Aflatoxin B1: A review on metabolism, toxicity, occurrence in food, occupational exposure, and detoxification methods

BR Rushing, MI Selim - Food and chemical toxicology, 2019 - Elsevier
Aflatoxins are a class of carcinogenic mycotoxins produced by Aspergillus fungi and are
known to contaminate a large portion of the world's food supply. Aflatoxin B1 (AFB1) is the …

Impact of food processing and detoxification treatments on mycotoxin contamination

P Karlovsky, M Suman, F Berthiller, J De Meester… - Mycotoxin …, 2016 - Springer
Mycotoxins are fungal metabolites commonly occurring in food, which pose a health risk to
the consumer. Maximum levels for major mycotoxins allowed in food have been established …

Aflatoxin in foodstuffs: Occurrence and recent advances in decontamination

A Ismail, BL Gonçalves, DV de Neeff… - Food Research …, 2018 - Elsevier
Aflatoxins are highly toxic compounds produced as secondary metabolites by some
Aspergillus species, whose occurrence have been reported predominantly in several types …

Decontamination of mycotoxin-contaminated feedstuffs and compound feed

R Čolović, N Puvača, F Cheli, G Avantaggiato, D Greco… - Toxins, 2019 - mdpi.com
Mycotoxins are known worldwide as fungus-produced toxins that adulterate a wide
heterogeneity of raw feed ingredients and final products. Consumption of mycotoxins …

Mycotoxins and human disease: a largely ignored global health issue

CP Wild, YY Gong - Carcinogenesis, 2010 - academic.oup.com
Aflatoxins and fumonisins (FB) are mycotoxins contaminating a large fraction of the world's
food, including maize, cereals, groundnuts and tree nuts. The toxins frequently co-occur in …

Aflatoxin: a 50-year odyssey of mechanistic and translational toxicology

TW Kensler, BD Roebuck, GN Wogan… - Toxicological …, 2011 - academic.oup.com
Since their discovery 50 years ago, the aflatoxins have become recognized as ubiquitous
contaminants of the human food supply throughout the economically developing world. The …

Global impacts of aflatoxin in maize: trade and human health

F Wu - World Mycotoxin Journal, 2015 - wageningenacademic.com
Maize is one of the most important agricultural commodities worldwide in terms of amounts
produced, consumed, and traded. Hence, naturally occurring aflatoxin contamination in …

[PDF][PDF] Aflatoxin control and prevention strategies in key crops of Sub-Saharan Africa.

K Hell, C Mutegi - African Journal of Microbiology Research, 2011 - cgspace.cgiar.org
Maize production in Benin, especially in resource-poor farmers' fields, is constrained by
stemborers among other factors. One of the major stemborers in southern Benin is Sesamia …

Substances for reduction of the contamination of feed by mycotoxins: A review

A Kolosova, J Stroka - World Mycotoxin Journal, 2011 - wageningenacademic.com
The global occurrence of mycotoxins is considered to be a major risk factor for human and
animal health. Contamination of different agricultural commodities with mycotoxins still …

Reducing human exposure to aflatoxin through the use of clay: a review

TD Phillips, E Afriyie-Gyawu, J Williams… - Food additives and …, 2008 - Taylor & Francis
Innovative sorption strategies for the detoxification of aflatoxins have been developed.
NovaSil clay (NS) has been shown to prevent aflatoxicosis in a variety of animals when …