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Mycotoxin contamination in cereal products and human exposure from the diet
Mycotoxins are unavoidable, natural food contaminants which are produced by fungi growing on agricultural crops. More than 300 different mycotoxins have been identified, some of which can be toxic to animals and humans.
When crops become infected with mycotoxin-produced fungi, they produce compounds known as masked mycotoxins. Rowett research from…
Published by The Rowett Institute, University of Aberdeen
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