Conference Agenda

9:15am - 9:30am

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

9:30am - 9:45am

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

9:45am - 10:00am

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

10:00am - 10:15am

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

10:15am - 10:30am

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

10:30am - 10:45am

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