Meeting the mycotoxin menace / / Edited by D. Barug, H. van Egmond, R. Lopez-Garcia, T. van Osenbruggen and A. Visconti.

• Author: World Mycotoxin Forum
• TeilnehmendeR: Barug, D.,; Egmond, H. van,; Lopez-Garcia, R.,; Osenbruggen, T. van,; Visconti, A.,; World Mycotoxin Forum (2nd : 2003 : Noordwijk, Netherlands)
• Place / Publishing House: Leiden ;, Boston : : Brill | Wageningen Academic,, 2004.; ©2004
• Year of Publication: 2004
• Language: English
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (320 p.)
• Notes: "Contains the peer-reviewed papers of the second World Mycotoxin Forum held 17-18 February 2003 in Noordwijk, the Netherlands"--Foreword.

Mycotoxins are toxic secondary metabolites of moulds belonging essentially to the Aspergillus, Penicillium, and Fusarium genera. They can be produced on a wide range of agricultural commodities and under a diverse range of situations. Due to their various toxic effects and their good thermal stability, the presence of mycotoxins in foods and feeds is potentially hazardous to the health of both humans and animals. Mycotoxins may cause damage to e.g. liver, kidney or the nervous system, some are even carcinogenic. There is growing concern for ways in which these fungi and their mycotoxins can be prevented from entering the human and animal food chain. And worldwide changes in legislation ever increase the need for more precise and sensitive mycotoxin analytical methods. 'Meeting the mycotoxin menace' contains the peer-reviewed papers of the second World Mycotoxin Forum held 17-18 February 2003 in Noordwijk, the Netherlands. The book focuses on the various aspects related to the presence, prevention, control, sampling and analysis of mycotoxins in agricultural commodities, foods and feeds. In this publication special attention is given to new developments in this field. The editors firmly believe that the very nature of the themes chosen and the excellence of the papers by invited experts from various disciplines will draw an audience from both the food and feed industry, regulatory authorities and science.

Table of Contents

Preliminary Material / Authors: D. Barug, H.P. van Egmond, R. López-García, W.A. van Osenbruggen, and A. Visconti -- Mycotoxins: Current issues in U.S.A / Authors: Deepak Bhatnagar, Gary A. Payne, Thomas E. Cleveland, and Jane F. Robens -- Mycotoxins: Current issues in South America / Author: Maya Pineiro -- Current mycotoxin issues in Australia and Southeast Asia / Authors: John I. Pitt and Ailsa D. Hocking -- Mycotoxins worldwide: Current issues in Africa / Author: Gordon S. Shephard -- Plant breeding as a tool for reducing mycotoxins in cereals / Author: Thomas Miedaner -- Control of Fusarium and Aspergillus species and associated mycotoxins on wheat and maize / Authors: Paul Nicholson, Nick Gosman, Richard Draeger, and Andrew Steed -- Making wine safer: the case of ochratoxin A / Authors: Zofia Kozakiewicz, Paola Battilani, Javier Cabañes, Armando Venâncio, Giuseppina Mulè, Eleftherios Tjamos, Amnon Lichter, Naresh Magan, Vincente Sanchis, Amed Lebrihi, Giordano Zinzani, and Santiago Minguez -- Biocontrol of aflatoxins in peanuts / Author: John I. Pitt -- The implementation of EU controls on imported food / Author: Hans J. Jeuring -- The fate of mycotoxins during cereal processing / Authors: Keith A. Scudamore and John N. Banks -- Peanuts, aflatoxin, and the U.S. origin certification program / Authors: Julie Adams and Thomas B. Whitaker -- Mycotoxins in spices: red pepper / Authors: Dilek Heperkan and Özlem C. Ermiş -- Sampling and sample preparation of pistachios / Authors: Thomas F. Schatzki and Natsuko Toyofuku -- Development of certified reference materials for mycotoxins / Authors: Ralf Dieter Josephs, Robert Koeber, Alexander Bernreuther, Thomas Peter Josef Linsinger, and Heinz Schimmel -- Multi-mycotoxin determination methodology / Authors: Jean-Yves Pierard, Christophe Depasse, Arnout Delafortrie, and Jean-Claude Motte -- Moulds and mycotoxins in silage / Author: Johanna Fink-Gremmels -- Mycotoxins in the animal production chain / Author: Bert Veldman -- The use of a dynamic in vitro model of the gastrointestinal tract (TIM) in studying mycotoxin adsorbents / Authors: Evelijn E. Zeijdner, Giuseppina Avantaggiato, Stephan Sidler, Fernando Escribano, Angelo Visconti, and Rob Havenaar -- Mycotoxin research: progress and future prospects / Author: Naresh Magan -- Index / Authors: D. Barug, H.P. van Egmond, R. López-García, W.A. van Osenbruggen, and A. Visconti.