Inspección para aflatoxinas en el maiz almacenado o transportado en el estado de Sonora, 1998. Informe técnico

Abstract

ONE HUNDRED THIRTY-THREE CORN SAMPLES REPRESENTATIVE OF THE CORN STORED, DISTRIBUTED OR TRANSPORTED THROUGH SONORA WERE ANALYZED FOR AFLATOXINS. ALL OF THE CORN WAS WHITE NATIONAL CORN AND THE SAMPLES WERE TAKEN FROM DIFFERENT STORAGE OR TRANSPORTATION FACILITIES. MOST OF THE SAMPLES WERE FROM THE 97/98 HARVEST; HOWEVER, SOME OF THEM WERE FROM THE 96/97 AND 98/98 HARVESTS. AFLATOXINS WERE DETECTED IN ONE THIRD OF THE SAMPLES AS WELL AS IN A SIMILAR PERCENTAGE CONSIDERING THE TOTAL VOLUME; HOWEVER, THE CONTAMINATION LEVELS WERE LOWER THAN THOSE ALLOWED FOR THE GRAIN MARKETING CHAIN.