Ochratoxin A in coffee, tea and beer.
BRESCH, H, URBANEK, M. and HELL, K.
Archiv fur Lebensmittelhygiene 51:89-94
2000
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A total of 357 samples of coffee,161 samples of tea and 318 samples of beer were assayed for OA. About 50% of the samples of roated and ground coffee,with and with out caffeine, contained OA at concentrations of 0.3-6.3 mg/kg. Of instant coffee samples with caffeine, about 90% contained OA in the range 0.3-9.47 mg/kg. A lower level was found in decaffeinated instant coffee. No toxin was found in black or fruit tea, but OA was found in 3% of green tea, 9% of herb ta and 42% of childrens tea samples on a herb basis. Of pils, Export, Weized and Starkbeer samples analysed, 70-80% contained OA at concentrations of 0.01-0.29 mg/L.