It is popularly believed that corn contains at least 25 forms of aflatoxins - a group of poisonous substances produced by ...

One of the most dangerous mold metabolites is aflatoxins. These highly toxic compounds can lead to severe liver damage and ...

For Felicia Wu, the John A. Hannah Distinguished Professor in Food Safety, Toxicology and Risk Assessment at Michigan State University, food safety is paramount. She has dedicated her career to better ...

continued consumption of high levels of aflatoxin in foods has been implicated in liver cancer. In South Africa and China, fumonisins have been implicated in esophageal cancer after continual ...

Mold lurks in moist locations, including on the inside of water bottles. On a popular app, Fizz, students have confessed to ...

Maize shortage in Malawi has sparked severe hunger, with over 5.7 million people requiring food aid until next month when the harvesting season kicks in. The food crisis, caused by El Nino-induced ...

Aflatoxin B1, produced by the mold fungi Aspergillus flavus, is one of the most dangerous mycotoxins. It causes oncological diseases, disorders of the reproductive system and suppresses the general ...

According to Prof Achileo Kaaya, a Food Scientist /Technologist from the School of Food Technology Nutrition and Bioengineering at Makerere University Aflatoxins are a group of mycotoxins ...

New Delhi, Mar 11 (PTI) There have been a few detections of Aflatoxin, a toxic substance, in rice consignments exported from India to the European Union (EU), but the country has been complying ...

Killing an estimated nine million people a year, with rising mortality rates, cancer is the second leading cause of death in the world. The World Health Organization (WHO) notes one of the most ...