Mycotoxin contamination continues to be a food safety concern globally, with the most toxic being aflatoxins. On-farm aflatoxins, during food transit or storage, directly or indirectly result in the contamination of foods, which aects the liver, immune system and reproduction after infiltration into human beings and animals. There are numerous reports on aflatoxins focusing on achieving appropriate methods for quantification, precise detection and control in order to ensure consumer safety. In 2012, the International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC) classified aflatoxins B1, B2, G1, G2, M1 and M2 as group 1 carcinogenic substances, which are a global human health concern. Consequently, this review article addresses aflatoxin chemical properties and biosynthetic processes; aflatoxin contamination in foods and feeds; health eects in human beings and animals due to aflatoxin exposure, as well as aflatoxin detection and detoxification methods.
Characteristics, Occurrence, Detection and Detoxification of Aflatoxins in Foods and Feeds / Nazhand, Amirhossein; Durazzo, Alessandra; Lucarini, Massimo; Souto, Eliana B.; Santini, Antonello. - In: FOODS. - ISSN 2304-8158. - 9:5(2020), p. 644. [10.3390/foods9050644]
Characteristics, Occurrence, Detection and Detoxification of Aflatoxins in Foods and Feeds
Antonello Santini
2020
Abstract
Mycotoxin contamination continues to be a food safety concern globally, with the most toxic being aflatoxins. On-farm aflatoxins, during food transit or storage, directly or indirectly result in the contamination of foods, which aects the liver, immune system and reproduction after infiltration into human beings and animals. There are numerous reports on aflatoxins focusing on achieving appropriate methods for quantification, precise detection and control in order to ensure consumer safety. In 2012, the International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC) classified aflatoxins B1, B2, G1, G2, M1 and M2 as group 1 carcinogenic substances, which are a global human health concern. Consequently, this review article addresses aflatoxin chemical properties and biosynthetic processes; aflatoxin contamination in foods and feeds; health eects in human beings and animals due to aflatoxin exposure, as well as aflatoxin detection and detoxification methods.I documenti in IRIS sono protetti da copyright e tutti i diritti sono riservati, salvo diversa indicazione.
