ReviewToxins2019
Aflatoxin Binders in Foods for Human Consumption-Can This be Promoted Safely and Ethically?
Review in Toxins, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 13 papers.
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Who cites it
13 citing papers in PubMed.
- The Effects of Incremental Doses of Aflatoxin BToxins · 2023Trial
- Greener Solutions in Aflatoxin Management: Transitioning from Conventional Binders to Green Nanotechnology.Nanomaterials (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Review
- Occurrence of total aflatoxins (B1, B2, G1, G2) in commercial peanut and peanut butter from the Saudi market in the period from 2015 to 2020.Toxicology reports · 2024Article
- An assessment of the prevalence of Aflatoxin M1 level in milk and milk powder based on high performance liquid chromatography and dietary risk assessment.Toxicology reports · 2024Article
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- Aflatoxins in randomly selected groundnuts (Toxicology reports · 2021Article
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- A Long Road to Safer Food.Toxins · 2020Article
- Characteristics, Occurrence, Detection and Detoxification of Aflatoxins in Foods and Feeds.Foods (Basel, Switzerland) · 2020Review
- Fungi and Aflatoxin Levels in Traditionally Processed Cassava (International journal of microbiology · 2020Article
- Retrospective and Prospective Look at Aflatoxin Research and Development from a Practical Standpoint.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2019Article
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4 authors.
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Abstract
Aflatoxins continue to be a food safety problem globally, especially in developing regions. A significant amount of effort and resources have been invested in an attempt to control aflatoxins. However, these efforts have not substantially decreased the prevalence nor the dietary exposure to aflatoxins in developing countries. One approach to aflatoxin control is the use of binding agents in foods, and lactic acid bacteria (LAB) have been studied extensively for this purpose. However, when assessing the results comprehensively and reviewing the practicality and ethics of use, risks are evident, and concerns arise. In conclusion, our review suggests that there are too many issues with using LAB for aflatoxin binding for it to be safely promoted. Arguably, using binders in human food might even worsen food safety in the longer term.
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