Betekenis van:
mycotoxin

Voorbeeldzinnen

1. Mycotoxin
2. Mycotoxin: A fungal toxin.
3. the mycotoxin content, adversely affect the analytical determination or make the aggregate samples unrepresentative;
4. In connection with Fusarium infection and Mycotoxin formation several risk factors have been identified.
5. A breakdown during this critical period may cause grain quality losses and enhance mycotoxin formation.
6. Climatic conditions during the growth, in particular at flowering, have a major influence on the mycotoxin content.
7. While the complete elimination of mycotoxin-contaminated commodities is not achievable at this time, the aim is to minimise the occurrence of these toxins through good agricultural practice.
8. Removal of shrivelled grain by correct setting of the combine or cleaning after harvest to remove damaged kernels and other foreign matter may help reduce mycotoxin levels.
9. Furthermore, certain feed materials such as cereals and oil seeds are particularly exposed to mycotoxin contamination because of harvesting, storage and transport conditions.
10. As mycotoxin concentration varies from year to year, it is appropriate to collect data from consecutive years for all mycotoxins mentioned.
11. These principles take into account the ‘Code of Practice for the prevention and reduction of mycotoxin contamination in cereals, including annexes on ochratoxin A, zearalenone, fumonisins and trichothecenes (CAC/RCP 51-2003)’ adopted by the Codex Alimentarius Commission in 2003,
12. The Scientific Committee on Food (SCF) concluded in its opinion on OTA, expressed on 17 September 1998, that OTA is a mycotoxin which possesses carcinogenic, nephrotoxic, teratogenic, immunotoxic and possibly neurotoxic properties.
13. Where no specific methods for the determination of mycotoxin levels in foodstuffs are required by Community legislation, laboratories may select any method provided the selected method meets the following criteria:
14. Avoid temperature fluctuations and any actions that may cause condensation to form on the grain, which could lead to local moisture build-up with subsequent fungal growth and mycotoxin formation.
15. Whenever possible and practical, prepare the seed bed for each new crop by ploughing under or removing old seed heads, stalks, and other harvest residues that may have served, or may potentially serve, as substrates for the growth of mycotoxin-producing fungi.