Background Cereal and cereal-based products are used as an important sources of energy
and minerals as well as vitamins in all of the world. However, their contamination with …

Fungi are distributed worldwide and can be found in various foods and feedstuffs from
almost every part of the world. Mycotoxins are secondary metabolites produced by some …

Safety concerns pertaining towards fungal occurrence and mycotoxins contamination in agri-
food commodities has been an issue of high apprehension. With the increase in evidence …

Tree nuts are highly nutritious and provide macronutrients (fat, protein, and carbohydrate)[1,
8], micronutrients (minerals and vitamins)[1], fat-soluble bioactives (monounsaturated fatty …

Mycotoxins are the secondary metabolites produced from toxigenic fungi recognized as
major food and feed contaminants. They are a source of grave concern in food …

Aflatoxins are endemic in Kenya. The 2004 outbreak of acute aflatoxicosis in the country
was one of the unprecedented epidemics of human aflatoxin poisoning recorded in …

A survey for total aflatoxins (aflatoxins B1, B2, G1, and G2) was conducted on 88 spices and
processed spice products commercialized in Korea. The presence of aflatoxins was …

Mycotoxins are of toxicological relevance and consequently important contaminants in food
and feed. The most common mycotoxins with the highest toxicity are the aflatoxins (AFs) …

Aflatoxins can cause damage to the health of humans and animals. Several institutions
around the world have established regulations to limit the levels of aflatoxins in food, and …

Background: In Jordan as in other worldwide countries, mycotoxins are considered a serious
national problem in food supplies. As a result, almost all nations are setting and adopting …