Mycotoxin

Fungal toxins exist in large numbers as natural food contaminants. Recently, aflatoxins produced by Aspergillus flavus and other chemicals have attracted particular attention in terms of food safety because they are widely known to be carcinogens to hepatocytes. As for the handling of foods containing aflatoxins, the index of aflatoxins was changed from aflatoxin B1 to total aflatoxins (total of aflatoxins B1, B2, G1, and G2: not to exceed 10 μg/kg), and it was notified on March 31, 2011. Accordingly, the Food Safety Notification No. 0816 1 provides a detailed measurement method for testing total aflatoxins.

InertSep VRA Series