Mycotoxins occurrence in food commodities, their associated hazards and control strategies

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Δημοσιευμένα: Apr 29, 2022
DOI: https://doi.org/10.12681/jhvms.26023
Ali Akbar
University of Balochistan Quetta
https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0376-1425
FATIMA ABDUL MAJEED
https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8030-1484
MUHAMMAD Bilal Sadiq
https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2487-0468
Shabir Ahmad Khan
https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5117-0059
Ali A Rabaan
https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6774-9847
Περίληψη

Globally, the food is contaminated by various means but microorganisms are predominant factor in contaminating the food and agriculture commodities. Among microorganisms, fungi are mainly involved in the spoilage of food due to their diversified nature and minimal requirement for growth. The toxigenic fungi associated with mycotoxins, can grow during any stage of food chain including harvesting, handling, distribution and storage. Mycotoxins are fungal secondary metabolites and their production is influenced by various factors such as environmental conditions, crop type and storage conditions. Mycotoxins in agriculture commodities expose serious health hazards. This review entails different types of mycotoxins involved in the spoilage of food and agriculture commodities, their potential health hazard, maximum allowable limits of mycotoxins in different food commodities and possible control strategies. In developing countries, regulatory authorities need to establish quality control strategies and limits of mycotoxins in food, in order to ensure the consumer safety.

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