Mycotoxin Contamination and Control in Food
A special issue of Journal of Fungi (ISSN 2309-608X).
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 31 March 2025 | Viewed by 487
Special Issue Editors
Interests: microbiology; mycotoxigenic fungi; mycotoxin; biocontrol; food safety
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Interests: microbiology; microbial interaction; mycotoxigenic fungi; mycotoxin; biocontrol; food safety
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Mycotoxins are fungal secondary metabolites that contaminate many feed and food matrices and have deleterious effects on humans and animals. Due to their high thermal and chemical stability, it is very difficult, if not impossible, to remove mycotoxins from contaminated matrices without compromising their quality. Thus, it is necessary to limit their occurrence as early as possible. Moreover, mycotoxin problems affect all regions of the world, and their distribution is changing as a consequence of climate change.
The focus of this Special Issue of Toxins is on the most recent studies examining methods to control contamination in food end feed matrices. Manuscripts that provide data on the occurrence of mycotoxins in raw materials and their persistence during food processing are invited for submission. Works on innovative methods in food control leading to a reduction in mycotoxin concentration are also welcome. Particular attention will be devoted to works highlighting the modes of action allowing a reduction in mycotoxin concentration in the final products.
Dr. Selma Pascale Snini
Prof. Dr. Florence Mathieu
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- mycotoxins
- mycotoxigenic fungi
- food/feed chains
- food safety
- preventive approaches
- curative approaches
- biocontrol methods
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