Mycotoxins definition

Mycotoxins means toxic compounds that are naturally produced by certain types of fungi that may enter the food chain at any stage.
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Examples of Mycotoxins in a sentence

  • Mycotoxins are poisonous chemical compounds produced by certain fungi.

  • Mycotoxins are not always produced, and whether a mold produces mycotoxins while growing in a building depends on what the mold is growing on, conditions such as temperature, pH, humidity or other unknown factors.

  • Products must also be tested for the following using accredited methods: • Pesticides • Naphthalene • Residual solvents • Heavy metals • Polyaromatic hydrocarbons • Mycotoxins associated with major C.

  • The Minister for Health and the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine have designated the following laboratories from the Food Safety Laboratory Service as National Reference Laboratories in accordance with Article 33 of Regulation (EC) No 882/2004: Public Analyst’s Laboratory, HSE, Dublin Materials intended to come into contact with foodstuffs Mycotoxins Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) Public Analyst’s Laboratory, HSE Cork Heavy metals in wild caught fish and food of non-animal origin.