conditions which mimic the conditions of use for dinnerware.</p>","PeriodicalId":12295,"journal":{"name":"Food Additives and Contaminants Part A-chemistry Analysis Control Exposure & Risk Assessment","volume":" ","pages":"526-538"},"PeriodicalIF":2.3,"publicationDate":"2025-04-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143527940","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"农林科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDEs) in US meat, poultry, and siluriformes: 2018-19 levels, trends, and estimated consumer exposures.","authors":"Sara J Lupton","doi":"10.1080/19440049.2025.2457947","DOIUrl":"10.1080/19440049.2025.2457947","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Human exposure to polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDEs), a class of brominated flame retardants, can occur through consumption of contaminated foods. Since 2007, U.S. meat and poultry samples (beef, pork, chicken, turkey) have been collected every 5 years to assess PBDE levels and consumer exposure to seven PBDEs. Mean ∑PBDE concentrations from beef, pork, chickens, turkeys, dairy cows, and siluriformes (catfish) were 0.19, 0.48, 0.11, 0.60, 0.28 ng/g lipid weight (lw), and 2.5 ng/g wet weight (ww). The ΣPBDEs for all meat classes ranged from 0.005 to 17.7 ng/g lw. Comparison of the 2018-19 survey to the 2007-08 and 2012-13 surveys revealed an overall decrease in the median ΣPBDE residue for all four meat classes with significant reductions in the medians, at 40 - 45%, for pork, chicken, and turkey. As in the previous surveys, BDEs 47 and 99 had higher percentage contributions to the ΣPBDE concentrations than other PBDE congeners, which indicated the penta-BDE formulation was a likely exposure source for animals. An estimate of U.S. consumer daily intake of PBDEs from meat and poultry was 5.0 ng/day which is a decrease from the 2012-13 survey of 6.4 ng/day.</p>","PeriodicalId":12295,"journal":{"name":"Food Additives and Contaminants Part A-chemistry Analysis Control Exposure & Risk Assessment","volume":" ","pages":"452-464"},"PeriodicalIF":2.3,"publicationDate":"2025-04-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143122473","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"农林科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Time dependence of the pre-chromatographic oxidation method for bivalves contaminated with paralytic shellfish poisoning toxins.","authors":"Paulo Vale","doi":"10.1080/19440049.2025.2472360","DOIUrl":"10.1080/19440049.2025.2472360","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>The neurotoxins of the saxitoxin family can be the origin of the human neurological syndrome of paralytic shellfish poisoning via contaminated marine bivalve vectors. A pre-chromatographic oxidation method is the official testing method in the EU, also known as the 'Lawrence method'. It involves several steps, including toxin extraction, solid-phase clean-up, and oxidation to produce fluorescent derivatives. Despite the manual peroxide oxidation involving four pipetting steps, high coefficients of determination were commonly obtained for the calibration curves of the respective toxin oxidation products. However, the 11-hydroxysulphate toxins dcGTX2 + 3, C1 + 2 and GTX2 + 3, often had slightly lower coefficients of determination (i.e. <i>R</i><sup>2</sup> < 0.998) than their non-11-hydroxysulphate counterparts dcSTX, GTX5 and STX (i.e. <i>R</i><sup>2</sup> > 0.998). Deviations of ±10 s from the respective standard reaction times, caused significant alterations in fluorescent yield for toxins quantified with peroxide but not for those quantified with periodate. The oxidation is an endothermal reaction, and its reaction rate is toxin-specific, with the N11-hydroxysulphate toxins having a slower reaction rate. This was confirmed by incubating GTX2 + 3 and STX at different reaction times. The incubation of toxins in a bivalve matrix also slows down the reaction in comparison with oxidation in dilute acetic acid, giving lower recoveries, as studied here in detail for dcGTX2 + 3. Circumventing the matrix effect by dilution is not possible, as 10% of matrix is enough to cause a reduction to half of the fluorescence yield of dcGTX2 + 3. When heating the N1-H toxins with peroxide, the increase in fluorescence yield is inversely proportional to the recovery values commonly found for each toxin.</p>","PeriodicalId":12295,"journal":{"name":"Food Additives and Contaminants Part A-chemistry Analysis Control Exposure & Risk Assessment","volume":" ","pages":"479-490"},"PeriodicalIF":2.3,"publicationDate":"2025-04-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143614105","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"农林科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Linn Fenna Groeneveld, Oksana Bekkevold, Trond Bergskås, Martin Linkogel, Cord Luellmann, Marit Almvik
