Evaluation of a Diagnostic Method to Quantify Aflatoxins B1 and M1 in Animal Liver by High-Performance Liquid Chromatography with Fluorescence Detection

J AOAC Int. 2019 Sep 1;102(5):1530-1534. doi: 10.5740/jaoacint.18-0355. Epub 2019 Feb 8.

Abstract

Background: Aflatoxins (AFs) are secondary metabolites of fungi and are one of the causes of toxin-related pet food recalls. An intralaboratory method was previously developed to quantify aflatoxin B1 (AFB1) and aflatoxin M1 (AFM1) in animal liver by HPLC with fluorescence detection. Objective: The aim of this study was to extensively evaluate the method performance with a single-laboratory blinded method test (BMT-S) and a multilaboratory blinded method test (BMT-M). Methods: Blinded tissue samples were prepared by a third-party laboratory and sent out to participating laboratories for both BMT-S and BMT-M. Results: In both tests, participants analyzed blinded samples prepared by an independent laboratory. In the BMT-S, accuracy ranged between 111 and 154% for AFB1 and 113 and 159% for AFM1 within the quantitation range of 0.1-0.5 ng/g. The HorRat values for repeatability ranged between 0.1 and 0.3 for AFB1 and 0.3 and 0.6 for AFM1. In the BMT-M, the interlaboratory accuracy ranged between 77 and 81% for AFB1 and 83 and 85% for AFM1 within the quantitation range of 0.2-10 ng/g. The HorRat values for reproducibility ranged between 0.4 and 0.7 for AFB1 and 0.4 and 0.9 for AFM1. Both recovery and reproducibility were acceptable. Conclusions: BMT-M evaluation demonstrated that the method was suitable for quantitation of aflatoxins B1 and M1 in animal liver between laboratories. Highlights: The BMT-S and BMT-M results demonstrated that the method is rugged and reproducible among the participating laboratories.

Publication types

  • Multicenter Study

MeSH terms

  • Aflatoxin B1 / analysis*
  • Aflatoxin M1 / analysis*
  • Animals
  • Chromatography, High Pressure Liquid / methods*
  • Fluorescence
  • Liver / chemistry*
  • Reproducibility of Results

Substances

  • Aflatoxin M1
  • Aflatoxin B1