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Mycotoxins are toxic secondary metabolites produced by fungi on agricultural commodities in the field or during storage. It is estimated at 25% of the world's food crops are affected, resulting in large commercial losses. Mycotoxins can cause serious health problems (including some being suspected carcinogens) and so are tightly regulated across the world. Mycotoxin contamination is the largest cause of rapid alerts raised against imported food products.
Maize is used within a large range of foodstuffs, through its many forms and as an ingredient in many processed foods. As such effective testing measures can have a real impact in reducing any low-quality maize products being added into consumer foodstuffs, maintaining global maize food safety.
Proficiency testing activities can be used as part of these wider quality assurance programmes. Through benchmarking your current routine analysis ability, areas for improvement can be highlighted, from which to achieve high quality, credible test results for your customers to enjoy
