One of the toxic and carcinogenic threats in the human food supply is a natural chemicals produced by moulds called “mycotoxins”. The moulds can grow on a wide range of foods and feeds (corn, peanuts, cotton seed, tree nuts, dried spices and chiles…) and produce a range of mycotoxins. Many of the toxins come from Aspergillus spp or Penicillium spp. The chance that these toxins will contaminate a crop is enhanced by drought and/or insect damage – unfortunately both conditions expected to be more common with the onset of climate change.
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