{"title":"Natural occurrence of semicarbazide in heather honey.","authors":"Linn Fenna Groeneveld, Oksana Bekkevold, Trond Bergskås, Martin Linkogel, Cord Luellmann, Marit Almvik","doi":"10.1080/19440049.2025.2469840","DOIUrl":"10.1080/19440049.2025.2469840","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Regulatory bodies aim to protect consumers from harmful substances. The use of certain antibiotics is prohibited in food-producing animals in the EU due to their potential detrimental effects on humans. Among these are nitrofuran antibiotics, which degrade rapidly so that their metabolites are used as markers in screening for their illegal use. The use of one metabolite, semicarbazide (SEM), as a marker for detecting the antibiotic nitrofurazone, has been criticized due to the many pathways it can be formed by and its natural occurrence in some food items. A recent change in the reference point of action (RPA) for SEM, as stated in Commission Regulation (EU) 2019/1871, due to a reassessment of sensitivity of the analyses, poses a problem for the export of heather honey in Norway. Norwegian heather honey seems to exceed the lowered RPA in numerous cases. Here we show that Norwegian heather honey samples, but not polyfloral 'summer' honey samples from the same hives, contain SEM. The simplest explanation for the demonstrated pattern is a natural source of SEM in heather honey, not the use of a banned antibiotic. Based on our results, we propose that an exception to the EU regulation should be added, exempting heather honey derived from <i>Calluna vulgaris</i> unless other nitrofurans or their metabolites are found together with SEM.</p>","PeriodicalId":12295,"journal":{"name":"Food Additives and Contaminants Part A-chemistry Analysis Control Exposure & Risk Assessment","volume":" ","pages":"434-441"},"PeriodicalIF":2.3,"publicationDate":"2025-04-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143575602","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"农林科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Cristina Santos-Santórum Suárez, Pascal Sanders, Agnès Perrin-Guyomard, Michel Laurentie, Jean-François Taillandier, Marie-Pierre Lagrée, Murielle Gaugain, Alexis Viel
{"title":"Presence of antimicrobial residues in edible pig tissues after exposure to cross-contaminated feed: a case study with sulphadimethoxine/trimethoprim.","authors":"Cristina Santos-Santórum Suárez, Pascal Sanders, Agnès Perrin-Guyomard, Michel Laurentie, Jean-François Taillandier, Marie-Pierre Lagrée, Murielle Gaugain, Alexis Viel","doi":"10.1080/19440049.2025.2467627","DOIUrl":"10.1080/19440049.2025.2467627","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>When manufacturing oral premixes, cross-contamination may occur between medicated and non-medicated feed leading to the exposure of food-producing animals to low concentrations that may result in antimicrobial residues in edible products. This project was designed to assess the level of antibiotic residues in edible pig tissues, faeces and plasma after exposure for 12 days to feed contaminated with sulphadimethoxine/trimethoprim (2% of the therapeutic dosage). Our results show that sulphadimethoxine concentrations can significantly exceed the maximum residue limits (MRL) in liver (618 ± 96 µg/kg) and kidneys (510 ± 73 µg/kg), and that putative metabolites can also be detected in the liver. Based on tissue and plasma data, a pharmacokinetic model was developed to assess which contamination rates would not result in residue concentrations above the MRL. Our simulations show that the contamination rate should remain below 0.2% of the therapeutic dose, i.e. far lower of the tolerated contamination rate.</p>","PeriodicalId":12295,"journal":{"name":"Food Additives and Contaminants Part A-chemistry Analysis Control Exposure & Risk Assessment","volume":" ","pages":"418-433"},"PeriodicalIF":2.3,"publicationDate":"2025-04-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143467456","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"农林科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Simultaneous determination of fumonisin B<sub>1</sub> and B<sub>2</sub> in maize using a facile online pre-column derivatization HPLC method.","authors":"Nan Li, Haodong Liu, Xinyue Hu, Lingmei Niu, Yijing Zhai, Xiangdong Xu","doi":"10.1080/19440049.2025.2468793","DOIUrl":"10.1080/19440049.2025.2468793","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>A rapid, sensitive and reliable analytical method for the simultaneous determination of fumonisin B<sub>1</sub> (FB<sub>1</sub>) and fumonisin B<sub>2</sub> (FB<sub>2</sub>) was developed and optimised using high performance liquid chromatography and fluorescence detection (HPLC-FLD) coupled with online pre-column derivatization using o-phthalaldehyde (OPA) and 2-mercaptoethanol (2-ME). This study focused on the optimisation of the online pre-column derivatization procedure, HPLC parameters, and sample pre-treatment. FB<sub>1</sub> and FB<sub>2</sub> in maize were extracted and purified using immunoaffinity column (IAC) and derived with OPA at room temperature. The OPA reagent was stable for 7 days, and OPA-derivatised products for 15 min. The excitation and emission wavelengths were 335 nm and 440 nm, respectively. Chromatography was performed using a C18 column and gradient elution at 1.0 mL min<sup>-1</sup> with acetonitrile and 0.1% acetic acid at pH 3.21. The LOD values of FB<sub>1</sub> and FB<sub>2</sub> were 0.10 and 0.26 mg kg<sup>-1</sup>, respectively, comparable with or lower than those in other reports. The recoveries of FB<sub>1</sub> and FB<sub>2</sub> were between 85.6%-119.2%. The presented method is time-saving and robust, and successfully applied in determining FB<sub>1</sub> and FB<sub>2</sub> in maize.