摘要：Ochratoxin A(OTA) is a naturally-occurring mycotoxin in agricultural products posing a signifi-cant health risks worldwide. This work was con-ducted to investigate OTA in Turkish freek wheats with some quality parameters as determined by an HPLC system. To our knowledge, this is the first study on Turkish freek wheats. A total of 50 samples of freek wheat(green, milk stage)produced in Hatay province of Turkey were studied in terms of OTA content and some quality features. The study in-cluded sampling, sample preparation, toxin extrac-tion and toxin analysis by HPLC-FLD. Recovery (87.8-96.0%)and reproducibility (RSD<12)of the technique fulfilled the standards of the European Commission (EC)regulation No.401/2006 for the specification of the mycotoxins in food commodities. Analytical sensitivity was determined as 0.005 ng/ml-1.It was determined that OTA was not in de-tectable limits for all analyzed samples and none of the samples exceeded the EC regulation values.
