Mycotoxin food safety risk in developing countries: food safety in food security and food trade

Bhat Ramesh V. and Siruguri Vasanthi

No 10 No. 3, 2020 vision briefs from International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)

Abstract: Mycotoxins are produced by fungi, commonly known as mold. These toxins can develop during production, harvesting, or storage of grains, nuts, and other crops. Mycotoxins are among the most potent mutagenic and carcinogenic substances known. They pose chronic health risks: prolonged exposure through diet has been linked to cancer and kidney, liver, and immune-system disease. Because mycotoxins occur more frequently under tropical conditions and diets in many developing countries are more heavily concentrated in crops susceptible to mycotoxins, these chronic health risks are particularly prevalent in developing countries.

Keywords: food safety; food security; public health; mycotoxins; grain crops; nuts; epidemiology; disease transmission; disease control; food technology; biological contamination; tropical climate; international trade; regulations (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2003
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