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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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Autores principales: 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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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/).
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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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