Michigan Dyslexia Institute 2010 Fact Sheet

Note: Fungal Contamination of Food in Hematology Units
Fungal Contamination of Food in Hematology Units. Adel Bouakline,1 Claire Lacroix,1* Nicole Roux,2 Jean Pierre Gangneux,1 and Francis Derouin1 .
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC87582/



Through September of 2010 fungus contamination in food has:

  • Fungi and Food Spoilage - John I. Pitt, Ailsa D. Hocking - Google ...
    The first and second editions of Fungi and Food Spoilage established a reputation as the . fungal spoilage and sources of mycotoxin contamination in foods.
    http://books.google.com/books/about/Fungi_and_Food_Spoilage.html?id=-B1s6GhOlzkC

  • Mold Contamination, Mold, Mold Safety Information, Mold Test Kit ...
    Fungi are highly adapted to grow and reproduce rapidly, producing spores and mycelia in the process. People encounter mold every day. Foods spoil because .
    http://www.firstalertstore.com/store/categories/mold_test_kits_faq.htm

    Food Mold, Mold on Food, Are Molds ... - What's Cooking America
    Cleanliness is vital in controlling mold, because mold spores from contaminated food can build up in your refrigerator, dishcloths and other cleaning utensils.
    http://whatscookingamerica.net/Q-A/Mold.htm

  • FOOD CONTAMINANTS RENDERING FOOD UNSAFE FOR ...
    FOOD CONTAMINANTS RENDERING FOOD UNSAFE FOR HUMAN . Aflatoxin, ergot, and alkaloids form. Karnal Bunt,Smut affected grains. Fungus. Bacteria .
    http://agmarknet.nic.in/amrscheme/goodpracfoodcontami.htm

    Fungus contaminant in corn, peanuts, soybeans: Chlorophyll ...
    Dec 29, 2009 . Aflatoxin is produced by a fungus that is a contaminant of grains . in the United States, but are often found in the food supplies of developing .
    http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/12/091229164951.htm

  • Fungal Contamination of Ready-to-Eat Cooked foods in ... - AJOL
    Fungi are ubiquitous and are found in a variety of habitats, either as transient or permanent dwellers. They grow in a wide range of substrates which may serve .
    http://www.ajol.info/index.php/jmt/article/view/35203

  • Introduction to Food - and Airborne Fungi ... - CBS Publication Details
    The interest of microbiologists in fungal contaminants of food is still increasing and there is a need to study these micro-organisms in more detail. Although fungi .
    http://www.cbs.knaw.nl/publications/CBSPublicationDetails.aspx?Rec=205

  • FOODTECH INTERNATIONAL :: Mycotoxins: Occurrence and ...
    Mycotoxins can enter the human and animal food chains by direct contamination when the food has been contaminated by toxigenic fungi while growing or after .
    http://www.foodtech-international.com/papers/mycotoxins.htm

  • Fungal Contamination of Food in Hematology Units -- Bouakline et ...
    Fungal Contamination of Food in Hematology Units. Adel Bouakline,1 Claire Lacroix,1,* Nicole Roux,2 Jean Pierre Gangneux,1 and Francis Derouin1 .
    http://jcm.asm.org/cgi/content/full/38/11/4272

  • [Foods with complaints of fungal contamination and physical ...
    A survey concerning foods for which complaints of fungal contamination had been made was carried out by distributing and retrieving a questionnaire.
    http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/15568471

  • Eight-year surveillance of environmental fungal contamination in ...
    17; A Bouakline, C Lacroix, N Roux, JP Gangneux, F Derouin. Fungal contamination of food in hematology units. J Clin Microbiol, 38 (2000), pp. 4272– 4273 .
    http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S019567010191148X

    EFSA Topic: Aflatoxins in food
    Jan 23, 2012. of fungal contamination before and after harvest. Several types of aflatoxins are produced in nature. Aflatoxin B1 is the most common in food .
    http://www.efsa.europa.eu/en/topics/topic/aflatoxins.htm

    Fungal Contamination Of Peanuts | LIVESTRONG.COM
    Jan 13, 2012 . Fungal Contamination Of Peanuts. Fungi in foods can have dangerous effects on human health. Some fungi produce a potent toxin known as .
    http://www.livestrong.com/article/553348-fungal-contamination-of-peanuts/

  • Cornell University Department of Animal Science
    Such exposure is difficult to avoid because fungal growth in foods is not easy to prevent. Even though heavily contaminated food supplies are not permitted in .
    http://www.ansci.cornell.edu/plants/toxicagents/aflatoxin/aflatoxin.html

