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Title: THE EFFECTS OF PROCESSING ON FUSARIUM MYCOTOXINS IN CONTAMINATED CORN

Author
item Bennett, Glenn
item Richard, John
item ECKHOFF, STEVE - UNIV OF IL, URBANA

Submitted to: ARS Workshop on Fusarium Toxins Proceedings
Publication Type: Abstract Only
Publication Acceptance Date: 9/26/1995
Publication Date: N/A
Citation: N/A

Interpretive Summary:

Technical Abstract: Mycotoxins occur in grains as a result of colonization of the commodity by mycotoxin-producing fungi. Weather conditions are usually an entity involved in the preharvest contamination of crops with these fungi and the subsequent production of mycotoxins. Several frequently occurring mycotoxins have been examined for their distribution in products or fractions resulting from processing of contaminated grains. Investigations of the fate of mycotoxins during processing of foods have included fermentation of corn contaminated with aflatoxins, fumonisins, zearalenone or deoxynivalenol; wet milling of corn contaminated with zearalenone or fumonisins; and dry milling of corn contaminated with zearalenone or deoxynivalenol. Generally, these mycotoxins survive the various processes and can become concentrated in certain fractions causing economic losses because these fractions would normally be used for animal feed. Certain benefits of processing of contaminated grains occur through the production of some mycotoxin-free fractions. Ongoing studies may elucidate process changes or preconditioning of grains to further reduce or eliminate mycotoxins from processed grain products.