Current Status of Major Mycotoxins Contamination in Food and Feed in Asia─A Review

Abstract

Mycotoxins can cause genotoxic, mutagenic, teratogenic, and carcinogenic effects in humans and animals. Mycotoxins inevitably exist widely in all kinds of food and feed commodities, of which cereals are the most susceptible. In one of the largest cereal producing and consuming regions in the world, mycotoxin contamination causes about 1 billion metric tons of food loss annually, which also influences a serious decline of Asian economic development. This Review is based on three databases, PubMed, Google Scholar, and Web of Science, including studies that were published in English in the period from January 1, 2016 to October 1, 2022. Results show the current status and control strategies of the aflatoxins, ochratoxin A, zearalenone, deoxynivalenol, and fumonisins in Asia. Developed countries in Asia should maintain strict monitoring and establish an effective control system for the whole food production chain, while developing countries should strengthen the prevention and control strategies for mycotoxins.