Advanced mycotoxin control and decontamination techniques in view of an increased aflatoxin risk in Europe due to climate change

M Loi, AF Logrieco, T Pusztahelyi, É Leiter… - Frontiers in …, 2023 - frontiersin.org
Aflatoxins are toxic secondary metabolites produced by Aspergillus spp. found in staple food
and feed commodities worldwide. Aflatoxins are carcinogenic, teratogenic, and mutagenic …

Pre-harvest modelling and mitigation of aflatoxins in maize in a changing climatic environment—A review

T Dövényi-Nagy, C Rácz, K Molnár, K Bakó, Z Szláma… - Toxins, 2020 - mdpi.com
Aflatoxins (AFs) are harmful secondary metabolites produced by various moulds, among
which Aspergillus flavus is the major AF-producer fungus. These mycotoxins have …

Aflatoxin B1 contamination in maize in Europe increases due to climate change

P Battilani, P Toscano, HJ Van der Fels-Klerx… - Scientific reports, 2016 - nature.com
Climate change has been reported as a driver for emerging food and feed safety issues
worldwide and its expected impact on the presence of mycotoxins in food and feed is of …

Aflatoxins and fumonisins in maize under a climate change scenario. Biocontrol strategies at the pre-harvest stage

MSA Zanon, G Pena, N Yerkovich, M Bossa… - European Journal of …, 2023 - Springer
Maize (Zea mays L.) is one of the most important cereals around the world since it is widely
used for food and feed. This cereal is relevant to the economy of several countries due to its …

Aflatoxin contamination and recommendations to improve its control: a review

LD Kaale, ME Kimanya, IJ Macha… - World Mycotoxin …, 2021 - wageningenacademic.com
Aflatoxin producing fungi cause contamination of food and feed resulting in health hazards
and economic loss. It is imperative to develop workable control measures throughout the …

Innovative technologies to manage aflatoxins in foods and feeds and the profitability of application–A review

P Udomkun, AN Wiredu, M Nagle, J Müller… - Food control, 2017 - Elsevier
Aflatoxins are mainly produced by certain strains of Aspergillus flavus, which are found in
diverse agricultural crops. In many lower-income countries, aflatoxins pose serious public …

Aflatoxins and food pathogens: Impact of biologically active aflatoxins and their control strategies

S Umesha, HM Manukumar… - Journal of the …, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
Globally disease outbreaks as a result of the consumption of contaminated food and
feedstuffs are a regular primary problem. The foremost elements contributing to …

Predictive modelling of aflatoxin contamination to support maize chain management

P Battilani, MC Leggieri - World Mycotoxin Journal, 2015 - wageningenacademic.com
The aim of this work was to design the potential support given by predictive models to maize
management in a chain vision aimed at minimising aflatoxin contamination and human and …

Mycotoxin risks under a climate change scenario in Europe

A Moretti, M Pascale, AF Logrieco - Trends in food science & technology, 2019 - Elsevier
As determined by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, warming of the climate
system is unequivocal and has been associated with rising sea levels, diminished amounts …

[HTML][HTML] Novel decontamination approaches and their potential application for post-harvest aflatoxin control

H Marshall, JP Meneely, B Quinn, Y Zhao… - Trends in Food Science …, 2020 - Elsevier
Background Aflatoxin is considered to be the most important mycotoxin in the world for
human food and animal feed. Current strategies for the reduction of mycotoxins in food and …