Category Archives: Aspergillus Toxin

Research – From Aflatoxin to Zearalenone: Mycotoxins You Should Know – Deoxynivalenol (DON)

Posted on December 2, 2022 | Leave a comment

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Mycotoxins are substances produced by fungi that infect grain crops like maize and small grains and cause ear and kernel rots. Exposure to mycotoxins can lead to chronic or acute toxicity in humans and animals. In addition, mycotoxins can lead to market losses, discounts, rejection of grain lots at elevators, and a reduction in livestock efficiency and productivity.

The most economically important mycotoxins include aflatoxins (AF), deoxynivalenol (DON, also known as vomitoxin), fumonisins (FUM), zearalenone (ZEA), ochratoxin A (OTA), T2, HT-2, ergot alkaloids, and patulin (PAT). The fungal species that produce mycotoxins have worldwide distribution; therefore, mycotoxin contamination occurs everywhere grain crops are grown. Accordingly, mycotoxins have been detected in feed, silage, food, and beverages derived from cereal grains and animal products exposed to contaminated feed.

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RAFF Alerts – Aflatoxin – Groundnuts – Pistachios Grains – Dried Figs from Turkey – Peanuts – Sweet Almonds – Halva with Pistachios – Almond Powder – Hazelnuts

Posted on December 2, 2022 | Leave a comment

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Aflatoxin in Argentine groundnuts in the Netherlands

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presence of aflatoxin B1 and total aflatoxins in pistachio grains from Italy in Germany

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Presence of aflatoxins above legal limits in hazelnuts from Georgia in Germany and Italy

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Aflatoxins in dried figs from Turkey in Germany

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Aflatoxins in dried figs from Turkey in Sweden

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Aflatoxins in dried figs from Turkey in Sweden

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aflatoxin in dried figs from Turkey in Italy

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Aflatoxins in halva with pistachios from Turkey in Denmark, France and Germany

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Aflatoxins in peanuts from Turkey in Portugal

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Presence of aflatoxin (B1 and sum) higher than the legal limits in sweet almonds from the United States in Italy

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Aflatoxins in halva with pistachios from Turkey in Denmark, France and Germany

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aflatoxin in dried figs from Turkey in Italy

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aflatoxins in almond powder from Italy with raw material from Spain

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Presence of aflatoxins above legal limits in hazelnuts from Georgia in Germany and Italy

 

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Israel – Notice to consumers about the withdrawal from the shelves of the product “Hot Paprika” – Aflatoxin

Posted on November 29, 2022 | Leave a comment

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SM Castel Food Industries Ltd. informs the consumer public that due to an inspection by the food service at the Ministry of Health, higher than permitted levels of aflatoxins (mold toxins) were found in the product “Hot Paprika”

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RASFF Alerts – Aflatoxin- Dried Figs – Pistachios – Basmati Rice

Posted on November 18, 2022 | Leave a comment

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Level of aflatoxins exceeding limits in dried figs from Turkey in France

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Aflatoxins in pistachios from USA via Turkey in Italy

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Aflatoxin in Basmati rice from the Netherlands in the UK and Germany

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Research – The underestimated risk of mycotoxins in dairy cows

Posted on November 17, 2022 | Leave a comment

All About Feed

It is a myth that rumen microbial activity allows dairy cows to handle mycotoxin toxicity completely. A closer look at rumen degradation capability shows that this is not the case. Therefore, a mitigation strategy should be holistic, practical and beyond binding.

Risk, impact, and diagnostics

A complex and diverse Total Mixed Ration (TMR) poses multiple mycotoxin toxicity challenges. Although rumen microbes can reduce the toxicity of some mycotoxins, not all mycotoxins are equally degraded in the rumen. In high-yielding dairy cows high-starch diets can compromise the detoxification capacity of rumen microbes. For some mycotoxins, such as zearalenone (ZEN), rumen degradation may increase the toxicity. Furthermore, extended periods of exposure to low levels of multiple mycotoxins may lead to chronic toxicity, an increasing issue that is notoriously difficult to diagnose at an early stage.

Mycotoxins can threaten dairy cows’ health, rumen function, feed intake, milk yield, milk quality, lameness, and reproductive abilities. Many “mouldy silage syndrome” cases in the field have shown incidences of increased somatic cell counts, undigested faecal feed particles, laminitis, mastitis and ruminitis cases. Cases of reproductive challenges and vaccination failures have been reported with multiple mycotoxins in TMR.

