Food Safety & Biosecurity
Turkey > Polt > 3mo > Slaughter
- 1960 Turkey X disease (article from 1961)
- Aflatoxins from Aspergillus flavus
Food & Feed contamination
- low levels problematic (ppm) (ppb)
- 4 types: B1, B2, G1, G2 major toxin
- regulated to 20 ppb in finished food (humans)
attacks liver > potent carcinogen
reproductive problems, anemia, jaundice
nursing animals may be affected since toxic deriviatives can be passed through milk (M1 conversion)
Organic peanut butter...scary No preservatives >> Aflatoxin poisoning
Pet food contamination Movie :( MSNBC Nightly News
6,692,030,277 - 2008 World population
Over 5 billion people living in developing countries are chronically exposed to uncontrolled amounts of aflatoxins!
Biological control: fungus vs fungus
Corn & Wheat
Deoxynivalenol (vomitoxin)
Ochratoxins
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