Mycotoxin contamination of fresh berries and fruits marketed in the central region of Russia

New emerging strains of toxigenic molds in agricultural areas and insufficient data on levels their toxic metabolites occurring domestic horticultural fruits berries require risk assessment MT contamination for this plant group mass consumer products. This study concentrated samples fresh sold the market (185 samples, including 127 intact 58 with signs deformation molding). We applied our own developed technique quantification mycotoxins based HPLC-MS/MS. In study, we were first RF to examine garden strawberries, raspberries, currants, huck-leberries, blueberries, gooseberries, dogwood, plums, blackthorn, apples, pears) 27 poorly studied emergent (EMT), produced by Aspergillus, Penicillium, Fusarium Alternaria. Strawberries, black currants raspberries turned out be most contaminated MT; red apples pears less contaminated. The greatest variety EMT species was found strawberries (23 MT), gooseberries (8 (7 MT) (6 MT). Among regulated MT, fumonisins B1 B2, deoxynivalenol, zearalenone, T-2 toxin, ochratoxin A aflatoxin detected strawberries; patulin, raspberries; deoxynivalenol currant. As damaged moldy fruits, list detectable toxins expanded, primarily due detection several types unregulated EMTs. tenuazonic acid mainly berries; its increased manifold almost all species, except which penicillic prevailed. These new indicate necessity perform in-depth hygienic such products Russian identify producers. obtained results will used hazards at stage focus berries.