Silvina Alaniz Zanón

1. IntroductionFood safety is one of the most urgent global challenges in current times [1]. Since the world population will multiply in the next decades, the demand for resources will increase significantly, and we will need more quantity and higher quality of feed and food [2]. Additionally, the world will have to face the consequences of climate change that will affect the functioning of e ...

Aflatoxins (AFs) are secondary metabolites produced by Aspergillus section Flavi, mainly Aspergillus flavus and Aspergillus parasiticus. These species may infect food and feed along entire agri-food chains, synthesizing the toxin when environmental conditions are favorable. The scenario of climate change that the world will have to face in the next decades is expected to increase the levels of AF ...