2005, Volume IX, Issue 1

Symposia and Conferences

On October 21, 2004, Mycotoxin Prevention Cluster Dissemination Day took place in Brussels, Belgium.Presenters at the event discussed the results of several research projects on mycotoxins and toxigenic fungi funded by the European Commission within the Fifth Framework program. Projects reviewed included the following:Decision Support Systems for Prevention of Ochratoxins in Grapes and Wine - Wine-Ochra Risk (P. Battilani, Italy); Ochratoxin A - Risk Assessment: Developments in Toxicology of Ochratoxin (W. Dekant, Germany); Development of a Novel Test Kit forMycotoxins - Mycosens (N.Adanyi, Hungary); Breeding for Resistance to Fusarium Species and Their Toxins - Fucomyr (M. Lemmens, Austria); Prevention Strategies for FusariumMycotoxins in the Food Chain (N.Magan, United Kingdom); Summary of Key Application of Results From Ochratoxin a Prevention Project - OTA-Pre (M.Olsen, Sweden); Diagnostic Developments From the Detox-Fungi Project: Early Detection of Toxigenic Fusarium and Ochratoxigenic Fungi (A. Logrieco, Italy).

Data on the following topics were also provided: Fate of Ochratoxin During Wine Making; Developments in Lateral Flow Devices for OTA; the Inhibiting Action of Resveratrol for Mycotoxin Control; Detoxification of FusariumMycotoxins by Using Adsorbent Materials; Regulation of Ochratoxin A Biosynthetic Genes in Aspergillus and Penicillium Species - Detection of Ochratoxigenic Fungi; Detection and uantification of Aspergillus Ochraceus and Aspergillus Carbonarius; PCR Systems for Ochratoxin A Producing Penicillia - Their Use in Detection and in Analysis of Regulation of Ochratoxin A Biosynthesis; Quantitative Detection of Fusarium in Cereals; and Processing and the Fate of Fusarium Toxins.

For further information, contact the cluster coordinator at N.Magan@Cranfield.ac.uk or see the following website: www.mycotoxin-prevention.com

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