Scalable predictive modelling for mycotoxin risk: the adaptability and impact of the AFLA-maize mechanistic model

Marco Camardo Leggieri, Matteo Crosta, Paola Battilani

Department of Sustainable Crop Production, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Via Emilia Parmense 84, Piacenza, Italy

Use of citizen science to determine consumer habits towards moldy foods and evaluate mycotoxin migration and exposure at the consumer level

Charlotte Réant¹, Tan Trinh Huynh³, Kimberley Girardon², Philippe Dantigny¹, Nolwenn Hymery¹, Elisabeth Poirier¹, Béatrice Sommier², Claire-Lise Ackermann², Morgane Innocent², Patrick Gabriel², Emmanuel Coton¹, Sabine Schorr-Galindo³, Angélique Fontana³, Monika Coton¹

¹Univ. Brest INRAE, Laboratoire Universitaire de Biodiversité et Ecologie Microbienne, Plouzané, France; ²Univ. Brest, Laboratoire d’Economie et de Gestion de l’Ouest, Brest, France; ³UMR QualiSud, F-34095 Montpellier, France

Exploratory Study on the Occurrence of Mycotoxigenic Fungi in Mouldy Fruits from German Retail Stores

Isabell Thomä¹, Leon Hart¹, Ömer Akineden¹, Ewald Usleber¹, Christina Rehagel²

¹Chair of Dairy Sciences, Veterinary Faculty, Justus-Liebig-University Giessen, Germany; ²Faculty of Food and Nutrition Sciences, University of Applied Sciences Mönchengladbach, Germany

Mycotoxin contamination in cereals and fermented foods across African regions (2010-2024)

Annalisa De Girolamo¹, Sheila Okott², Kokeb T. Hadush³, Mohammed Merhdie^4,5, Viotou Coffi⁶, Julianah Odukoya⁷, Lethicia Manizan⁸, Vincenzo Lippolis¹, Sarah De Saeger⁵, Tiziana Forleo¹, Antonio Moretti¹

¹National Research Council of Italy (CNR), Italy; ²University of Nairobi (UoN), Kenya; ³Ghent University (UGent), Belgium; ⁴Federal University of Technology (FUTMinna), Nigeria; ⁵Wageningen University Research (WUR); ⁶Université Abomey Calavi (UAC), Benin; ⁷University of Johannesburg (UJ), South Africa; ⁸University of Nangui Abrogoua (UNA), Ivory Coast

Occurrence and health risk estimation of aflatoxin M1 in raw milk, pasteurized and UHT milk in Thailand

Saranya Poapolathep¹, Narumol Klangkaew¹, Napasorn Phaochoosak¹, Wassana Jawjaroensri², Aggachai Sroynum², Duanghathai Saipinta³, Witaya Suriyasathaporn³, Mario Giorgi⁴, Zhaowei Zhang⁵, Johanna Fink-Gremmels⁶, Amnart Poapolathep¹

¹Department of Pharmacology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Kasetsart University, Bangkok, Thailand; ²Nong Pho Veterinary Hospital, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Kasetsart University, Rachaburi, Thailand; ³Department of Food Animal Clinic, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Chiang Mai University, Chiang Mai, Thailand; ⁴Department of Veterinary Science, University of Pisa, Pisa, Italy; ⁵Oil Crops Research Institute of the Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Wuhan, China; ⁶Institute for Risk Assessment Sciences, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Utrecht University, The Netherlands

Alternaria toxins in the fruit products supply chain

Maria Agustina Pavicich¹, Sarah De Saeger¹, Andrea Patriarca²

¹Centre of Excellence in Mycotoxicology and Public Health, Ghent University, Ghent, Belgium; ²Magan Centre of Applied Mycology, Cranfield University, Cranfield, UK