2007, Volume XI, Issue 1

NEWS FROM THE INTERNATIONAL SOCIETY OF MYCOTOXICOLOGY

• Participants in last year’s MYCO-GLOBE Conference in Bari, Italy, joined the provisional executive committee of the
  International Society for Mycotoxicology (ISM) at the organization’s first general meeting on September 27, 2006…

Symposia and Conferences

• This year’s International IUPAC Symposiumon Mycotoxins and Phytotoxins in Istanbul, Turkey, was the twelfth in a series of interdisciplinary conferences organized by the International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry…
• An interdisciplinary gathering of scientists discussed the latest research on the biology, chemistry, risk assessment, and toxicology of fungal contaminants in the food chain at the June 17–22, 2007, Gordon Research Conference on Mycotoxins and Phytotoxins in Waterville, Maine (USA)…

News From International Agencies

• An opinion published on March 2, 2007, by the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) could help ease current constraints on the worldwide nut trade by opening the way to less stringent international aflatoxin regulations for unprocessed almonds, hazelnuts, and pistachios…
• The current total aflatoxin level of 4 μg/kg in tree nuts continues to challenge farmers and exporters in nut-growing regions around the globe…
• A January 10, 2007, Full Committee Hearing on Agriculture and Rural America’s Role in Enhancing National Energy Security of the U.S. Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry included written testimony from the National Corn Growers Association (NCGA) on dry distillers grains (DDGs)…

REGULATORY NEWS

• On August 17, 2006, the European Commission (EC) issued a recommendation concerning the presence of deoxynivalenol (DON), zearalenone (ZEA), ochratoxin A (OTA), T-2 and HT-2, and fumonisins in products intended for animal feed…
• In an August 17, 2006, Recommendation on the prevention and reduction of Fusarium toxins in cereals and cereal products, the European Commission urged all member states to adopt good farm and manufacturing practices…
• European Commission Regulation (EC) no. 1881/2006 of December 19, 2006, which replaces EC Regulation no. 466/2001 and its subsequent amendments, sets maximum levels for certain mycotoxins and other contaminants in foodstuffs…

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