In the early 1960s the discovery of aflatoxins began when a total of 100,000 turkey poults
died by hitherto unknown turkey “X” disease in England. The disease was associated with …

Mycotoxins are toxic and carcinogenic metabolites produced by fungi that colonize food
crops. The most agriculturally important mycotoxins known today are aflatoxins, which cause …

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 …

The worldwide contamination of foods and feeds with mycotoxins is a significant problem.
Mycotoxins are secondary metabolites of molds that have adverse effects on humans …

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 …

To date, the use of biomarkers has become generally accepted. Biomarker‐driven research
has been proposed as a successful method to assess the exposure to xenobiotics by using …

Abstract Aflatoxin B 1 (AFB 1) widely contaminates staple food and feed crops and is well-
known as the most potent natural hepatocarcinogen in humans and domesticated animals …

A cohort of 18,244 mostly middle-aged (45-64 years) men residing in four small
geographically defined areas of Shanghai was accrued between January 1986 and …

Aflatoxins have long been suspected to be human hepatic carcinogens but no direct study
was feasible until assays to measure individual aflatoxin exposure became available. We …