MYCOTOXINS IN VEGETARIAN PROTEIN-RICH FOOD AND HIGH-FIBER FOOD - MYCOPROF Ghent University
Mycotoxins are secondary metabolites causing toxic effects in humans and animals. Since new transitions in the food industry are ongoing, it is necessary to closely monitor mycotoxin concentrations. The major research question of MYCOPROF is ‘how these transitions impact the mycotoxin exposure within the Belgian population’. First, there is an upward trend in the consumption of vegetarian products, some of which are based on plant proteins, ...