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ArticleMycotoxin research2025

Determination of ochratoxin A in meat, meat products, and edible offal by HPLC-a method validation through a collaborative trial.

Barbara De Santis, Emanuela Gregori, Davide Gattabria, Marzia De Giacomo, Marianna Rizzo, Giuseppina Scialò, Martina Enza Grieco, Francesca Debegnach

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Barbara De SantisDepartment of Food Safety, Nutrition and Veterinary Public Health, Chemical Food Safety Unit, Italian National Institute of Health, Viale Regina Elena 299, 00161, Rome, Italy. barbara.desantis@iss.it.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-4210-2796
Emanuela GregoriDepartment of Food Safety, Nutrition and Veterinary Public Health, Chemical Food Safety Unit, Italian National Institute of Health, Viale Regina Elena 299, 00161, Rome, Italy.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-0019-0935
Davide GattabriaDepartment of Chemical Engineering Materials and Environment, Sapienza University of Rome, Via Eudossiana 18, 00184, Rome, Italy.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-8794-1118
Marzia De GiacomoDepartment of Food Safety, Nutrition and Veterinary Public Health, Chemical Food Safety Unit, Italian National Institute of Health, Viale Regina Elena 299, 00161, Rome, Italy.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-8702-140X
Marianna RizzoResearch Centre for Olive, Fruit and Citrus Crops - Council for Agricultural Research and Economics, Via Settimio Severo 83, 87036, Rende, CS, Italy.ORCID http://orcid.org/0009-0001-1979-1039
Giuseppina ScialòDepartment of Food Safety, Nutrition and Veterinary Public Health, Chemical Food Safety Unit, Italian National Institute of Health, Viale Regina Elena 299, 00161, Rome, Italy.ORCID http://orcid.org/0009-0005-4967-7746
Martina Enza GriecoDepartment of Food Safety, Nutrition and Veterinary Public Health, Chemical Food Safety Unit, Italian National Institute of Health, Viale Regina Elena 299, 00161, Rome, Italy.ORCID http://orcid.org/0009-0009-7411-2199
Francesca DebegnachDepartment of Food Safety, Nutrition and Veterinary Public Health, Chemical Food Safety Unit, Italian National Institute of Health, Viale Regina Elena 299, 00161, Rome, Italy.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-8447-5948

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Abstract

Ochratoxin A (OTA) is a mycotoxin that can contaminate a wide range of food products as a result of fungal growth on agricultural commodities or microbial activity during the curing or maturation process of meat-based products. This paper presents a fully validated interlaboratory study involving twenty laboratories to determine OTA in pork-derived meat, meat products, and edible offal. The analytical method employed extraction with solvent, immunoaffinity columns (IAC) clean-up, and reversed-phase liquid chromatographic detection coupled with a fluorescence detector. The method demonstrated its capability to determine OTA in all tested food matrices within the range of 0.5-10 μg/kg, achieving satisfactory trueness and precision consistent with the performance criteria established in Regulation (EU) 2023/2782. Average recoveries ranged from 72 to 86%, while relative standard deviations for repeatability and reproducibility ranged from 4.2 to 11.0% and from 9.5 to 22.6%, respectively. Repeatability and reproducibility limits ranged from 0.07 to 1.36 μg/kg and from 0.20 to 4.91 μg/kg, respectively. HorRat ratios obtained ranged from 0.4 to 0.9. The availability of reliable analytical methods is crucial for activities of official control purposes. The study confirms the method's suitability for routine use in official control laboratories, providing a robust and reliable tool for OTA monitoring in pork-based products.

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Food ContaminationMeatMeat ProductsOchratoxinsAnimalsChromatography, High Pressure LiquidReproducibility of ResultsSwineochratoxin AOchratoxinsInterlaboratory studyMeat productsMethod validationOchratoxin A

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