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Environment Changes, Aflatoxins, and Health Issues, a Review

Crops contaminated by aflatoxins (AFs), the toxic and carcinogenic mycotoxins produced namely by Aspergillus flavus and Aspergillus parasiticus, have severe impacts on human health. Changes in temperature and water availability related to actual climate changes (increased temperature, heavy rainfalls, and droughts) are modulating factors of mould growth and production of mycotoxins. To protect human and animal health from the harmful e ects caused by AFs, the development of a safe and e ective multifaceted approach in combating food and feed contamination with AFs is necessary. This review aims to collect and analyze the available information regarding AF presence in food and feed to reinforce AF management and to prevent health issues related to the AF exposure in the light of actual climate changes

climate change ; AFB1 ; Aspergillus flavus ; crops contamination ; mycotoxins

We would also like to thank to Maxo Herman for the help with English editing of the manuscript. This work was also a part of collaboration on a CA Environment and Genetics UATLX-CA-223 project under the name Evaluación del riesgo genotóxico por exposición a contaminantes ambientales, leader Rafael Valencia, (Laboratorio "Rafael Villalobos Pietrini" de Toxicología Genómica y Química Ambiental, UniversidadAutónoma de Tlaxcala) and collaborators Stefano Bonassi (Italy) and Mirta Milić (Croatia).