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Acta Prataculturae Sinica ›› 2021, Vol. 30 ›› Issue (4): 191-204.DOI: 10.11686/cyxb2020193

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Progress in research on detection, risk assessment and control of mycotoxins in forage products

Yu-yu LI1(), Yu-shan JIA1(), Gen-tu GE1, Zhi-jun WANG1, Shuai DU1, Lin SUN2, Xiao-wei JIANG3, Hong-xin WU3, Mei-ling HOU4, Xi-mei CHEN5   

  1. 1.Key Laboratory of Forage Cultivation Processing and High Efficient Utilization of Ministry of Agricultural and Rural Affairs,Key Laboratory of Grassland Resources,Ministry of Education P. R. of China,Inner Mongolia College of Grassland Resources and Environment,Hohhot 010019,China
    2.Inner Mongolia Academy of Agricultural Sciences & Animal Husbandry,Hohhot 010019,China
    3.Agricultural and Rural Grassland Product Safety Risk Assessment Laboratory Grassland Research Institute,Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences,Hohhot 010019,China
    4.College of Agriculture,Inner Mongolia University for Nationalities,Tongliao 028000,China
    5.Inner Mongolia Grassland Survey and Planning Institute,Hohhot 010019,China
  • Received:2020-04-28 Revised:2020-06-08 Online:2021-03-16 Published:2021-03-16
  • Contact: Yu-shan JIA

Abstract:

During harvesting, processing, storage and transportation, forage and plant products may be exposed to rain, or subject to deterioration arising from incomplete drying or physical crushing during handling when being loaded or unloaded. Such factors can cause leaf abscission and fungal invasion, resulting in quality deterioration, which not only incurs direct economic losses, but also raises the possibility that some mycotoxins may pose a safety hazard to livestock and human health. Mycotoxins are another key risk factor affecting the quality and safety of forage products along with pesticide residues, diseases and insect pests and inorganic pollutants. It is important to build a body of knowledge on their sources and occurrence, detection methods, standards for tolerance limits and risk Assessment related to mycotoxins in plant-derived products. Such information will generally enhance the quality and safety of forage and plant products. This review summarizes the main mycotoxins in plant and forage products: aflatoxins, ochratoxin, zearalenone, deoxynivalenol, T-2 mycotoxin and fumonisin. Levels of pollution and toxicity, analyzed and summarized of its detection methods, standards for tolerance limits and risk assessment are discussed. Mycotoxins in forage products can be controlled, degraded and controlled by chemical, physical and biological methods, but not can be completely removed. Safety with respect to mycotoxins in plant and forage products needs focus on “prevention” rather than “removal”. The present work should form a basis from which to identify the future research directions for research on mycotoxins in forage products, and provide a reference for researchers in this field.

Key words: forage products, mycotoxins, detection methods, limits standard, risk assessment