The potential risk of exposure to fumonisin B(2) (FB(2)) in the grape-wine chain has recently been revealed after a report of Aspergillus niger in grapes and its ability to produce FB(2) and FB(4). The occurrence of these two fumonisins in wine was investigated by LC/MS/MS in 51 market samples (45 red, five white and one rose wine) produced in various Italian regions. Nine samples of red wine w...

An inter-laboratory collaborative study was performed to evaluate the performance of Biochip Array Technology (BAT) Myco 7 method. The is a method which simultaneously and quantitatively detects 20 mycotoxins including aflatoxins B 1 , 2 G ochratoxin A, deoxynivalenol, zearalenone, fumonisin 3 T-2 HT-2 toxin. BAT collaboratively evaluated by nine government private Association American Feed Con...

Aflatoxins and fumonisins commonly contaminate key food staples in tropical countries, causing recurring acute chronic public health problems. The present study was conducted to assess the potential of a simple device designed for density-based sorting maize its reduce aflatoxins diverse samples naturally contaminated maize. A cross sectional survey conducted, analysing market (n=204) from eigh...

Latin America with its considerable North-South extent is subject to climate that varies from tropical, subtropical and warm temperate temperate. Different agricultural products are produced in the area including cereals, oilseeds, beans, fruits nuts together animal production cattle for beef milk, pigs, poultry fish. The heterogeneity of agriculture reflected diversity region’s farm structures...