MycoRed project fact sheet (mid-term issue)

24/6/2011, MycoREd
The MycoRed consortium have announced the issue of a project fact sheet that describes the project following 2 years of cooperative work in the development of strategies for the reduction of mycotoxins in maize, wheat, dried fruits, grapes and wine.
MycoRed newsletter

WMF meets IUPAC conference announced.

10/6/2011,
An announcement has been made of a jointly organised World Mycotoxin Forum (7th conference) and IUPAC International Symposium on Mycotoxins and Phycotoxins (XIIIth) to be held in Rotterdam, the Netherlands on 5-9 November 2012.
Go to conference website

MycoRed 2nd Mediterranean Workshop - Turkey 2011

27/5/2011, MycoRed Consortium
The MycoRed Consortium have announced a second workshop in the Mediterranean area: Mycological Risks in Mediterranean Countries: Economic Importance, Prevention, Management and Control. This will be held in Istanbul, Turkey on 14th October 2011 in parallel to a joint congress with the 4th International Congress on Food and Nutrition and the 3rd SAFE Consortium International Congress on Food Safety.
MycoRed website
Official invitation

Biomin Mycotoxin Survey - Quarterly report: first quarter 2011

13/5/2011, Biomin
Biomin have announced the publication of their Mycotoxin Survey Report from the 1st quarter 2011. This report details results of analyses of 771 samples of cereals and animal feed commodities for aflatoxins, zearalenone, deoxynivalenol, fumonisins and ochratoxin A. Samples were collected from different continents during the period January-March 2011.
Biomin website

Aflatoxin levels in almonds warrant ongoing scrutiny.

6/5/2011, Decision News Media
The frequency of aflatoxin contamination was high in almonds from southern California when compared to that from central or northern California, claims a new US study.
Full article

MycoRed workshop in Russia.

28/4/2011, MycoRed
The MycoRed Consortium have announced a special workshop 'Reduction of mycotoxins in production chains of EC and Russia: modern investigations and practical features', to take place in Moscow from 9 to 10 June 2011.
MycoRed website

MycoRed International Conference: South and Central America 2011

30/3/2011,
The MycoRed South and Central America International Conference will be held in Argentina from 15 to 18 November 2011. This will focus on strategies to reduce the impact of mycotoxins in Latin America in a global context.
Visit the conference website

Mycotoxin Survey Report 2010

28/2/2011,
Biomin have published the results of a worldwide 12-month survey of mycotoxins for 2010. The results are presented as aflatoxins, zearalenone, deoxynivalenol, fumonisins and ochratoxin A in agricultural products, by-products and animal fodder.
Click here for Biomin's Mycotoxin Survey Report

MycoRed Short Term Visits 2011

28/1/2011, MycoRed
There is an opportunity for young researchers from ICPC countries and EU member states to apply for a short term visit to one of the laboratories participating at MycoRed Project. The purpose of the stay must be thematically in line with the project. The deadline for applications is 15th April 2011. More details can be found on the MycoRed website.
MycoRed website

MycoRed project newsletter

23/12/2010, MycoRed
The third project newsletter, reporting news and events from MycoRed, has been issued.
Click here to go to MycoRed website

EFSA Call (Extended deadline): Call for scientific data on mycotoxins and phytotoxins

15/12/2010, EFSA
A new deadline has been announced by the Commission for the submission of data on the occurrence of any of the following: ergot alkaloids, Alternaria toxins, citrinin, sterigmatocystin, moniliformin, fumonisins, diacetoxyscirpenol, beuvericin, enniantines, phomopsins, pyrrolizidine alkaloids, and tropane alkaloids. Deadline for transmitting data: 17 January 2011.
EFSA Call

Progress report for MycoRed

14/12/2010,
The MycoRed newsletter of December 2010 details the progress of this network in its first 18 months. The aim of MycoRed is to apply multidisciplinary technologies to the reduction of mycotoxins in wheat, maize, grapes, nuts and dried fruits
MycoRed report

Mycotoxin Channel on YouTube

8/12/2010, Mytox
A few videos were recorded during the ISM conference in Tulln, Austria (9-11 September 2009). Every week a new video will be published on the mycotoxin channel on YouTube.
YouTube Mycotoxin Channel

Mycotoxins in cereals and cereal products - results of UK surveillance.

26/11/2010, Food Standards Agency
The UK Food Standards Agency have reported the results from the first year of a 4-year surveillance which focussed on the levels of mycotoxins in cereals and cereal products. The report states that 97% of cereals studied contained less than the legal levels of mycotoxins. It found that 7 of the 220 cereal samples analysed did have levels of mycotoxins above the legal level and these cereals have been withdrawn from sale.
Food Standards Agency report

EFSA Call: call for scientific data on mycotoxins and phytotoxins

29/10/2010, Leatherhead Food Research
The Commission has provided a comprehensive mandate to EFSA for the continued data collection and data analysis for contaminants in feed and food, including mycotoxins and phytotoxins in feed and food. National food authorities, research institutions, academia, food business operators, and other stakeholders are invited to submit data on occurrence of any of the following: ergot alkaloids, Alternaria toxins, citrinin, sterigmatocystin, moniliformin, fumonisins, diacetoxyscirpenol, beuvericin, enniantines, phomopsins, pyrrolizidine alkaloids, and tropane alkaloids. Deadline for transmitting data: 15 December 2010.
Click here

JRC analytical methods to measure mycotoxins in infant food become standards.

15/10/2010, The Albion Alliance
Two analytical methods for the determination of mycotoxins in infant food, developed by JRC’s Institute for Reference Materials and Measurements have been adopted by the European Commission for Standards (CEN), and will become national standards by October 2010.
Click here for more details

Regular monitoring of cereal based foods for trichothecenes urged.

13/10/2010,
Continual monitoring of cereal based foods for trichothecenes is urged by researchers, who noted high incidence of deoxynivalenol (DON) presence in bread, pasta and breakfast cereal products in Spain even though the majority detected were below EU limits.
Click here to read Decision News Media article

New factsheet - Impact of mycotoxins on Sub-Saharan Africa

1/10/2010,
A new factsheet which describes the impact of mycotoxins on Sub-Saharan Africa, written by Dr Stephen Fapohunda of the Nigerian Mycotoxin Awareness and Study Network (NMASN), is now available on this website.
Click here for factsheet

Mycotoxin Application Notes from Waters

23/9/2010,
Application notes, recently published by Waters, include two specifically on mycotoxins: Illustrating benefits other than increased sensitivity for mycotoxin analysis using Xevo TQ-S; and Rapid analysis of aflatoxins in corn, cereals and almonds using ACQUITY UPLC with fluorescence detection. Application notes available from Waters.

Biomin Press Release - Ergot Endotoxins

23/9/2010,
Biomin have released results of in vitro and ex vivo experiments to test the effects of the Mycofix product line on ergot alkaloids. Adsorption rates for ergot alkaloids and endotoxins are detailed. References are available on request from Biomin.