Prevalence and Exposure Assessment of Alternaria Toxins in Zhejiang Province, China

This study aimed to assess the prevalence of four Alternaria toxins (alternariol [AOH], alternariol monomethyl ether [AME], tenuazonic acid [TeA], and tentoxin [TEN]) in various foods and assess the risk of Alternaria-toxin exposure in Zhejiang Province, China. A total of 325 samples were collected in this study, and at least one type of Alternaria toxin was detected in 53.85% of the samples. Wheat flour had a high detection rate of 97.41%, and TeA was the most prevalent compound in terms of...