Aflatoxins: History, Significant Milestones, Recent Data on Their Toxicity and Ways to Mitigation

In the early 1960s the discovery of aflatoxins began when a total of 100,000 turkey poults died by hitherto unknown turkey “X” disease in England. The disease was associated with Brazilian groundnut meal affected by <i>Aspergillus flavus</i>. The toxin was named <i>Aspergillus flav...

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Main Authors: Darina Pickova, Vladimir Ostry, Jakub Toman, Frantisek Malir
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2021-06-01
Series:Toxins
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2072-6651/13/6/399