Unveiling the Hidden Threat: Mycotoxin Testing for Safeguarding Food Products, Upcoming Webinar Hosted by Xtalks

In this free webinar, attendees will hear about how mycotoxins are a significant threat to food safety and why their analysis is essential for protecting consumers. Hear about the importance of mycotoxin analysis using HPLC-MS, which is a powerful tool for the detection and quantification of mycotoxins. The featured speaker will discuss how food matrices can significantly affect analytical results and how understanding these effects is crucial for accurate results.

TORONTO, April 29, 2024 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Ensuring the safety of food products is paramount to food producers and analysts alike. Mycotoxins are secondary metabolites produced by certain types of fungi. Mycotoxins produced by mold on various agricultural products can contaminate grains, fruits, nuts and even some processed foods. While all mycotoxins are of fungal origin, not all toxic compounds produced by fungi are called mycotoxins.

Extreme weather conditions (such as rising temperatures and unpredictable precipitation) often create ideal conditions for mold growth on crops. If consumed, these residual mycotoxin contaminants cause a range of health problems for humans and animals. Therefore, implementing reliable methods for mycotoxin testing is crucial for the food production and distribution chain.

Food processing can lead to a reduction of contaminants. However, it is often not clear whether the reduction of mycotoxins also results in the mitigation of the toxicological impact. This is often due to the reason that the formed degradation products are not characterized and data on their toxicity is scarce. From the perspective of an analytical chemist, the elucidation of the fate of a contaminant in a complex food matrix is extremely challenging. Sample matrices containing fats, carbohydrates and proteins can influence the extraction, detection and quantification of mycotoxins.

This webinar will delve into the importance of mycotoxin testing and how advanced techniques like high-performance liquid chromatography-mass spectrometry (HPLC-MS) are used for their detection and quantification. The featured speaker will explore the impact of food sample matrix on the results. They will cover different types of mycotoxins and their potential hazards, common food commodities prone to mycotoxin contamination and how matrix effects and processing can influence results and mitigation strategies.

They will also explore the effect of climate change on mycotoxin accumulation on certain crops and discuss various regulatory guidelines (FDA, EU and WHO), established advisory levels and code of practice for the prevention and reduction of mycotoxin contamination.

Register for this webinar today to understand the importance of mycotoxin testing for safeguarding food products.
Join Jay Alappat, PhD, Regional Technical Director NA, Chemistry, Merieux Nutrisciences, for the live webinar on Wednesday, May 15, 2024, at 1pm EDT (6pm BST/UK).

For more information, or to register for this event, visit Unveiling the Hidden Threat: Mycotoxin Testing for Safeguarding Food Products.

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