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An analysis of 60 samples, including baby food, millet and sorghum, dried oregano, rooibos tea, herbal tea, and poppy seeds, found excess levels of plant toxins. The millet and sorghum samples had tropane alkaloids above the permitted limit, and the oregano and herbal tea samples contained pyrrolizidine alkaloids, with some exceeding the critical value.
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(1) A total of 60 samples were analyzed for plant toxins, including 20 samples of baby food, millet and sorghum; 20 samples of dried oregano, rooibos tea and herbal tea; and 20 samples of poppy seeds. (2) Tropane alkaloids were tested in baby food, millet and sorghum samples: Tropane alkaloids were found to exceed the limit in 3 samples of shelled millet and sorghum flour. (3) Pyrrolizidine alkaloids were tested in dried oregano, rooibos tea and herbal tea samples: Pyrrolizidine alkaloids were detected in all oregano samples, and two-fifths were above the critical value; Pyrrolizidine ...
Foodmate
Sep 28th, 2024
