Mycotoxin management

1. Mycotoxin Management
Rationale
Mycotoxins are highly toxic metabolites produced by certain plant-invading fungi in several
crops, processed food and feed, and even in milk and meat products (when animals are fed
mycotoxin contamination in the semi-arid tropics (SAT). We focus on developing the most
appropriate strategies suitable for conditions in the SAT to enhance food safety and safeguard
human and animal health.
Deadly Combination
Aspergillus
+ =
Hepatitis B virus
estimation of mycotoxins in
biomarker in human serum
control
(conventional & transgenics)
management strategies
the nutritional quality and food
safety by prevention and control
of mycotoxin contamination
in food and feed through an
Integrated Genetic and Natural
Resource Management
strategy”