Tosun, HErgönül, PGÜçok, EF2024-07-182024-07-181661-57511661-5867http://akademikarsiv.cbu.edu.tr:4000/handle/123456789/2358Aflatoxin contents in 12 types of herbal teas were determined by high performance liquid chromatography (HPLC) with fluorescence detector using immunoaffinity column clean-up. Forty eight samples were collected from four local herbal shops in Manisa, Turkey. Of the 48 samples analyzed, 43 were aflatoxin positive. The highest concentration of aflatoxin (34.18 A mu g/kg) was determined in a sample of camomile tea. The occurrence of AFB1, B2, G1 and G2 was found in samples at levels of 54, 29, 71 and 46 %, respectively. Aflatoxin B1, B2, G1 and G2 contamination levels varied from 0 to 14.2, 0 to 12.4, 0 to 13.5 and 0 to 28.7 A mu g/kg, respectively. Aflatoxin was not detected in five samples consisting of linseed, lime and fennel tea.EnglishNATURAL OCCURRENCEMEDICINAL-PLANTSAROMATIC HERBSCONTAMINATIONPRODUCTSB-1Article