Aflatoxins (AFs) represent one of the major food safety concerns worldwide. Agricultural
commodities including cereals and their derived products, oilseeds, nuts, spices, milk and …

Background The initial stages of human life including the fetal period, infancy and early
childhood are the most critical periods of human growth and development. Due to immature …

Sesame (Sesamum indicum) is an oilseed crop which is increasingly recognised as a
functional food by consumers due to its nutritional and nutraceutical components …

Breastfeeding provides overall beneficial health to the mother-child dyad and is universally
recognized as the preferred feeding mode for infants up to 6-months and beyond. Human …

Mycotoxins are deleterious fungal secondary metabolites that contaminate food and feed,
thereby creating concerns regarding food safety. Common fungal genera can easily …

Human breastfeeding offers infants nutritional, immunological, neurological and emotional
benefits, although some toxic compounds can also be detected in human milk and …

The mycotoxin ochratoxin A (OTA) is a potent nephrotoxin with carcinogenic properties and,
thus, of concern as a food contaminant. Since food contaminant data are scarce in …

Breast milk is the best, most complete form of nutrition for newborns and infants. However,
human milk can contain aflatoxin M1 (AFM1) upon ingestion of dietary mycotoxin …

Aflatoxins are natural toxicants produced mainly by species of the Aspergillus genus, which
contaminate virtually all feeds and foods. Apart from their deleterious health effects on …

Mycotoxins are secondary metabolites of fungi that are known to be associated with linear
growth faltering because of their impact on inflammation, intestinal damage, inhibition of …