  • Food Mycotoxins: An Update
    Unavoidable, natural contaminants in foods may have ei- ther chemical or biological origin. Mycotoxins—toxic sec- ondary metabolites of fungi—are biological in .
    http://www.ift.org/knowledge-center/read-ift-publications/science-reports/scientific-status-summaries/~/media/Knowledge%20Center/Science%20Reports/Scientific%20Status%20Summaries/mycotoxins_0606.pdf

    A study on the fungal contamination and prevalence of Aflatoxins ...
    antibiotics to laying hens via food or drinking water used by . Fungal contamination, Aflatoxins and some antibiotic residues in table eggs. Arab J. Biotech., Vol.
    http://www.acgssr.org/BioTechnology/Volume12N1January2009_files/Full_Paper/007.pdf

  • Occurrence of Nitroso Compounds in Fungi-Contaminated Foods: A ...
    Occurrence of Nitroso Compounds in. Fungi-Contaminated Foods: A Review. Min -Hsin Li, Chuan Ji, and Shu-Jun Cheng. Abstract. Dimethylnitrosamine (NDMA) .
    http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/01635588609513877

  • Ten-year surveillance of fungal contamination of food within a ...
    Ten-year surveillance of fungal contamination of food within a protected haematological unit. M. P. Brenier-Pinchart,1 O. Faure,1 F. Garban,2 H. Fricker- Hidalgo .
    http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/j.1439-0507.2006.01257.x/pdf

  • Potential food contaminants and associated health risks
    KEY WORDS food contamination; organophosphorus compou1'|ds; oils; aromatic hydrocarbons; heavy ions; microbiology; fungi. ABSTRACT. The potential .
    http://www.chinaphar.com/1671-4083/23/193.pdf

    SURVEY OF PEANUT FUNGAL CONTAMINATION AND ITS ...
    as a food, in suitable conditions of humidity, light, temperature and air flow for fungi growth, it can be contaminated by toxin (Mycotoxin) producer fungi.
    http://journals.tums.ac.ir/pdf/14638

  • A Brief Guide to Mold in the Workplace
    This will prevent unnecessary contamination of food, beverage, cosmetics, and tobacco products by mold and other harmful substances within the work area.
    http://www.osha.gov/dts/shib/shib101003.html

  • Fungi Contamination of Residential Buildings
    The adverse health effects of fungi and their metabolites i.e.: mycotoxins are well known in the literature with regards to contamination in food sources as well as .
    http://www.safeenvironments.com/fungiresidence.htm

  • Welcome to the WIT eLibrary
    Jan 19, 2012 . Engineering publications. Paper Information. Air fungal contamination in ten hospitals' food units from Lisbon. Author(s): C. Viegas, C. Ramos, .
    http://repositorio.ipl.pt/bitstream/10400.21/1075/1/Air%20fungal%20contamination%20in%20ten%20hospitals%E2%80%99%20food%20units%20from%20Lisbon.pdf

    Food, nutrition and agriculture 21 Prevention of aflatoxin in pistachios1
    Awareness that undesirable levels of aflatoxin in food and feed may have serious . Fungal contamination and subsequent production of aflatoxin can occur in .
    http://www.fao.org/DOCREP/W9474T/W9474T06.HTM

  • fungus foods myco-toxic foods causes of MS
    Producers often use grains that are too contaminated with fungi and mycotoxins to be used for table foods, so the risk is higher that you are consuming more .
    http://home.earthlink.net/~anitaastrologer/mycofoods.htm

  • Occurrence of nitroso compounds in fungi-contaminated foods: a ...
    Occurrence of nitroso compounds in fungi-contaminated foods: a review. Li MH, Ji C, Cheng SJ. Dimethylnitrosamine (NDMA), diethylnitrosamine (NDEA), .
    http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/3520493

    Fungi in Indoor Environments : Environmental & Occupational ...
    Health Canada, Fungal Contamination in Public Buildings: Health Effects and . with certain occupational exposures or ingestion of mold-contaminated food, .
    http://www.nyc.gov/html/doh/html/epi/moldrpt1.shtml

  • The Fungus Link
    Fungi are such a nuisance in carbohydrate foods in particular because fungi need carbohydrates to thrive. Therefore, it is rarer to see fungal contamination .
    http://www.loveoffering.com/fungus.htm

  • ls Indoor Mold Contamination a Threatl
    l regarded with concern primarily as contaminants in foods. More recently concern has arisen over exposure to multiple mycotoxins from a mixture of mold .
    http://sccounty01.co.santa-cruz.ca.us/eh/consumer_protection/Is%20Indoor%20Mold%20Contamination%20a%20Threat%20to%20Health.pdf

