Mycotoxins are the most widely studied biological toxins, which contaminate foods at very
low concentrations. This review describes the emerging extraction techniques and the …

Brazil nuts are among the richest selenium food sources, and studies have considered this
Amazonian nut as an alternative for selenium supplementation. Besides selenium, Brazil …

Mycotoxins represent a wide range of secondary, naturally occurring and practically
unavoidable fungal metabolites. They contaminate various agricultural commodities like …

The aims of this study were to optimize and validate a methodology for the simultaneous
analysis of aflatoxins B1, B2, G1, G2, M1 (AFB1, AFB2, AFG1, AFG2, AFM1) and ochratoxin …

Mycotoxin contamination in rice can create a health risk for the consumers. In this study, the
measurement of 23 mycotoxins in rice samples (n= 180) was performed using a validated …

The worldwide occurrence of aflatoxins (AFB1, AFB2, AFG1, AFG2), genotoxic mycotoxins,
in raw maize, rice, sorghum and wheat samples collected since the year 2000 was …

Highlights•Aspergillus and Penicillium are the most frequent mycotoxin producers in
processed treenuts.•Aflatoxins in tree nuts are dependent from environmental conditions …

Classified as Group 1 carcinogens aflatoxins (AFs) are of major concern for food safety and
public health. Within the AFs group, aflatoxin B1 (AFB1) occurs at the highest levels in …

Aflatoxins are the highly toxic secondary metabolites of certain fungi, being mainly produced
by Aspergillus flavus and Aspergillus parasiticus. Aflatoxins are classified as group 1 …

The objective of this research was to estimate the processing effect on mycotoxins levels
and the exposure to zearalenone (ZEA), ochratoxin (OTA) and aflatoxin B1 (AFB1) through …