Detoxification of aflatoxins in foods and feeds by physical and chemical methods

Detoxification of aflatoxin contaminated foods has been a continuing challenge for the food industry. This article examines primarily the detoxification of aflatoxin B1 in foods and feeds. The sensitivity of aflatoxins to physical or chemical treatments is affected by many factors including moisture...

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Published inJournal of food protection Vol. 53; no. 6; pp. 489 - 501
Main Authors Samarajeewa, U. (University of Peradeniya, Peradeniya, Sri Lanka), Sen, A.C, Cohen, M.D, Wei, C.I
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published 01.06.1990
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AFLATOXINAS
AFLATOXINE
ALIMENT POUR ANIMAUX
ALIMENTOS
CONTAMINANTES
DESINTOXICACION
DETOXIFICATION
PIENSOS
POLLUANT
PRODUIT ALIMENTAIRE
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Summary:Detoxification of aflatoxin contaminated foods has been a continuing challenge for the food industry. This article examines primarily the detoxification of aflatoxin B1 in foods and feeds. The sensitivity of aflatoxins to physical or chemical treatments is affected by many factors including moisture content, location of the toxins in the food, forms of the food, and interactions of the toxins with food components. Thus, it is important to understand these factors before a specific detoxification method can be recommended. In addition, the use of any applicable treatment conditions should not cause undesirable alterations to the nutritional and organoleptic qualities of the foods. The combined use of physical and chemical treatment procedures appear to provide a better prospect than the use of only a single treatment procedure. A reevaluation of the present processing conditions may shed light on the development of modified procedures to effectively degrade aflatoxins in foods, while still achieving other processing objectives
Bibliography:Q03
9039932
Q53
ISSN:0362-028X
1944-9097
DOI:10.4315/0362-028x-53.6.489