Fungal contamination of food and animal feed, especially by mycotoxigenic fungi, is not only
a global food quality concern for food manufacturers, but it also poses serious health …

This review aims to update the main aspects of aflatoxin production, occurrence and
incidence in selected countries, and associated aflatoxicosis outbreaks. Means to reduce …

Aflatoxins are highly toxic compounds produced as secondary metabolites by some
Aspergillus species, whose occurrence have been reported predominantly in several types …

Mycotoxin contamination continues to be a food safety concern globally, with the most toxic
being aflatoxins. On-farm aflatoxins, during food transit or storage, directly or indirectly result …

Fungal contamination of animal feed can severely affect the health of farm animals, and
result in considerable economic losses. Certain filamentous fungi or molds produce toxic …

Aflatoxins are wide-spread harmful carcinogenic secondary metabolites produced by
Aspergillus species, which cause serious feed and food contaminations and affect farm …

Mycotoxins are toxic fungal secondary metabolites that pose a major threat to the safety of
food and feed. Mycotoxins are usually converted into less toxic or non-toxic metabolites …

Five Aspergillus sections have members that are established agricultural pests and
producers of different metabolites, threatening global food safety. Most of these pathogenic …

Abstract Aflatoxins B 1 (AFB 1) is a hepatoxic compound produced by Aspergillus flavus and
Aspergillus parasiticus, seriously threatening food safety and the health of humans and …

Mycotoxins are toxic secondary metabolites mainly produced by filamentous fungal species
that commonly contaminate food and feed. Aflatoxin B1 (AFB1) is extremely toxic and …