</p>","PeriodicalId":12295,"journal":{"name":"Food Additives and Contaminants Part A-chemistry Analysis Control Exposure & Risk Assessment","volume":" ","pages":"517-525"},"PeriodicalIF":2.3,"publicationDate":"2025-04-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143491455","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"农林科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Xinyue Yin, Qi Pu, Chumeng Wang, Yuhong Xiang, Nengsheng Ye
{"title":"Label-free fluorescence displacement sensors based on split aptamers and Thioflavin T for the rapid and sensitive detection of kanamycin in milk.","authors":"Xinyue Yin, Qi Pu, Chumeng Wang, Yuhong Xiang, Nengsheng Ye","doi":"10.1080/19440049.2025.2459219","DOIUrl":"10.1080/19440049.2025.2459219","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Kanamycin (KANA) plays a key role in the treatment of bacterial infections and has been widely used in animal husbandry. However, its overuse causes antibiotic residues in animal-derived foods. Determination methods for KANA are urgently needed for food safety. Most of the developed fluorescent aptamer sensors for detecting KANA use parental aptamer (kana-Apt) as recognition unit. However, excessive bases tend to form secondary structures and lead to high background or nonspecific signals. In this study, two fluorescent sensors based on one (kana1-Apt) and two (kana1/kana2-Apt) split fragments were developed for KANA detection. The LODs of the kana1-Apt/ThT system and kana1/kana2-Apt/ThT systems were 4.88 nM and 4.53 nM, respectively. In addition, satisfactory recoveries of the kana1-Apt/ThT system and kana1/kana2-Apt/ThT system were obtained in the detection of KANA in milk, which were 97.6%-104.5% and 98.4%-105.9%, respectively. Moreover, the results indicated that the kana1-Apt fragment plays a critical role in recognition. In conclusion, the results of the present study provide a novel strategy for molecular detection based on split aptamers.</p>","PeriodicalId":12295,"journal":{"name":"Food Additives and Contaminants Part A-chemistry Analysis Control Exposure & Risk Assessment","volume":" ","pages":"405-417"},"PeriodicalIF":2.3,"publicationDate":"2025-04-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143122546","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"农林科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Isabel Cristina Restrepo Salazar, Gustavo Antonio Peñuela Mesa
{"title":"Influence of temperature, relative humidity, and storage time conditions on ochratoxin a production by <i>Aspergillus niger</i> fungi in dry parchment coffee.","authors":"Isabel Cristina Restrepo Salazar, Gustavo Antonio Peñuela Mesa","doi":"10.1080/19440049.2025.2459211","DOIUrl":"10.1080/19440049.2025.2459211","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>The influence of temperature, relative humidity, and storage time on the production of Ochratoxin A by the fungus <i>Aspergillus niger</i> in dry parchment coffee was determined under controlled laboratory conditions. Additionally, the roasting curve that would achieve maximum reduction of OTA concentration in roasted coffee was evaluated. The objective was to establish strategies to reduce the risk of product contamination by this mycotoxin in coffee farms and its presence in coffee ready for consumption. For the analysis of the influence of temperature, relative humidity, and storage times on OTA production, sterilized coffee samples incubated with the <i>A. niger</i> strain were used. To obtain the roasting curves, coffee samples stored for 15 days at a temperature of 23 °C and relative humidity of 60% were employed. The OTA concentration of each study samples was quantified by ultra-performance liquid chromatography coupled to tandem mass spectrometry (UPLC-MS/MS). The results obtained enabled: (1) The understanding of the conditions of temperature, relative humidity, and storage time that favor the production of the toxin by <i>A. niger,</i> thus allowing the development of coffee storage protocols that reduce grain contamination by this toxin, as it was found that increases in storage time and decreases in temperature and relative humidity to certain values are associated with increases in OTA concentration in the DPC. (2) Identifying the roasting curve whereby the coffee was subjected to temperatures from 180 °C to 208.8 °C for 11.23 min, achieving an OTA degradation of 76.4%. This curve serves as a guide for the adjustment of the temperatures and roasting times around the variables present in the process, achieving different roasting profiles, a significant reduction of OTA without affecting the quality of the coffee, and facilitating different chemical, physical, and organoleptic characteristics that can accommodate consumers' tastes and ensure a safe beverage.</p>","PeriodicalId":12295,"journal":{"name":"Food Additives and Contaminants Part A-chemistry Analysis Control Exposure & Risk Assessment","volume":" ","pages":"491-502"},"PeriodicalIF":2.3,"publicationDate":"2025-04-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143188662","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"农林科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Xenia Pascari, Irene Teixido-Orries, Francisco Molino, Sonia Marin, Antonio J Ramos
