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  Managing ochratoxin A risk in the grape-wine food chain
 
 
Title: Managing ochratoxin A risk in the grape-wine food chain
Author: Visconti, Angelo
Perrone, Giancarlo
Cozzi, Giuseppe
Solfrizzo, Michele
Appeared in: Food additives and contaminants. Pt. A, Chemistry, analysis, control, exposure & risk assessment
Paging: Volume 25 (2008) nr. 2 pages 193-202
Year: 2008-02
Contents: The main source of ochratoxin A (OTA) in the wine food chain is the infection of grapes by “black aspergilli” in the field. OTA-producing black aspergilli include principally Aspergillus carbonarius, followed by A. niger and possibly A. tubingensis. They are opportunistic fungi that develop particularly on damaged berries at ripening, although they may occur and form OTA on grapes from veraison to harvest. Climatic conditions (high humidity and temperature) and geographical location are important factors favouring OTA accumulation in grape berries. The severity of aspergillus rot is influenced by excessive irrigation and rainfall prior to harvest, which causes berry splitting. In addition, berry wounds caused by insect attack provide preferential entries for black aspergilli. High OTA levels occur in grapes severely damaged by the grape moth, Lobesia botrana, particularly in Mediterranean areas. Some grape varieties display greater susceptibility to aspergillus rot due to intrinsic genetic characteristics and bunch conformation (i.e. compact > sparse). Control measures for toxigenic mycoflora in the vineyards must consider these critical control points. Proper fungicidal and insecticidal treatments can reduce OTA contamination. Nevertheless, knowledge about the fate of OTA and its distribution in wine and winery by-products is important to manage OTA risk in contaminated stock. In our wine-making experiments, only 4% of the OTA present in grapes remained in the wine-the majority is retained in pressed grape pomaces. OTA concentration remained unchanged in wine after a 1-year aging as well as in all liquid fractions collected during vinification (i.e. must, free run wine, and wine after first and second decantation). Activated carbon can reduce OTA levels in wine but negatively affects wine quality.
Publisher: Taylor & Francis
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