Claudia Foerster

1. IntroductionMycotoxins are toxic metabolites produced naturally by some species of filamentous fungi, such as Aspergillus, Fusarium, and Penicillium [1,2]. Fungal growth can occur before or after harvest, during storage, or in foods, especially in environments with high humidity and temperatures, followed by mycotoxin production. Most mycotoxins are chemically sta-ble and persist after food pro ...

IntroductionMycotoxins are a group of chemicals produced by fungi which exert a toxic effect on animals and humans (Bennett and Klich 2003). For that reason, different efforts have been put forward to reduce human exposure, particularly through food intake. Among those efforts, maximum limits in food commodities have been set in different countries (van Egmond and Jonker 2004). The regulation on m ...