Table 5. Beer samples with confirmed T-2 and HT-2 contaminations (μg/L).
| Combined Style | Sample Number | Craft | Country | %ABV | Screening 6-plex immunoassay (n = 3) | Confirmatory analysis LC-MS/MS (n = 1) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| average | range | SD | T-2 | HT-2 | |||||
| Stout | 138 | no | Czech Republic | 10.5 | nd | nd | nd | <LOQ | <LOD |
| Sour Ale | 291 | yes | Belgium | 5 | 12.9 | 12.7–13.1 | 0,2 | 2.3 | <LOD |
| Strong Pale Ale | 382 | yes | Belgium | 10 | 1.2 | 0.9–1.6 | 0,4 | <LOD | 3.4 |
| Pale Lager | 698 | no | Poland | 5.2 | 0.3 | 0.1–0.4 | 0,1 | 0.7 | <LOD |
n = number of replicates, %ABV = percentage alcohol by volume, SD = standard deviation, nd = not detected, LOD = limit of detection, LOQ = limit of quantification, T-2 (T-2 toxin), HT-2 (HT-2 toxin)