Welcome to the European Mycotoxin Awareness Network
The EMAN exists to provide high quality scientific information on mycotoxins, such as aflatoxins, ochratoxin A, trichothecenes (including deoxynivalenol or vomitoxin), fumonisins, zearalenone and ergot alkaloids, to industry, consumers, legislators and the scientific community.
EMAN now operates as a non-profit-making consortium funded through commercial sponsorship. Opportunities are available for companies interested in sponsoring the website. For more information on the network and sponsorship opportunities contact Catherine Entwisle
Journal Article News |
Survey of mycotoxins in U.S. distiller s dried grains with solubles from 2009 to 2011. Aflatoxins deoxynivalenol fumonisins T 2 toxin and zearalenone were determined in 67 samples of distillers dried grains with solubles DDGS collected from eight US ethanol plants from 2009 to 2011. Around 12 of samples contained deoxynivalenol levels higher than the US FDA minimum advisory level for use in animal feed and deoxynivalenol levels in all DDGS collected in 2011 were less than 2 mg/kg. Enrichment of deoxynivalenol from contaminated corn to DDGS was about 3.5 fold. Few samples produced in 2010 contained detectable aflatoxins with the highest level of aflatoxins in DDGS being 5.7 mcg/kg. Approximately 6 of samples contained fumonisin levels higher than the FDA guidance level for feeding equids and rabbits. No DDGS samples contained T 2 toxin levels higher than the detection limit while most samples contained zearalenone levels between 100 and 300 mcg/kg. Reference: Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry, January 18 60 2 539 543, Zhang Y. Caupert J., (Foodline ref: 834680) |
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Quarterly EMAN Bulletin - absolutely FREE!
The Winter 2011 EMAN Mycotoxin Bulletin , which includes a compilation of abstracts of peer-reviewed journal articles from the Foodline Science database of Leatherhead Food Research, is now available.
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Mycotoxin News
MycoRed Short Term Visits 2012
22/02/2012
Source: MycoRed Project
The MycoRed Project has announced the 4th call for Short Term Visits. These are opportunities for young researchers from ICPC countries and EU member states to spend 1-3 months in one of the laboratories participating in the MycoRed Project. Applications are invited before 30 March 2012.
MycoRed Short Term Visits
Mycored project newsletter no.4.
03/02/2012
Source: Mycored Project
The fourth edition of the Mycored newsletter is available for download from the Mycored website. The newsletter contains details of forthcoming Mycored events in 2012 and other relevant appointments in the field of mycotoxins.
Mycored newsletter
EFSA external scientific report.
25/01/2012
Source: EFSA
The European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) has reported the publication of an external scientific report: Modelling, predicting and mapping the emergence of aflatoxins in cereals in the EU due to climate change. A copy of the report is available from the website of the EFSA.
EFSA website
