Mycotoxins in milk for human nutrition: cow, sheep and human breast milk
Mycotoxins are produced pre harvest by some molds and secreted into various food items of plant origin, such cereals, vegetables, spices, coffee and nuts. If the food items are not stored under adequate conditions, a post harvest contamination may also occur. Animals and humans take them up by food...
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doaj-d991270b445545ef9d46db7d4101b5cb2020-11-25T03:28:49ZengGerman Medical Science GMS Publishing HouseGMS Infectious Diseases2195-88312016-06-014Doc0310.3205/id000021Mycotoxins in milk for human nutrition: cow, sheep and human breast milkHof, Herbert0MVZ Labor Limbach, Heidelberg, GermanyMycotoxins are produced pre harvest by some molds and secreted into various food items of plant origin, such cereals, vegetables, spices, coffee and nuts. If the food items are not stored under adequate conditions, a post harvest contamination may also occur. Animals and humans take them up by food items and some of them are stored and accumulated in different tissues and organs, so that food of animal origin may be contaminated, too. Especially aflatoxin and ochratoxin are secreted into milk by consumers of contaminated food. Since milk represents the major food source of newborns and infants, they are notably exposed to these mycotoxins. This health risk for these individuals may be of particular importance, because their ability to metabolize these fungal toxic agents is not yet fully developed at this stage.http://www.egms.de/static/en/journals/id/2016-4/id000021.shtmlmycotoxinsaflatoxinochratoxincow milkhuman breast milk |
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Mycotoxins in milk for human nutrition: cow, sheep and human breast milk |
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Mycotoxins in milk for human nutrition: cow, sheep and human breast milk |
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GMS Infectious Diseases |
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Mycotoxins are produced pre harvest by some molds and secreted into various food items of plant origin, such cereals, vegetables, spices, coffee and nuts. If the food items are not stored under adequate conditions, a post harvest contamination may also occur. Animals and humans take them up by food items and some of them are stored and accumulated in different tissues and organs, so that food of animal origin may be contaminated, too. Especially aflatoxin and ochratoxin are secreted into milk by consumers of contaminated food. Since milk represents the major food source of newborns and infants, they are notably exposed to these mycotoxins. This health risk for these individuals may be of particular importance, because their ability to metabolize these fungal toxic agents is not yet fully developed at this stage. |
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mycotoxins aflatoxin ochratoxin cow milk human breast milk |
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