Mycotoxins in Grain

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GASGA - GROUP FOR ASSISTANCE ON SYSTEMS RELATING TO GRAIN AFTER HARVEST

CTA - Technical Centre for Agricultural and Rural Co operation ACP-EU

TECHNICAL LEAFLET No. 3

Published by:
CTA, Postbus 380
6700 AJ Wageningen
The Netherlands
June 1997

Contents

1. What are mycotoxins?

2. Food-borne mycotoxins

3. Fungal ecology and mycotoxin production in food

4. Prevention and control of mycotoxins in stored grains and seeds

5. Detecting mycotoxins

6. Summary

7. Further information