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450 Dogs Die from Aflatoxin-Contaminated Maize in Malawi
Malawi in East Africa is currently facing a significant rise in dog deaths caused by maize husks contaminated with aflatoxins, with veterinary experts in Blantyre reporting 450 fatalities since April. These toxic… -
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Border Rejections due to high mycotoxin levels from Egypt, Germany, and Moldovia.
On the 11th of January 2022 at 15:57, Spain notified the Rapid Alert System for Food and Feed (RASFF) of high levels of Aflatoxin B1 in a shipment of sunflower seeds from… -
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Natural Contamination of Mycotoxins in Horse Feed
Mycotoxins are toxic compounds that are naturally produced by different types of moulds and fungi. They are a secondary metabolite that develop on horse feed such as hay and dry feed which may have been stored improperly. They… -
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Dog Food Recalled Due to Potentially Unsafe Levels of Aflatoxin
The importance of screening food for toxins has been highlighted this month with the recent news that Midwestern Pet Foods Inc. have extended their product recall after reports that the pet food… -
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World Mycotoxin Survey 2018 – The results are in!!
The annual World Mycotoxin Survey conducted by Biomin GmbH for 2018 has revealed an increase in the occurrence of Mycotoxins worldwide and an increase in the prevalence of individual toxins in some… -
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Mycotoxin Contamination to Get Worse with Climate Change
In recent articles experts have predicted that mycotoxin contamination will increase in food and feed crops due to a combination of climate change issues including; increasing temperatures, CO2 levels and extreme wet… -
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EU Parliament Votes to Limit Animal Antibiotic Usage
On Thursday 25th October, Members of the European Parliament voted to approve measures that would limit antibiotic use in livestock and poultry. The new regulations state that, under no circumstances, can veterinary… -
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Visit us at AOAC International – Sub-Saharan Africa Section
All About Feed recently documented the enormous potential that Africa has for agriculture, whilst highlighting the challenges the country face in terms of feed and food production. As Africa’s population continues to…
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