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Record Nr.

UNINA9910143507203321

Titolo

Evaluation of certain mycotoxins in food : fifty-sixth report of the joint FAO/WHO Expert Committee on Food Additives

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Geneva, : World Health Organization, c2002

ISBN

92-4-068037-3

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

vii, 62 p

Collana

WHO technical report series, , 0512-3054 ; ; 906

Disciplina

664.06

Soggetti

Mycotoxins

Mycotoxicoses

Aflatoxins - Toxicology

Carboxylic acids - Toxicology

Ochratoxins - Toxicology

Trichothecenes - Toxicology

Food contamination

Risk assessment

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references.

Nota di contenuto

Intro -- Contents -- 1. Introduction -- 2. General considerations -- 2.1 Analytical methods -- 2.2 Sampling -- 2.3 Data on food consumption -- 2.4 Availability of data and other issues related to dietary intake -- 2.5 Prevention and control -- 3. Specific mycotoxins -- 3.1 Aflatoxin M[sub(1)] -- 3.2 Fumonisins B[sub(1)], B[sub(2)] and B[sub(3)] -- 3.3 Ochratoxin A -- 3.4 Trichothecenes -- 3.4.1 Deoxynivalenol -- 3.4.2 T-2 and HT-2 toxins -- 4. Recommendations -- Acknowledgements -- References -- Annex 1 Reports and other documents resulting from previous meetings of the Joint FAO/WHO Expert Committee on Food Additives.

Sommario/riassunto

Fifty-sixth Report of the Joint FAO/WHO Committee on Food Additives. This report presents the conclusions os a Joint FAO/WHO Expert Committee converned to assess the risks associated with the consumption of food contaminated with specific mycotoxins. The first part of the report contains a general discussion of the principles for evaluating mycotoxins in food, including those concerning analytical



methods, sampling, data on food consumption and dietary intake, and prevention and control. The second part provides a summary of the Committee's evaluations of toxicological data on specific mycotoxins, including aflatoxin M1, fumonisins B1, B2 and B3, ochratoxin A, deoxynivaleno 1, and T-2 and HT-2 toxins.