Highlights
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Indirect and direct contamination with ochratoxin A in the pork product chain was assessed.
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Naturally contaminated feed at level close to 50 μg kg−1 brings about a contamination in meat products close to 1 μg kg−1.
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OTA was partially degraded during the long ripening time of dry-cured ham.
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Direct contamination can be relevant for dry-cured ham.
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Indirect contamination should be mainly monitor for the other ripened pork products.