Mycotoxin Contamination in the Food Chain

Mould and mycotoxin contamination in food

Mould and mycotoxin contamination in food OTA toxicity Ochratoxin A producers Occurrence of Ochratoxin A Effect of water activity on OTA production OTA destruction during roasting of coffee Levels and distribution of OTA in green coffee (contamination, survey) Effect of processing and handling on OTA content of green coffee Effect of caffeine on OTA production Socioeconomic impact of coffee pro...

Mycotoxin contamination of the food supply chain - Implications for One Health programme

Mycotoxins are a group of naturally occurring toxic chemical substances, produced by different fungal species, which can cause illness or even death due to their toxigenic, carcinogenic, mutagenic and teratogenic effects. Though more than 400 mycotoxins are known to have toxic effects on human when ingested along with contaminated food, mycotoxins like aflatoxins, ochratoxins, zeralenone, trich...

Mycotoxin Contamination of Foodstuffs and Feedstuffs in Iran

Dioxins in the food chain Prevention and control of contamination

What are dioxins? The common term dioxins is often used for a number of chemically related lipophilic compounds (polychlorinated dibenzo-para dioxins (PCDDs) and polychlorinated dibenzofurans (PCDFs), including certain dioxin-like polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) with similar toxic properties. However, the denomination of dioxin is given to 2,3,7,8-tetrachloro-dibenzo-para-dioxin (TCDD). Of the...

Mycotoxin Contamination in the EU Feed Supply Chain: A Focus on Cereal Byproducts.

Mycotoxins represent a risk to the feed supply chain with an impact on economies and international trade. A high percentage of feed samples have been reported to be contaminated with more than one mycotoxin. In most cases, the concentrations were low enough to ensure compliance with the European Union (EU) guidance values or maximum admitted levels. However, mycotoxin co-contamination might sti...