Day 4 - Mould & Mycotoxins We’ve long known about the dangers of eating mouldy food, so food standards limit mycotoxin contamination in grains and other food for this reason. But there is far less recognition of how mould and mycotoxins cause illness when inhaled. In a water-damaged building, a phenomenon called amplification occurs where certain moulds and bacteria flourish and have the resources to produce significantly more biotoxins. When these toxins are inhaled over time, people living or

Mycotoxins pose a serious threat to food and feed safety, impacting...