title: Mycotoxin Contamination in the EU Feed Supply Chain: A Focus on Cereal Byproducts.
abstract: Mycotoxins represent a risk to the feed supply chain with an impact on economies and international trade. A high percentage of feed samples have been reported to be contaminated with more than one mycotoxin. In most cases, the concentrations were low enough to ensure compliance with the European Union (EU) guidance values or maximum admitted levels. However, mycotoxin co-contamination might still exert adverse effects on animals due to additive/synergistic interactions. Studies on the fate of mycotoxins during cereal processing, such as milling, production of ethanol fuels, and beer brewing, have shown that mycotoxins are concentrated into fractions that are commonly used as animal feed. Published data show a high variability in mycotoxin repartitioning, mainly due to the type of mycotoxins, the level and extent of fungal contamination, and a failure to understand the complexity of food processing technologies. Precise knowledge of mycotoxin repartitioning during technological processes is critical and may provide a sound technical basis for feed managers to conform to legislation requirements and reduce the risk of severe adverse market and trade repercussions. Regular, economical and straightforward feed testing is critical to reach a quick and accurate diagnosis of feed quality. The use of rapid methods represents a future challenge.
authors.affiliation: Department of Health, Animal Science and Food Safety, Università degli Studi di Milano, Via Trentacoste, 2, 20134 Milan, Italy. luciano.pinotti@unimi.it.
authors.forename: Luciano
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Pinotti
authors.affiliation: Department of Health, Animal Science and Food Safety, Università degli Studi di Milano, Via Trentacoste, 2, 20134 Milan, Italy. matteo.ottoboni@unimi.it.
authors.forename: Matteo
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Ottoboni
authors.affiliation: Department of Health, Animal Science and Food Safety, Università degli Studi di Milano, Via Trentacoste, 2, 20134 Milan, Italy. carlotta.giromini@unimi.it.
authors.forename: Carlotta
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Giromini
authors.affiliation: Department of Health, Animal Science and Food Safety, Università degli Studi di Milano, Via Trentacoste, 2, 20134 Milan, Italy. vittorio.dellorto@unimi.it.
authors.forename: Vittorio
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Dell'Orto
authors.affiliation: Department of Health, Animal Science and Food Safety, Università degli Studi di Milano, Via Trentacoste, 2, 20134 Milan, Italy. federica.cheli@unimi.it.
authors.forename: Federica
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Cheli
mesh_terms: D000821:Animal Feed / Q000032:analysis*; D002523:Edible Grain / Q000737:chemistry*; D005062:European Union; D005506:Food Contamination / Q000032:analysis* / Q000191:economics / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D005511:Food Handling; D009183:Mycotoxins / Q000032:analysis*
chemical_list: D009183:Mycotoxins
keywords: DDGS; analysis; brewery byproducts; feed; food processing; milling byproducts; mycotoxins