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    About the detection of ochratoxin in Taiwan coffee

    • Last Update: 2021-06-28
    • Source: Internet
    • Author: User
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    Background information

    According to Taiwan’s “Dongsen News” report, Taiwan’s “Executive Yuan Consumer Protection Office” recently announced that four commercially available coffee products had detected ochratoxin A, but did not exceed the standard limit value.
    It also pointed out that ochratoxin A may cause kidney failure
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    Taiwan’s “Food and Drug Administration” of the Ministry of Health and Welfare explained on June 17 that “from 2012 to May 2014, ochratoxin A was detected in 6 coffee products, but none of them exceeded the standard.



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    Ochratoxin is a toxic fungal metabolite


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    Expert recommendations1.
    Compared with tea and other drinks, coffee is not the main drink of the Chinese population, and its consumption is relatively low


    Experts in this issue:Liu Xiumei, vice chairman of the Chinese Society for Food Science and Technology, researcher of the


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