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in 16 of 24 whole soybean samples and in 15 of 17 hull samples, 14 of 17 meal samples, and
one of three oil samples analyzed. Concentrations ranged from not detectable to 490 μg/kg in
whole soybeans, from > 10 to 420 μg/kg in hulls, from < 5 to 600 μg/kg in meal, and from
not detectable to 30 μg/kg in oil.
This survey shows that DON may be a significant contaminant of soybean and soybean
products despite of the literature reports that contradict this conclusion.
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ONCLUSION
On the basis of the findings presented it can be concluded that the overall DON
contamination of samples of soybean and soybean meal (16.7%) was lower than the
previously reported data. However, none of the samples contained DON above the advisory
level of 500 μg/kg of DON, passed by the European Union [31], which is not related strictly
to soybean but to cereal products as consumed and other cereal products at retail stage. The
highest DON contamination was found for the 2006 harvest (30%), which can be explained
by the specific climatic conditions of that year.
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CKNOWLEDGMENT
The work was financed by the Ministry of Science and Environmental Protection,
Republic of Serbia (Project No ON142029).
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