Survey of mycotoxins in stored grain from the 1999 harvest in the U.K.

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2 Introduction 3 Methods 4 Sites visited 4 Sampling 4 Mycotoxin analyses 5 Samples of grain collected 7 Analytical results 8 Ochratoxin A 8 Deoxynivalenol 10 Discussion 10 Acknowledgements 12 Figure 1. Distribution of sample collection sites in England and Scotland. 13 Table 1. Regional UK cereal production (wheat, barley and oats) and the number of grain samples collected per region. 14 Table 2. Types of site from which samples were collected. 15 Table 3. Storekeeper’s view of the intended use of the grain which was sampled. 15 Table 4. Levels of ochratoxin A found in each type of grain. 16 Table 5. Levels of deoxynivalenol (DON) found in each type of grain. 16 Table 6. Levels of ochratoxin A found for each intended use of grain specified by the storekeeper. 17 Table 7. Levels of deoxynivalenol (DON) found for each intended use of grain specified by the storekeeper. 17 Table 8. Levels of ochratoxin A found in each UK Region. 18 Table 9. Levels of ochratoxin A found in relation to the

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