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The MyToolbox EU–China Partnership—Progress and Future Directions in Mycotoxin Research and Management
Affordable and practical tools for farmers and food processors along the chain are required to efficiently reduce the risk of mycotoxin contamination of crops, feeds and foods. Developing new tools and enhancing existing ones was the mission of MyToolBox—a four-year EU-project that included importan...
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7697730/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33187262 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/toxins12110712 |
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author | Leslie, John Poschmaier, Birgit van Egmond, Hans Malachová, Alexandra de Nijs, Monique Bagi, Ferenc Zhou, Jing Jin, Zhen Wang, Songxue Suman, Michele Schatzmayr, Gerd Krska, Rudolf |
author_facet | Leslie, John Poschmaier, Birgit van Egmond, Hans Malachová, Alexandra de Nijs, Monique Bagi, Ferenc Zhou, Jing Jin, Zhen Wang, Songxue Suman, Michele Schatzmayr, Gerd Krska, Rudolf |
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description | Affordable and practical tools for farmers and food processors along the chain are required to efficiently reduce the risk of mycotoxin contamination of crops, feeds and foods. Developing new tools and enhancing existing ones was the mission of MyToolBox—a four-year EU-project that included important Chinese partners and joint research efforts. To identify future directions in mycotoxin research and management in China and their role in China–EU relations, a unique stakeholder workshop including group discussions was organized in Beijing. Six related topics: biocontrol, forecasting, sampling and analysis, silo management, detoxification, and the development of safe use options for contaminated materials were covered. The discussions clearly identified a critical need for smart, integrated strategies to address mycotoxin issues to attain safer food and feed, and to minimize losses and export rejections. Managing data on when, where and the size of mycotoxin contamination events and identifying the institution(s) to manage them are complex issues in China. Studies of microbes and novel, genetically-altered enzymes to limit pre-harvest contamination and to manage post-harvest product detoxification and alternate uses of contaminated materials are in the early stages in China. Further efforts are needed to increase the visibility of mycotoxin problems beyond the scientific and research communities. |
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spelling | pubmed-76977302020-11-29 The MyToolbox EU–China Partnership—Progress and Future Directions in Mycotoxin Research and Management Leslie, John Poschmaier, Birgit van Egmond, Hans Malachová, Alexandra de Nijs, Monique Bagi, Ferenc Zhou, Jing Jin, Zhen Wang, Songxue Suman, Michele Schatzmayr, Gerd Krska, Rudolf Toxins (Basel) Opinion Affordable and practical tools for farmers and food processors along the chain are required to efficiently reduce the risk of mycotoxin contamination of crops, feeds and foods. Developing new tools and enhancing existing ones was the mission of MyToolBox—a four-year EU-project that included important Chinese partners and joint research efforts. To identify future directions in mycotoxin research and management in China and their role in China–EU relations, a unique stakeholder workshop including group discussions was organized in Beijing. Six related topics: biocontrol, forecasting, sampling and analysis, silo management, detoxification, and the development of safe use options for contaminated materials were covered. The discussions clearly identified a critical need for smart, integrated strategies to address mycotoxin issues to attain safer food and feed, and to minimize losses and export rejections. Managing data on when, where and the size of mycotoxin contamination events and identifying the institution(s) to manage them are complex issues in China. Studies of microbes and novel, genetically-altered enzymes to limit pre-harvest contamination and to manage post-harvest product detoxification and alternate uses of contaminated materials are in the early stages in China. Further efforts are needed to increase the visibility of mycotoxin problems beyond the scientific and research communities. MDPI 2020-11-11 /pmc/articles/PMC7697730/ /pubmed/33187262 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/toxins12110712 Text en © 2020 by the authors. Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). |
spellingShingle | Opinion Leslie, John Poschmaier, Birgit van Egmond, Hans Malachová, Alexandra de Nijs, Monique Bagi, Ferenc Zhou, Jing Jin, Zhen Wang, Songxue Suman, Michele Schatzmayr, Gerd Krska, Rudolf The MyToolbox EU–China Partnership—Progress and Future Directions in Mycotoxin Research and Management |
title | The MyToolbox EU–China Partnership—Progress and Future Directions in Mycotoxin Research and Management |
title_full | The MyToolbox EU–China Partnership—Progress and Future Directions in Mycotoxin Research and Management |
title_fullStr | The MyToolbox EU–China Partnership—Progress and Future Directions in Mycotoxin Research and Management |
title_full_unstemmed | The MyToolbox EU–China Partnership—Progress and Future Directions in Mycotoxin Research and Management |
title_short | The MyToolbox EU–China Partnership—Progress and Future Directions in Mycotoxin Research and Management |
title_sort | mytoolbox eu–china partnership—progress and future directions in mycotoxin research and management |
topic | Opinion |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7697730/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33187262 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/toxins12110712 |
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