Aflatoxins are fungal toxins that possess acute life threatening toxicity, carcinogenic
properties and other potential chronic adverse effects. Dietary exposure to aflatoxins is …

Background The initial stages of human life including the fetal period, infancy and early
childhood are the most critical periods of human growth and development. Due to immature …

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 …

Background: Aflatoxin and fumonisin are toxic food contaminants. Knowledge about effects
of their exposure and coexposure on child growth is inadequate. Objective: We investigated …

This manuscript reviews the state-of-the-art regarding human biological monitoring (HBM) of
mycotoxins in plasma, serum and blood samples. After a comprehensive and systematic …

Fungi are commonly present in the environment and can grow under favorable conditions
on an extensive variety of substrates. During harvesting, handling, storage, and distribution …

Pregnant women and their develo** fetuses are vulnerable to multiple environmental
insults, including exposure to aflatoxin, a mycotoxin that may contaminate as much as 25 …

A pilot, cross-sectional, correlational study was conducted in eight rural communities in
northern Nigeria to investigate mycotoxin exposures in 120 volunteers (19 children, 20 …

The fungal and multi-mycotoxin profiles of groundnuts sold in domestic markets in Nigeria as
well as the associated risk to consumers were assessed in the present study. Four hundred …