Abstract
Mycotoxins are carcinogenic chemicals frequently found in crop products. The objective of this study is to obtain information on the presence of aflatoxin B1 (AFB1) and ochratoxin A (OTA) in some spices consumed by the Ivorian population. To do this, 48 spice samples were collected from the markets in Abidjan (in the southeast of Cte d'Ivoire) and Seguela (in northwestern of Cte d'Ivoire) according to European Commission Regulation (EC) No. 401/2006 and document LAB GTA 21 Revision 02/2017 of the French Accreditation Committee. Samples were analyzed by High Performance Liquid Chromatography (HPLC) with extraction on immuno-affinity columns to determine their load in aflatoxin and OTA. The average AFB1 contents vary from 0,380 g/kg for soumbara to 4, 04 g / kg for pepper. The average OTA contents vary from 0,22 g / kg for ginger to 4,56 g/kg for pepper. The results show a cooccurrence of 0,16 % to 58,33% in AFB1 and OTA for soumbara and pepper. The levels Study
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