Abstract
Fusarium toxins are a group of mycotoxins produced by many kinds of Fusarium species, and frequently detected in field crops such as wheat, barley, maize and corn. They cause mycotoxicosis, a serious health hazard to humans and domestic animals. Therefore, collecting the information about fusarium toxin contamination in daily foods is crucial. Occurrence data of deoxynivalenol, a major fusarium toxin, have been collected in worldwide, but that of other toxins is limited. In this study, we examined foods from Japanese retail shops for contamination with four kinds of fusarium toxins, deoxynivalenol, T-2 toxin, HT-2 toxin and zearalenone.
