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All you need to know about Aflatoxins

Aflatoxins are a category of mycotoxins – a naturally occurring toxic secondary metabolite – universally generated by certain molds, predominantly the aspergillus species (aspergillus flavus and aspergillus parasiticus). More than 18 different types of aflatoxins have been reported to…

Food Safety

Natural toxins are poisonous secondary metabolites produced by living organisms, which although typically not harmful to the organisms themselves, can impact on human or animal health when consumed. Thus, food safety is an important concern all over the world. Food safety is an area…

Standard Solution

Fermentek is a global leader in the production of certified Mycotoxin and Microcystin reference materials for food and water safety labs, and for R&D. Mycotoxins are toxic fungal metabolites that appear in food and animal feed as a result of fungal infection of crops such as…

Mycotoxins

Mycotoxins are secondary metabolites produced by filamentous microfungi (molds) that are capable of causing disease and death in humans and other animals. These fungi are referred to as “toxigenic” fungi. Because of their pharmacological activity, some mycotoxins or mycotoxin…

Trichothecenes

Trichothecenes are groups of chemically related mycotoxin compounds produced by diverse filamentous fungal species such as Fusarium, Myrothecium, Stachybotrys, Trichoderma, Trichothecium and Spicellum. They pose a significant threat to human, animal and even plant health. Fusarium…