Dietary intake of patulin from apple juice has been estimated at between 0.03 and 0.26 μg/kg bw/day in various age groups and populations.Wouters, FA, and Speijers, GJA. JECFA Monograph on Patulin. World Health Organization Food Additives Series 35 (http://www.inchem.org/documents/jecfa/jecmono/v26je10.htm) Content of patulin in apple juice is estimated to be less than 10–15μg/L. A number of studies have looked into comparisons of organic vs conventional harvest of apples and levels of patulin contamination.Pique, E., et al. Occurrence of patulin in organic and conventional apple juice. Risk Assessment. Recent Advances in Pharmaceutical Sciences, III, 2013: 131–144. For example, one study showed 0.9% of children drinking organic apple juice exceeded the tolerable daily intake (TDI) for patulin.Beark et al 2007 A recent article described detection of patulin in marine strains of Penicillium, indicating a potential risk in shellfish consumption.
