Table 5.
Incidence and occurrence of AFB1 in different kinds of nuts in Lebanon.
| Product |
Samples analyzed (n) |
Positive samples n (%) |
Contamination level (μg/kg) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number (%) of samples exceeding MTL | Range of contamination | Mean ±SD | |||
| Mixed | 9 | 9 (100%) | 0 | 0.10–0.55 | 0.32 ± 0.16 |
| Peanuts | 20 | 19 (95%) | 0 | 0.08–1.78 | 0.50 ± 0.46 |
| Pistachiosa | 15 | 15 (100%) | 0 | 0.18–0.84 | 0.41 ± 0.19 |
| Cashews | 6 | 6 (100%) | 0 | 0.14–0.62 | 0.37 ± 0.18 |
| Almondsa | 11 | 11 (100%) | 0 | 0.06–0.90 | 0.34 ± 0.28 |
| Chickpeas | 8 | 8 (100%) | 0 | 0.06–0.50 | 0.34 ± 0.16 |
| Others | 2 | 2 (100%) | 0 | 0.25–0.36 | 0.30 ± 0.08 |
| Total | 71 | 70 (98.6%) | 0 | 0.06–1.78 | 0.40 ± 0.30 |
MTL for AFB1 in nuts indicated in this table is 2 μg/kg.
a
The item specified has a MTL of 8 μg/kg.