TY - JOUR N2 - The consumption of cereal contaminated with mycotoxins poses a serious health risk for humans and animals. The present work aims to evaluate the presence of mycotoxins in talkan, a cereal-based food commonly consumed by the Turkic population. The presence of mycotoxins was investigated in a total of 50 samples obtained from Kazakhstan. After a preliminary screening using various ELISA kits, mycotoxins were confirmed and quantified by HPLC-MS/MS method. More than 28% of the samples were positive for at least one mycotoxin. The calculated probably daily intake for adults and children was 20% above the tolerable daily intake for aflatoxin B1 and deoxynivalenol, while it was above 100% for zearalenone, indicating a high risk for the Kazakh population. A total of 12 samples exhibited concentrations above the European maximum level for ochratoxin A, zearalenone and deoxynivalenol, however, these values were within the limits established by the Russia-Kazakhstan-Belarus Customs Union (TR CU 015/2011). L1 - http://journals.pan.pl/Content/106874/PDF/12.pdf L2 - http://journals.pan.pl/Content/106874 PY - 2018 IS - No 2 EP - 333–341 DO - 10.24425/122602 KW - food-contamination KW - corn KW - fungi KW - HPLC-MS/MS KW - Kazakhstan A1 - Tattibayeva, D. A1 - Nebot, C. A1 - Miranda J.M. A1 - Abuova, A.B. A1 - Kizatova, M.Z. A1 - Vazquez, B. PB - Polish Academy of Sciences Committee of Veterinary Sciences PB - University of Warmia and Mazury in Olsztyn VL - vol. 21 DA - 2018.08.30 T1 - Occurrence of mycotoxins in talkan: a cereal-based food traditional for Turkic population SP - 333–341 UR - http://journals.pan.pl/dlibra/publication/edition/106874 T2 - Polish Journal of Veterinary Sciences ER -