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Germany – Taste of Asia – Basmati Rice 1kg – Aflatoxin B1

Posted on November 15, 2022 | Leave a comment

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Alert type: Food
Date of first publication: 11/15/2022
Product name:

Taste of Asia – Basmati Rice 1kg

Product images:

5417_Marktaushang_Taste_of_Asia_-_Basmati_Reis_1kg(17).jpg

Market notice PENNY Markt GmbH

Manufacturer (distributor):

Van Sillevoldt Rijst BV Distribution via branches of PENNY Markt GmbH

Reason for warning:

The article may contain an increased level of aflatoxin B1.

Packaging Unit: 1 kg
Durability: 01/11/2023 – 01/14/2023
Further information:

Reference is made to the attached customer information from the food company.

Click to access 5417_Marktaushang_Taste_of_Asia_-_Basmati_Reis_1kg(17).pdf

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France – Basmati rice – Aflatoxins

Posted on November 11, 2022 | Leave a comment

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Identification information of the recalled product

  • Product category Feed
  • Product subcategory Cereals and baked goods
  • Product brand name Golden Sun
  • Model names or references Basmati rice 1kg
  • Identification of products
    GTIN Date
    20073763 Date of minimum durability 11/01/2023
    20073763 Date of minimum durability 12/01/2023
    20073763 Date of minimum durability 01/13/2023
  • Packaging1kg bag
  • Marketing start/end date From 22/01/2021 to 04/11/2022
  • Storage temperature Product to be stored at room temperature
  • Geographic area of ​​sale Some Lidl supermarkets. See attached list.
  • Distributors Some Lidl supermarkets. See attached list.
  • List of points of salelist_SPM_rice.pdf

Practical information regarding the recall

  • Reason for recall Investigations carried out due to the detection of aflatoxins on certain batches in Europe, led to the withdrawal and recall of this product as a precaution.
  • Risks incurred by the consumer Aflatoxins

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RASFF Alerts – Aflatoxin – Peanuts -Basmati Rice – Rice Flour – Dried/Chopped Organic Figs – Peanut Butter

Posted on November 11, 2022 | Leave a comment

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Aflatoxin in Basmati rice from the Netherlands in the UK and Germany

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Aflatoxin B1 in rice flour (raw material) from the Netherlands in Germany and France

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Aflatoxins in Basmati rice from the Netherlands in France, Germany, Ireland, Italy and UK

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Excessive aflatoxin content (total aflatoxin) in dried, chopped organic figs from Turkey in Germany

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Aflatoxins in U.S.A. peanuts in the Netherlands

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Aflatoxins in USA peanuts in the Netherlands

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Aflatoxins in inshell USA peanuts in the Netherlands

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Aflatoxin in Indian Peanut butter in  the Netherlands

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Aflatoxins in peanuts from Egypt in Germany

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Taiwan – Tainted snack foods from Southeast Asia seized at Taiwan border – Aflatoxin B1 – B2

Posted on November 10, 2022 | Leave a comment

Focus Taiwan

Taipei, Nov. 8 (CNA) A shipment of snack foods including corn puffs and peanut candies from Southeast Asia was recently seized at the border, after being found to contain excessive levels of a carcinogenic contaminant, Taiwan’s Food and Drug Administration (FDA) said Tuesday.

The cheddar cheese-flavored corn puffs from the Philippines totaling 262.24 kilograms were confiscated after sample testing on Aug. 19 detected 13.2 micrograms (µg) per kilogram of the carcinogen aflatoxins B1 (AFB1) and B2 (AFB2).

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;Germany – Golden Sun basmati rice – Aflatoxin

Posted on November 10, 2022 | Leave a comment

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Alert type: Food
Date of first publication: 11/09/2022
Product name:

Golden Sun basmati rice, 1kg best before date: 07.01.2023, 08.01.2023, 18.01.2023 – 20.01.2023 Golden Sun long grain top quality rice in a cooking bag, 1kg best before date: 10.05.2023 – 12.05.2023, 17.05.2023 – 21.05.2023, 20.05.2020 .2023, 05/26/2023, 06/07/2023, 06/08/2023

Product images:

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customer information

Manufacturer (distributor):

Manufacturer: Van Sillevoldt Rijst BV Distribution nationwide by Lidl

Reason for warning:

Increased aflatoxin levels were detected in the products.

Packaging Unit: 1 kg
Durability:

07.01.2023, 08.01.2023,18.01.2023 – 20.01.2023 or 10.05.2023 – 12.05.2023, 17.05.2023 – 21.05.2023, 25.05.2023, 26.05.2023, 07.05.2023, 2020.06.06.07

Further information:

Reference is made to the attached customer information from the food company.

Click to access Filialplakat_Reis_DE.pdf

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