Wageningen Academic World Mycotoxin Journal, February 2014; 7 (1): 3-33 Publishers Developments in mycotoxin analysis: an update for 2012-2013 F. Berthiller1, P.A. Burdaspal2, C. Crews3, M.H. Iha4, R. Krska1, V.M.T. Lattanzio5, S. MacDonald3, R.J. Malone6, C. Maragos7, M. Solfrizzo5, J. Stroka8 and T.B. Whitaker9 1University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences, Vienna, Department for Agrobiotechnology (IFA-Tulln), Christian Doppler Laboratory for Mycotoxin Metabolism and Center for Analytical Chemistry, Konrad Lorenz Str. 20, 3430 Tulln, Austria; 2National Centre for Food, Spanish Food Safety and Nutrition Agency, Carretera de Majadahonda a Pozuelo km 5, 228220 Majadahonda, Spain; 3The Food and Environment Research Agency, Sand Hutton, York YO41 1LZ, United Kingdom; 4Instituto Adolfo Lutz, Laboratrio I de Ribeiro Preto, Av Dr Arnaldo 355, CEP 14085-410, Ribeiro Preto SP, Brazil; 5Institute of Sciences of Food Production, National Research Council, Via Amendola 122/o, Bari 700126, Italy; 6Trilogy Analytical Laboratory, 870 Vossbrink Drive, Washington, MO 63090, USA; 7USDA, ARS National Center for Agricultural Utilization Research, 1815 N. University St., Peoria, IL 61604, USA; 8Institute for Reference Materials and Measurements (IRMM), European Commission Joint Research Centre, Retieseweg 111, 2440 Geel, Belgium; 9Biological and Agricultural Engineering Department, N.C. State University, P.O. Box 7625, Raleigh, NC 27695-7625, USA;
[email protected] Received: 12 September 2013 / Accepted: 2 December 2013 © 2014 Wageningen Academic Publishers REVIEW ARTICLE Abstract This review highlights developments in mycotoxin analysis and sampling over a period between mid-2012 and mid-2013. It covers the major mycotoxins: aflatoxins, Alternaria toxins, ergot alkaloids, fumonisins, ochratoxins, patulin, trichothecenes and zearalenone.