Analysis of major Fusarium toxins and their retention during processing

Abstract

  Fusarium species are plant pathogenic fungi commonly found in the field. Wet and temperate weather during the growth of grain plants often results in diseases caused by several Fusarium species, which cause two forms of agricultural damage: a reduction in harvest (shriveled grains) and a threat to food safety (contamination of grains by mycotoxins). Since 2001, I have been involved in the development of analytical methods for major Fusarium toxins that can potentially pollute crop grains (especially rice and wheat) and the investigation of the retention of these toxins during processing, such as milling. In this review, I will present two topics; “Detection of fumonisins in rice” and “Retention of deoxynivalenol and nivalenol during milling of wheat”.