Potential producers of aflatoxin in working environment
Jesenská, Z.; Poláková, O.; Polster, M.; Kosková, L.; Vaszilková, A.
Zentralblatt für Bakteriologie Mikrobiologie und Hygiene. 1. Abt. Originale B Hygiene 172(4-5): 382-389
1981
ISSN/ISBN: 0932-6073 PMID: 6784395 Document Number: 177098
It has been investigated the amount of the viable germs of A. flavus in the environment of the food-stuff establishment, where peanuts and hazel nuts, almonds, crushed coconuts, tea and other food-stuffs, imported from tropical and subtropical countries, were processed and packed. In the air of the store-hall have occurred the most 3.73 x 10(2) and in the air of the working-halls, where they were manipulating with food-stuffs - the most 6.2 x 10(3) germs of A. flavus/m3. From the samples of the sedimented dust were isolated at least 0.4 x 10(1), the most 1.3 x 10(4) colonies of A. flavus/g. From 57 investigated strains produced aflatoxin B1 64.9%. The authors are discussing about a professional risk for the workers of some establishments during the manipulation with food-stuffs or feeds, which are contaminated with germs of toxinogenic moulds and with mycotoxins.