2005, Volume IX, Issue 1

Symposia and Conferences

• On October 21, 2004, Mycotoxin Prevention Cluster Dissemination Day took place in Brussels, Belgium…
• The MYCOGLOBE launch conference was held in Brussels on October 22, 2004…

REGULATORY NEWS

• The EU Scientific Committee on Animal Nutrition (SCAN) concluded that current EU legislation on aflatoxin B1 adequately protects animals and humans…
• The European Commission Regulations (EC) No. 455/2004 of March 11, 2004, and No. 1425/2003 of August 11, 2003, amending Regulation (EC) No. 466/2001 set maximum levels for patulin in fruit-based products…
• The EC’s Standing Committee on the Food Chain and Animal Health (SCFCAH) discussed proposals for maximum limits for Fusarium toxins in cereals and cereal products…
• European Commission Regulation (EC) No.123/2005 of January 26, 2005, amending Regulation (EC) No. 466/2001, as regards ochratoxin A, has recently been published in the Official Journal of the European Union…

News from International Agencies

• A specific support action (SSA), Integration of Mycotoxin and Toxigenic Fungi Research for Food Safety in Global Systems – MYCOGLOBE has been approved…

Future Symposia & Meetings

• The EU-USA bilateral workshop Biodiversity, Genomics, and Advanced Methods for Detection of Mycotoxins and Toxigenic Fungi will take place July 5–7, 2005…
• The conference Learning From EC: Reducing Impact of Mycotoxins in Tropical Agriculture With Emphasis on Health and Trade in Africa will be held September 13 –16, 2005…

Recent Publications & Books

• Meeting the Mycotoxin Menace (hardcover), 2004, 320 pages, edited by D.Barug, H. van Egmond, R. Lopez-Garcia,T. van Osenbruggen, and A.Visconti…
• A special report,“Trichothecenes With a Special Focus on DON,” edited by S.W. Page, has been published…

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