MYCOTOXINS IN THE ETIOLOGY OF HUMAN-DISEA SE

Approximatively 25% of all food commidities are contaminated by mycoto xins as food spoilage by toxinogenic moulds can be observed on a broad variety of food commodities at different stages of production, proces sing and storage. Sufficient evidence for a causal relationship betwee n mycotoxins and human cancers has been demonstrated only for certain mycotoxins, as of yet. The pleiora of more than 300 different mycotoxi ns and the broad spectrum of toxicological effects which might be attr ibuted to mycotoxin exposure may be regarded as potential risk factor to human health.