TITLE:
The Carry-Over of Mycotoxins in Products of Animal Origin with Special Regard to Its Implications for the European Food Safety Legislation
AUTHORS:
Inger Völkel, Eva Schröer-Merker, Claus-Peter Czerny
KEYWORDS:
Carry-Over Research, Mycotoxins, Co-Occurrence, Synergistic Effects, Food Legislation, Threshold Limits, Compliance
JOURNAL NAME:
Food and Nutrition Sciences,
Vol.2 No.8,
October
17,
2011
ABSTRACT: At present, carry-over research in mycotoxins experiences a change in focus. We reviewed the state-of-art knowledge regarding carry-over in aflatoxins, ochratoxin A, Fusarium toxins, patulin, ergot and citrinin. The common cooccurrence of mycotoxins demands for employment of multi-toxin analysis and poses a new challenge in reliable health hazard assessment. Synergies in adverse mycotoxin effects call for a revision of various guidance levels in feed. We found a lack of risk assessment regarding carry-over of rare mycotoxins and metabolites usually considered negligible.