The Occurrence of Mycotoxins in

Corn Samples from Southern Russia -

the Catastrophic Contamination
Maxim Voznyak, Irina Mazenko, Lidia Poletaeva, Alexander Petrov, Vladimir Voznyak.
Centre for Food & Feedstuff Certification and Analysis “FL Test-Pushchino” LLC
Gruzovaya street 1g, 142290,Moscow Region, Russia

Statistics for the occurrence of mycotoxins in raw materials could be easily found for almost all
countries of the world, but Russia seems to be a white spot. In this poster we are trying to present
the results for monitoring of 125 samples of corn from Krasnodar and Stavropol regions (southern
Russia), crop of 2007, in order to give at least small information about the contamination of crops in
Russia. Laboratory FL Test-Pushchino LLC performed quantative determination of Aflatoxin B1,
Deoxynivalenol, Fumonisin B1, Ochratoxin A, T-2 toxin and Zearalenone. We used ELISA
(RomerLabs Agraquant) for screening purposes, the second stage was chromatographic analysis
(HPLC-FLD and GC-MS). The obtained results were shocking – we found a catastrophic
contamination with mycotoxins, especially with Ochratoxin A. Some samples had extremely high
levels of this mycotoxin – up to 1000ppbs. The results, presented in poster, might be useful for
assessment of crop contamination in Russia.

Aflatoxin B1 Ochratoxin A
70 1600
60 1400

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800
30
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20 400
10 200
0 0

Fumonisin B1 Deoxynivalenol
3500 1000
900
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2000 600
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100
0 0

T-2 toxin Zearalenone

140 180

120 160
140
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120
80 100
60 80
60
40
40
20 20
0 0

ISM. “Worldwide Mycotoxin Reduction in Food and Feed Chains” 2009. Tulln, Austria.