As OTA is often present in cereals and feeds used in this European
region, and given that studies addressing OTA contamination of meat
products are rather rare, the aim of this study was to investigate OTA
presence in cooked sausages containing a high percentage of offal. For
this purpose, products under this investigation were produced from
raw materials originating from pigs sub-chronically exposed to an
OTA dose that can frequently be found as naturally present in cereals
and feed. To determine the concentration of OTA residues in raw
materials and final meat products, ELISA and HPLC-FD methods were
used.