Background Breast milk is considered an essential food segment for children up to 6
months; however, it can be contaminated with some mycotoxins, such as aflatoxin M 1 (AFM …

Background Aflatoxins are groups of mycotoxins that can be generally found in foods,
particularly cereals and nuts. Cereal-based baby foods are important energy supplement …

EFSA was asked to deliver a scientific opinion on the risks to public health related to the
presence of aflatoxins in food. The risk assessment was confined to aflatoxin B1 (AFB 1) …

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 …

Mycotoxins constitute a relevant group of food contaminants with several associated health
outcomes such as estrogenic, immunotoxic, nephrotoxic and teratogenic effects. Although …

Aflatoxins are carcinogenic to humans and deoxynivalenol causes digestive disorders, and
both mycotoxins occur frequently in cereal-based foods. The purpose of this study was to …

The first 1000 days of life are very sensitive to any event that alters health programming, and
they represent a window for intervention to improve population health. Pregnant women …

EFSA was asked to deliver a scientific opinion on the risks to public health related to the
presence of aflatoxins in food. The risk assessment was confined to aflatoxin B1 (AFB1) …

Cereals are of utmost importance for the nutrition of infants and children, as they provide
important nutrients for their growth and development and, in addition, they are easily …

Here, an in-syringe cotton fiber solid-phase extraction (CF-SPE) method for the effective
pretreatment of zearalenone (ZEA) in cereal crops and traditional Chinese medicines was …