CHÉREAU, Sylvain; ROGOWSKY, Peter; LAPORTE, Bérengère; COUMOUL, X.; MOING, Annick; PRIYMENKO, Nathalie; STEINBERG, P.; WILHELM, R.; SCHIEMANN, J.; SALLES, Bernard; RICHARD-FORGET, Florence

doi:10.1016/j.fct.2018.09.049

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CHÉREAU, Sylvain
Unité de recherche Mycologie et Sécurité des Aliments [MycSA]

ROGOWSKY, Peter
Reproduction et développement des plantes [RDP]

LAPORTE, Bérengère
ToxAlim [ToxAlim]

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Food and Chemical Toxicology. 2018, vol. 121, p. 573-582

Elsevier

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We analyzed a comprehensive set of contaminants in MON810 and NK603 genetically modified (GM) maize, and their non-GM counterparts, used in a rat feeding study (the GMO90 + project). Both the maize grains and the manufactured pellets were characterized. Only minor differences in contaminant levels between GM and corresponding non-GM harvests were evidenced. Fumonisin and deoxynivalenol mycotoxins were the pollutants present in the highest amounts, with concentrations that were however largely below acceptance reference values. Our data reporting slightly higher levels of fumonisin in MON810 compared to its non-GM counterpart corroborate the lower susceptibility of insect resistant Bt maize to fumonisin-producing fungi. Traces of glyphosate (0.016 mg/kg) were evidenced in grains from NK603 treated crops. Regarding the pellets, analysis of more than 650 potentially toxic substances revealed low amounts of various mycotoxins, pesticides and heavy metals. Concentrations of contaminants quantified in the pellets were however far below the maximum level of residues values set by regulatory agencies, and no substantial differences in contaminants between GM and non-GM pellets were observed. Moreover, when comparing the contamination status of grains and pellets, we demonstrate yet again that characterizing the grains is actually not sufficient to foresee the quality of the produced pellets.< Réduire

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Mycotoxins

Pesticides

Mots clés en anglais

GM maize

GM pellets

Heavy metals