{"title":"Assessing the <i>in vitro</i> efficiency in adsorbing mycotoxins of a tri-octahedral bentonite with potential application in aquaculture feed.","authors":"Xenia Pascari, Irene Teixido-Orries, Francisco Molino, Sonia Marin, Antonio J Ramos","doi":"10.1080/19440049.2025.2459234","DOIUrl":"10.1080/19440049.2025.2459234","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>The use of mycotoxin binders in feed products is currently the most efficient method to mitigate the harmful effects of mycotoxins. The unprecedented growth of aquaculture in recent years has led to an increased use of plant-based ingredients in fish feeds, thereby raising the risk of mycotoxin exposure. This study investigates the <i>in vitro</i> adsorption efficiency of a tri-octahedral bentonite against aflatoxin B<sub>1</sub> (AFB1), zearalenone (ZEN), and fumonisin B<sub>1</sub> (FB1) in simulated gastric (pH = 1.2) and intestinal (pH = 6.8) fluids at 25 °C, the usual body temperature in aquaculture fish species. The binder was highly effective, removing over 98% of AFB1 from both media. FB1 was completely adsorbed at pH = 1.2, while its adsorption at pH = 6.8 reached a maximum of 46.3%. ZEN binding was consistent across both pH levels, ranging from 56.1% to 69.7%. Nine equilibrium isotherm functions were fitted to the experimental data to elucidate the adsorption mechanisms. A Sips model isotherm best characterized AFB1 adsorption in simulated gastric fluid, whereas that of ZEN was best described by the Freundlich model. In simulated intestinal fluid (pH = 6.8), monolayer adsorption described by the Langmuir model provided the best fit for all three mycotoxins.</p>","PeriodicalId":12295,"journal":{"name":"Food Additives and Contaminants Part A-chemistry Analysis Control Exposure & Risk Assessment","volume":" ","pages":"503-516"},"PeriodicalIF":2.3,"publicationDate":"2025-04-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143188646","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"农林科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Nicolas Christinat, Thomas Stroheker, Flavia Badoud, Marion Ernest, Thierry Delatour, Birgit Christall, Alejandro Rodarte, Rebeca Fernandez, Olga Kuchma, Richard H Stadler
{"title":"Naturally occurring indole-3-acetic acid in foods: a need for review of the current risk management measures in the EU.","authors":"Nicolas Christinat, Thomas Stroheker, Flavia Badoud, Marion Ernest, Thierry Delatour, Birgit Christall, Alejandro Rodarte, Rebeca Fernandez, Olga Kuchma, Richard H Stadler","doi":"10.1080/19440049.2025.2459222","DOIUrl":"10.1080/19440049.2025.2459222","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Indole-3-acetic acid (IAA) is a natural plant hormone which can also be used as a plant growth regulator. However, its usage on crops is not permitted in the EU, with a maximum residue limit (MRL) currently set at 0.1 mg kg<sup>-1</sup> for all food commodities. As available data on the occurrence of IAA in food commodities are limited, this work aims at evaluating the amount of IAA in important food commodities such as coffee and cereals, but also selected processed ingredients such as cocoa and malt. In total, 133 samples representing 18 different food commodities were analysed for the occurrence of free IAA using a liquid chromatography high resolution mass spectrometry method. IAA was detected in all samples except malt powders and tomatoes. The analysed crops were either grown under conventional, organic, or strictly controlled (i.e. excluding the use of IAA as pesticide/plant growth regulator) farming conditions. No significant differences in the amounts of IAA were found in crops grown under the three different farming conditions. A high percentage of the samples (63%) showed levels of free IAA above the EU MRL. We therefore conclude that the natural abundance of IAA was not properly assessed prior to the establishment of some current EU MRLs. Based on the natural occurrence of IAA in a wide range of foods; we question the need for an MRL for IAA in plant-based foods.</p>","PeriodicalId":12295,"journal":{"name":"Food Additives and Contaminants Part A-chemistry Analysis Control Exposure & Risk Assessment","volume":" ","pages":"442-451"},"PeriodicalIF":2.3,"publicationDate":"2025-04-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143188653","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"农林科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}