HACCP methodology was applied in the post-harvest processing and storage of domestic medicinal produces. Particularly in terms of mold and mycotoxin contamination, candidate critical control points (CCP) in the conventional practice in Korean farms were selected and monitored by comparing with on the standard guided processing and storage. When each processing of Angelicae Gigantis Radix were assessed for their safety, the drying steps such as the sun drying or the thermal drying depending on each farm made differences in mold contamination. Moreover, the storage conditions before or after the processing were another critical determinant in the fungal contamination. In other words, storage under 4˚C rather than at room temperature was favorable for reducing mold growth in the harvested crops. Occurrence rate of Aflatoxin B1 (AFB1) in Angelicae Gigantis Radix were 12.8%, but amount of AFB1 in all the collected samples were below 10 ppb regulatory limit allowed in Korea. However, for a few samples of Angelicae Gigantis Radix, still relatively high levels of total amount of the major aflatoxins (aflatoxin B1 + B2 + G1 + G2) were observed around 0.18~49.94 ppb, which is not regulated presently in Korea. It thus can be suggested that post-harvest processing and storage of Korean medicinal crops need further investigation and monitoring to establish the Good Agricultural Practice (GAP), particularly to minimize microbial risk including mold and mycotoxin contamination under the changing climate. Additionally, it is also warranted for new enacting of regulatory limits for total aflatoxins in the medicinal crops.

당귀(當歸)와 시호근부(柴胡根部) 혼합분말을 육계사료(肉鷄飼料)에 0. 0, 0. 4, 1. 0, 2. 0%씩 첨가하여 6주간 급여한 결과는 다음과 같다. 당귀와 시호근부 첨가구의 사료섭취량(飼料攝取量)이 대조구보다 많았음을 볼때 기호성(嗜好性)은 좋게 평가되었다. 증체량(增體量)은 혼합제 1. 0% 첨가구에서 1,752g으로 대조구 보다 수당(首當) 130g 이상 높았다. 사료요구율(飼料要求率)은 1. 0% 첨가구에서 1. 85로서 대조구의 1. 99보다 유의하게 높았다(P < 0. 05) 도체량(屠體量)은 1. 0% 첨가구(1,261g)에서 높았으나 도체율은 0. 4% 첨가구에서 69. 48%로 높았다. 가슴살고기량은 0. 4% 첨가구에서 233g으로 대조구보다도 20g이상 더 높았다. 다리고기는 0. 4% 첨가구에서 대조구의 353g보다 50g이상 높았다. 당귀와 시호근부 첨가수준이 높아질 수록 간장(肝臟)의 중량이 무거워지는 경향이 있으며 비장(脾臟)과 심장(心臟) 및 근위(筋胃)의 중량과 복강과 근위주위 축적지방량(蓄積脂肪量)은 0. 4% 복합첨가구에서 높았다. 혈청(血淸) 총단백질(總蛋白質)과 혈청 총 콜레스테롤 및 트리글리세라이드 농도는 2. 0% 복합첨가구에서 높았으며 증체중이 높은 1. 0% 복합첨가구에서는 헐청 단백질과 콜레스테롤 및 트리글리세 라이드 농도가 낮은 경향으로 나타났다.