Tenuazonic acid most frequent mycotoxin detected in Asian livestock blood

Abstract

Fusarium and Aspergillus mycotoxins are often considered the most common and critical mycotoxins in grains and feed. However, Alternaria fungi, where the most predominant is A. alternata, have also a large presence in wheat, sorghum and barley, and have also been reported to occur in oilseeds such as sunflower and rapeseed, tomato, apples, citrus fruits, olives and several other fruits and vegetables (EFSA, 2011).