  • Air fungal contamination in ten hospitals' food units from Lisbon
    Author(s): C. Viegas, C. Ramos, M. Almeida, R. Sabino, C. Veríssimo & L. Rosado. Abstract: A descriptive study was developed to monitor air fungal .
    http://library.witpress.com/pages/PaperInfo.asp?PaperID=22371

  • Safety Aspects in Soybean Food and Feed Chains: Fungal and ...
    InTechOpen book chapter: Safety Aspects in Soybean Food and Feed Chains: Fungal and Mycotoxins Contamination, Published on: 2011-04-26. Authors: .
    http://www.intechopen.com/books/soybean-biochemistry-chemistry-and-physiology/safety-aspects-in-soybean-food-and-feed-chains-fungal-and-mycotoxins-contamination

  • Aflatoxin contamination in food and decontamination methods / 978 ...
    Apr 20, 2012 . Aflatoxin contamination in food and decontamination methods, . method to protect our staple food from the toxic fungal contamination.
    https://www.lap-publishing.com/catalog/details//store/gb/book/978-3-8454-7154-9/aflatoxin-contamination-in-food-and-decontamination-methods

  • Mold and Your Health - Mold Screening Assessments
    Ok, all you guys who think your tougher than a little mold - eating food contaminated by mold allows direct exposure of your digestive tract to mold. Studies of .
    http://moistureprevention.com/inspection.php?page=MoldYourHealth

  • Fungal Contamination of Food in Hematology Units
    The prevalence of thermotolerant fungi on non-heat-sterilizable food was determined. Aspergillus spp. were noted in 100% of pepper and regular tea samples, .
    http://jcm.asm.org/content/38/11/4272.abstract

    Safety Aspect in Soybean Food and Feed Chains: Fungal and ...
    2. Safety Aspect in Soybean Food and Feed. Chains: Fungal and Mycotoxins Contamination. Germán G. Barros, María S. Oviedo, María L. Ramirez and Sofia N.
    http://cdn.intechweb.org/pdfs/15699.pdf

  • Fungal contamination and aflatoxin B1 of 'egusi' melon seeds in ...
    Melon seeds are highly prone to fungal contamination in stores under the high . Aflatoxin B1 is regulated in all categories of adult food in Nigeria at 20 ?g/kg .
    http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0956713505001349

  • Prevention of Ochratoxin A Contamination of Food and Ochratoxin A ...
    Various microorganisms such as bacteria and microscopic fungi have been tested for their abilities to prevent ochratoxin A contamination or detoxify foods.
    http://www.agriculturejournals.cz/publicFiles/31768.pdf

  • Ten-year surveillance of fungal contamination of food within a ...
    Aug 8, 2006 . Ten-year surveillance of fungal contamination of food within a protected haematological unit. M. P. Brenier-Pinchart1,; O. Faure1,; F. Garban2, .
    http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/j.1439-0507.2006.01257.x/abstract

  • Prevention of mould infections
    fungal pathogens as well. While the role of food is still contro- . pitals affected by heavy fungal contamination of air caused by hospital renovation10 or by .
    http://jac.oxfordjournals.org/content/63/suppl_1/i27.full.pdf

  • Mycotoxins - Institute of Food Science & Technology
    Microbial proteins. Food additives. Direct contamination occurs when the food or feed becomes infected with a toxigenic fungus with subsequent toxin formation.
    http://www.ifst.org/document.aspx?id=421

  • Microbiology: Microbial Determinations
    A count of the resulting mycelia gives an estimate of the fungal contamination of the food. The phosphatase test. To determine contamination in milk, the plate .
    http://www.cliffsnotes.com/study_guide/Microbial-Determinations.topicArticleId-8524,articleId-8518.html

  • Pyrethroids and the food chain – mycotoxin management - Bayer ...
    Mycotoxin contamination of corn (brit maize) has become a key issue for food safety in Europe. Insect damage is a key factor in following fungal contamination .
    http://www.bayercropscience.com/bcsweb/cropprotection.nsf/id/EN_7thArticle022009?open&l=EN&ccm=300030010

  • What You Don't Know Can Hurt You: Micronutrient Content and ...
    man health in developing countries is the contamination of food crops by fungal toxins. This paper surveys what is known about the health and economic .
    http://ageconsearch.umn.edu/bitstream/55548/2/hoffmann%20-%20current.pdf