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Moulds, Toxins, and Food
註釋Abstract: The abundance of moulds on food products, particularly on stored grain, and their importance in manufactured products is a cause for anxiety due to the danger of fungi to the consumer. The danger of mould damage is high in stored food products. Spoilage of fresh food can produce higly toxic compounds. Changes in meat production and animal feed has caused new problems in mold growth. Food-born molds, their conditions for growth, contamination of food, and contamination consequences are discussed. Information on mycotoxins, aflatoxins, clavatoxins, other aspergillatoxins, islanditoxicosis, diverse penicillum toxicoses, fusariotoxicoses, stachybotryotoxicoses, and other mycotoxicoses are included with discussion of their nature and toxicity. Treatment of poisoned animals, preventative detection, detoxification of molded foods, and food preservation is covered.