An overview of mycotoxin contamination in foods and its implications for human health

KRN Reddy, B Salleh, B Saad, HK Abbas, CA Abel… - Toxin reviews, 2010 - Taylor & Francis
Mycotoxins are natural contaminants of cereals and other food commodities throughout the
world and they significantly impact human and animal health. Mycotoxins are toxic …

Ozone applications in fruit and vegetable processing

H Karaca, YS Velioglu - Food Reviews International, 2007 - Taylor & Francis
Ozone, a powerful oxidant, is effective against various kinds of microorganisms on fruits and
vegetables. Promising results have been revealed in solving the problems of the food …

Use of ozone in detoxification of aflatoxin B1 in red pepper

F Inan, M Pala, I Doymaz - Journal of Stored Products Research, 2007 - Elsevier
Red pepper (Capsicum annuum) is one of the most important agricultural products of
Turkey. For public health and export requirements, red pepper must be produced free of …

Mycotoxins in spices and herbs–An update

B Kabak, ADW Dobson - Critical reviews in food science and …, 2017 - Taylor & Francis
Spices and herbs have been used since ancient times as flavor and aroma enhancers,
colorants, preservatives, and traditional medicines. There are more than 30 spices and …

Overview of Fungi and Mycotoxin Contamination in Capsicum Pepper and in Its Derivatives

J Costa, R Rodríguez, E Garcia-Cela, A Medina… - Toxins, 2019 - mdpi.com
Capsicum products are widely commercialised and consumed worldwide. These substrates
present unusual nutritional characteristics for microbial growth. Despite this, the presence of …

Natural co-occurrence of aflatoxins and ochratoxin A in spices

F Ozbey, B Kabak - Food Control, 2012 - Elsevier
The present study aims to determine the co-occurrence of aflatoxins (AFs) and ochratoxin A
(OTA) in spices marketed in Turkey. During the period from November 2010 to August 2011 …

Aflatoxin and ochratoxin A content of spices in Hungary

B Fazekas, A Tar, M Kovacs - Food Additives and Contaminants, 2005 - Taylor & Francis
In October and November 2004, 91 spice samples (70 ground red pepper, six black pepper,
five white pepper, five spice mix and five chilli samples), the majority of which originated …

Review of good agricultural practices for smallholder maize farmers to minimise aflatoxin contamination

F Xu, RC Baker, TB Whitaker, H Luo… - World Mycotoxin …, 2022 - wageningenacademic.com
Maize is consumed world-wide as staple food, livestock feed, and industrial raw material.
However, it is susceptible to fungal attack and at risk of aflatoxin contamination under certain …

Systematic review of mycotoxins in food and feeds in Turkey

N Ünüsan - Food control, 2019 - Elsevier
Mycotoxins are toxic natural contaminants of food and feeds and are produced by various
fungi from Aspergillus, Alternaria, Fusarium, and Penicillium genera. Molds and their toxins …

Determination of aflatoxins in food samples by automated on-line in-tube solid-phase microextraction coupled with liquid chromatography–mass spectrometry

Y Nonaka, K Saito, N Hanioka, S Narimatsu… - … of chromatography A, 2009 - Elsevier
A simple and sensitive automated method for determination of aflatoxins (B1, B2, G1, and
G2) in nuts, cereals, dried fruits, and spices was developed consisting of in-tube solid-phase …