Mycotoxins are secondary metabolites produced by fungal species that commonly have a
toxic effect on human and animal health. Different foodstuff can be contaminated and are …

Over the last decades, global concerns regarding possible adverse health effects of
chemical pollutants on the hormonal systems of living organisms in wildlife and humans are …

Abstract The European Commission asked EFSA to update their 2006 opinion on ochratoxin
A (OTA) in food. OTA is produced by fungi of the genus Aspergillus and Penicillium and …

This study was conducted to investigate mycotoxin exposure in 260 rural residents (age 18–
66 years) in Nanjing, China. Paired plasma and first morning urine samples were analyzed …

The exposure to mycotoxins of Swedish adolescents is currently unknown. The aim of the
present study was to investigate the exposure to mycotoxins and their association with food …

This study assessed the levels of environment and food-related exposures in urine of
Austrian school children aged six to ten (n= 85) focusing on mycotoxins, phytoestrogens …

Human biomonitoring is an important tool to assess human exposure to chemicals,
contributing to describe trends of exposure over time and to identify population groups that …

A simple and effective approach for HPLC-MS/MS based multi-mycotoxin analysis in human
urine samples was developed by application of dried urine spots (DUS) as alternative on …

The mycotoxins aflatoxin B 1 (AFB 1) and deoxynivalenol (DON) are found worldwide in
crops and dietary staples. The prevalence and levels of these contaminants can vary greatly …

The Fusarium toxin zearalenone (ZEN) is of concern due to its pronounced estrogenic
effects in mammalian species. ZEN contaminates various cereal crops and grain-based food …