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ReviewToxins2017

Mitigation of Patulin in Fresh and Processed Foods and Beverages.

J David Ioi, Ting Zhou, Rong Tsao, Massimo F Marcone

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Review in Toxins, 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 40 papers.

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40citing papers in PubMed
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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

40 citing papers in PubMed.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors.

J David IoiGuelph Research and Development Centre, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, Guelph, ON N1G5C9, Canada. jioi@uoguelph.ca.
Ting ZhouGuelph Research and Development Centre, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, Guelph, ON N1G5C9, Canada. ting.zhou@agr.gc.ca.
Rong TsaoGuelph Research and Development Centre, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, Guelph, ON N1G5C9, Canada. rong.cao@agr.gc.ca.
Massimo F MarconeDepartment of Food Science, University of Guelph, Guelph, Ontario, N1G 2W1, Canada. mmarcone@uoguelph.ca.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Patulin is a mycotoxin of food safety concern. It is produced by numerous species of fungi growing on fruits and vegetables. Exposure to the toxin is connected to issues neurological, immunological, and gastrointestinal in nature. Regulatory agencies worldwide have established maximum allowable levels of 50 µg/kg in foods. Despite regulations, surveys continue to find patulin in commercial food and beverage products, in some cases, to exceed the maximum limits. Patulin content in food can be mitigated throughout the food processing chain. Proper handling, storage, and transportation of food can limit fungal growth and patulin production. Common processing techniques including pasteurisation, filtration, and fermentation all have an effect on patulin content in food but individually are not sufficient safety measures. Novel methods to remove or detoxify patulin have been reviewed. Non-thermal processing techniques such as high hydrostatic pressure, UV radiation, enzymatic degradation, binding to microorganisms, and chemical degradation all have potential but have not been optimised. Until further refinement of these methods, the hurdle approach to processing should be used where food safety is concerned. Future development should focus on determining the nature and safety of chemicals produced from the breakdown of patulin in treatment techniques.

Indexed as

PatulinAnimalsBeveragesDecontaminationFoodFood ContaminationFood HandlingHumansMutagensPoisonsMutagensPatulinPoisonsdecontaminationfood and beveragemitigationmycotoxinpatulinprocessing

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PMID28492465
PMCPMC5450705

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