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Mycotoxins in Foodstuffs

Mycotoxins in Foodstuffs

Hardcover

Medical ReferenceTechnology & EngineeringBiology

ISBN10: 1461487269
ISBN13: 9781461487265
Publisher: Springer
Published: Jan 24 2014
Pages: 739
Weight: 2.93
Height: 1.75 Width: 6.14 Depth: 9.21
Language: English

Mycotoxin contamination of food occurs as a result of crop invasion by field fungi such as Fusarium spp., Alternaria spp., Aspergillus spp., and Penicillium spp., which start their growth while in storage (storage fungi). In the worst case, these fungi produce secondary metabolites called mycotoxins. They can be very harmful to humans and animals when for example they are consumed through food. Mycotoxins have various negative effects on several organs in humans and animals. The present book gives a basic overview of the main mycotoxins in food. It lists the predisposition of a foodstuff for mycotoxin contamination, the degree of contamination, concentration, and country of detection/origin for each case of mycotoxin contamination of food.

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