Aflatoxins in Food Products in Iran: a Review of the Literature.
BACKGROUND
Mycotoxins are secondary metabolites produced by certain toxigenic fungi and the most of them are aflatoxins, fumonisins, trichothecenes, ochratoxin A, patulin, and zearalenone.


METHODS
In consideration of the consumption of certain farm products for animal feed and the prevalence of toxigenic fungi and mycotoxins in food, the present study was performed to evaluate this situation in Iran with a review of the literature using search engines. All published articles were selected using Iran Medex, Magiran, PubMed NCBI, and Google Scholar.


RESULTS
Aflatoxins have been found in many food products in Iran.


CONCLUSIONS
It is necessary to detect aflatoxins in foods and food products as early as possible, before they enter human or animal bodies. There is a high consumption of milk and dairy products in Iran, and the proper management of animal foods can help to decrease the aflatoxins in milk.
Invasive Fungi Research Center, Department of Medical Mycology and Parasitology, School of Medicine, Mazandaran University of Medical Sciences, Sari, IR Iran.
Mohammad Taghi
MT
Hedayati
Infectious Diseases & Tropical Medicine Research Center, and Department of Medical Parasitology and Mycology, Babol University of Medical Sciences, Babol, IR Iran.
Saeid
S
Mahdavi Omran
Department of Ophthalmology, Ayatollah Rouhani Hospital, Babol University of Medical Sciences, Babol, IR Iran.
Abbas
A
Soleymani
Invasive Fungi Research Center, Department of Medical Mycology and Parasitology, School of Medicine, Mazandaran University of Medical Sciences, Sari, IR Iran.
Mojtaba
M
Taghizadeh Armaki
Aflatoxin; Foods; Iran
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