Mycotoxins, a Major Challenge in Global Food Security
Journal Title: Journal of Nutrition and Food Security - Year 2018, Vol 3, Issue 1
Abstract
in the present global environment, mycotoxicosis and contamination of human and animal foods with mycotoxins are still unavoidable especially in developing countries such as Iran. Therefore, this is a crucial responsibility for health authorities to train the public and design strategies that allow us to cope with this burden of mycotoxins in order to improve peoples’ food security.
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Abbas Ali jafari
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