doi:10.3390/toxins11030150engHerrera, MartaBervis, NoemiCarramiñana, Juan JoséJuan, TeresaHerrera, AntonioAriño, AgustínLorán, SusanaOccurrence and exposure assessment of aflatoxins and deoxynivalenol in cereal-based baby foods for infantsART-2019-111067Aflatoxins are carcinogenic to humans and deoxynivalenol causes digestive disorders, and both mycotoxins occur frequently in cereal-based foods. The purpose of this study was to investigate the occurrence and levels of aflatoxins (B1, B2, G1 and G2) and deoxynivalenol (DON) in cereal-based baby foods as well as to calculate the estimated daily intakes (EDI) in different stages of infancy. Sixty samples of infant cereals (wheat-, corn-, rice-, oat-, and mixed grain-based) were collected during a 2-year period and analyzed by validated methods. Aflatoxins were detected in 12 samples (20%), six of which exceeded the EU maximum level for aflatoxin B1 set at 0.10 ¬µg/kg. Deoxynivalenol appeared in 20% of baby food samples, with one sample exceeding the EU maximum level established at 200 ¬µg/kg. There were no significant differences between gluten-free products for babies aged 4‚Ū6 months and multi-cereal products for infants aged 7‚Ū12 months, nor between whole-grain-based and refined ingredients. However, baby food products of organic origin showed significantly higher levels of deoxynivalenol than conventional ones (p < 0.05). It is proposed for the health protection of infants and young children, a vulnerable group, to establish the lowest maximum level for the sum of aflatoxins (B1, B2, G1 and G2) in baby food.2019http://zaguan.unizar.es/record/8988210.3390/toxins11030150http://zaguan.unizar.es/record/89882oai:zaguan.unizar.es:89882info:eu-repo/grantAgreement/ES/DGA-FEDER/A06-17Rinfo:eu-repo/grantAgreement/ES/UZ/JIUZ-2015CIE-03Toxins 11, 3 (2019), 150 [13 pp.]byhttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/es/info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess