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    Innovative technologies to manage aflatoxins in foods and feeds and the profitability of application – a review

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    2017
    Author
    Udomkun, Patchimaporn
    Wiredu, Alexander N.
    Nagle, Marcus
    Müller, Joachim
    Vanlauwe, Bernard
    Bandyopadhyay, Ranajit
    Type
    Journal Article
    Target Audience
    Scientists
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    Aflatoxins are mainly produced by certain strains of Aspergillus flavus, which are found in diverse agricultural crops. In many lower-income countries, aflatoxins pose serious public health issues since the occurrence of these toxins can be considerably common and even extreme. Aflatoxins can negatively affect health of livestock and poultry due to contaminated feeds. Additionally, they significantly limit the development of international trade as a result of strict regulation in high-value markets. Due to their high stability, aflatoxins are not only a problem during cropping, but also during storage, transport, processing, and handling steps. Consequently, innovative evidence-based technologies are urgently required to minimize aflatoxin exposure. Thus far, biological control has been developed as the most innovative potential technology of controlling aflatoxin contamination in crops, which uses competitive exclusion of toxigenic strains by non-toxigenic ones. This technology is commercially applied in groundnuts maize, cottonseed, and pistachios during pre-harvest stages. Some other effective technologies such as irradiation, ozone fumigation, chemical and biological control agents, and improved packaging materials can also minimize post-harvest aflatoxins contamination in agricultural products. However, integrated adoption of these pre- and post-harvest technologies is still required for sustainable solutions to reduce aflatoxins contamination, which enhances food security, alleviates malnutrition, and strengthens economic sustainability.
    https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.foodcont.2017.01.008
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    https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12478/1529
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    https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.foodcont.2017.01.008
    IITA Subjects
    Aflatoxin; Post-Harvesting Technology
    Agrovoc Terms
    Mycotoxins; Quality Controls; Postharvest Management; Agricultural Products; Pre-Harvest Management; Technology Adoption
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    Food Control
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