Agriculture faces the unprecedented task of feeding a world population of 9 billion people by
2050 while simultaneously avoiding harmful environmental and social effects. One effort to …

▪ Abstract Transgenic plants expressing insecticidal proteins from the bacterium, Bacillus
thuringiensis (Bt), are revolutionizing agriculture. Bt, which had limited use as a foliar …

Corn is commonly contaminated with toxic secondary metabolites (mycotoxins) from fungi.
Mycotoxins can impact the health of humans and animals consuming corn-based food and …

Fusarium species cause two distinct diseases on ears of maize, Fusarium ear rot (or pink ear
rot) and Gibberella ear rot (or red ear rot), both of which can result in mycotoxin …

▪ Abstract Infection of maize kernels by toxigenic fungi remains a challenging problem
despite decades of research progress. Cultural practices, including crop rotation, tillage …

Moulds and associated mycotoxins are important factors adversely affecting foods produced
using contaminated plant products or animal products derived from animals fed on …

Plants modified to express insecticidal proteins from Bacillus thuringiensis (referred to as Bt-
protected plants) provide a safe and highly effective method of insect control. Bt-protected …

The concept of Food Safety Objective (FSO) has mostly been applied to understanding the
effects of handling and processing on levels of bacterial pathogens in foods, but it is also …

The commercialisation of GM crops in Europe is practically non-existent at the present time.
The European Commission has instigated changes to the regulatory process to address the …

Genetically modified (GM) Bt corn, through the pest protection that it confers, has lower
levels of mycotoxins: toxic and carcinogenic chemicals produced as secondary metabolites …