Symmetric B1 ES and Symmetric Total ES can have two different extractions. One will be 70% methanol and the second is ‘green’ as it involves water and a specific buffer. The coefficient variant (CV) ...

EFSA has launched a public comment period on risks to public health from aflatoxins in food. The European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) panel on Contaminants in the Food Chain (CONTAM) concluded ...

The United States has limited controls to manage aflatoxin contamination in peanuts for export to Europe, according to findings from an audit carried out because of regular detection of ...

Researchers have demonstrated a promising sterilization technique that uses X-ray irradiation to reduce Aspergillus flavus viability in contaminated corn. This method achieves sterilization without ...

Rice—white, fluffy, pure, nutritious—can nevertheless carry fungal poisons called aflatoxins. Two years ago, Je Won Park and his colleagues reported that “rice is the major contributor to the dietary ...

(PhysOrg.com) -- LLNL researchers have found that a small dose of chlorophyll or chlorophyllin, found in green leafy vegetables, could reverse the effects of aflatoxin poisoning, a potent, naturally ...

Maize was first introduced in Uganda in 1861 and by 1900 it had become a major crop, grown for both commercial and home consumption needs. Hundreds of years later, the cereal is one of the major ...

Levels of aflatoxins in peanut meal may be reduced by up to 84 per cent, using an extrusion cooking process, according to new research. The study, published in LWT - Food Science and Technology, ...

The Dairy Development Department will conduct a special quality assurance drive for the detection of Aflatoxin and antibiotic residues in milk, milk products and cattle feed, Governor Arif Mohammed ...